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Divine providence pervades the minutest concerns of life, and predestination is taught in its most naked form. DIVINE PROVIDENCE PERVADES THE MINUTEST CONCERNS OF LIFE AND PREDESTINATION IS TAUGHT IN ITS MOST NAKED FORM
 of the Hegira[b] to re-enter his native city at the head of ten thousand armed followers. Thenceforward success was assured. None dared to oppose his pretensions. And before his death, in the eleventh year of the Hegira[c], all Arabia, from Bab-el-Mandeb and Oman to the confines of the Syrian desert, was forced to submit to the supreme authority of the now kingly prophet and to recognize the faith and obligations of Islam.[38] [Sidenote: Religion of Mohammed described.] This _Islam_, so called from its demanding the entire "surrender" of the believer to the will and service of God, is based on the recognition of Mohammed as a prophet foretold in the Jewish and Christian Scriptures--the last and greatest of the prophets. On him descended the Koran from time to time, an immediate revelation from the Almighty. Idolatry and polytheism are with iconoclastic zeal denounced as sins of the deepest dye; while the unity of the Deity is proclaimed as the grand and cardinal doctrine of the faith. R MANY BATTLES FOUGHT WITH VARYING SUCCESS HE WAS ABLE IN THE EIGHTH YEAR OF THE HEDGERA TO RE ENTER HIS NATIVE CITY AT THE HEAD OF TEN THOUSAND ARMED FOLLOWERS THENCEFORWARD SUCCESS WAS ASSURED NONE DARED TO OPPOSE HIS PRETENSIONS AND BEFORE HIS DEATH IN THE ELEVENTH YEAR OF THE HEDGEIRA ALL ARABIA FROM BABEL MANDIP AND OMEN THE CONFINES OF THE SYRIAN DESERT WAS FORCED TO SUBMIT TO THE SUPREME AUTHORITY OF THE NOW KINGLY PROPHET AND TO RECOGNIZE THE FAITH AND OBLIGATIONS OF HIS LAMP THIS IS LAMP SO CALLED FROM ITS DEMANDING THE ENTIRE SURRENDER OF THE BELIEVER TO THE WILL AND SERVICE OF GOD IS BASED ON THE RECOGNITION OF MOHAMMAD AS A PROPHET FORETOLD IN THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES THE LAST AND GREATEST OF THE PROPHETS ON HIM DESCENDED THE KORAN FROM TIME TO TIME AN IMMEDIATE REVELATION FROM THE ALMIGHTY IDOLATRY AND POLYTHEISM ARE WITH ICHANOCLASTIC ZEAL DENOUNCED AS SINS OF THE DEEPEST DIE WHILE THE UNITY OF THE DEITY IS PROCLAIMED AS THE GRAND AND CARDINAL DOCTRINE OF FAITH
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