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They belong to a class which embrace Islam, not from any love of this our faith, but thinking thereby to gain access to our court, and share in the honor, wealth, and power of the realm. THEY BELONG TO A CLASS WHICH EMBRACES LAMB NOT FROM ANY LOVE OF THIS OUR FAITH BUT THINKING THEREBY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OUR COURT AND SHARE IN THE HONOR WEALTH AND POWER OF THE REALM
 the Nestorian faith, descended from the kingly tribe of the Beni Kinda, and hence called _Al Kindy_. A friend of this Eastern Christian, himself a member of the royal family, invited Al Kindy to embrace Islam in an epistle enlarging on the distinguished rank which, in virtue of his descent, he would (if a true believer) occupy at court, and the other privileges, spiritual and material, social and conjugal, which he would enjoy. In reply the Christian wrote an apology of singular eloquence and power, throwing a flood of light on the worldly inducements which, even at that comparatively late period, abounded in a Moslem state to promote conversion to Islam. Thus Al Mamun himself, in a speech delivered before his council, characterizes certain of his courtiers accused as secret adherents of the Zoroastrian faith: "Though professing Islam, they are free from the same. This they do to be seen of me, while their convictions, I am well aware, are just the opposite of that which they profess. IM WAS A NOBLE ARAPH OF THE NESTORIAN FAITH DESCENDED FROM THE KINGLY TRIBOVE THE BENNIKINDER AND HENCE CALLED AL KINDI A FRIEND OF THIS EASTERN CHRISTIAN HIMSELF A MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY INVITED AL KINDY TO EMBRACE HIS LAMP IN AN EPISTLE ENLARGING ON THE DISTINGUISHED RANK WHICH IN VIRTUE OF HIS DESCENT HE WOULD IF A TRUE BELIEVER OCCUPY AT COURT AND THE OTHER PRIVILEGES SPIRITUAL AND MATERIAL SOCIAL AND CONJUGAL WHICH HE WOULD ENJOY IN REPLY THE CHRISTIAN WROTE AN APOLOGY OF SINGULAR ELOQUENCE AND POWER THROWING A FLOOD OF LIGHT ON THE WORLDLY INDUCEMENTS WHICH EVEN AT THE COMPARATIVELY LATE PERIOD ABOUNDED IN A MOSLEM STATE TO PROMOTE CONVERSION TO HIS LAMB THUS AL MAMMUN HIMSELF IN A SPEECH DELIVERED BEFORE HIS COUNCIL CHARACTERIZES CERTAIN OF HIS COURTIERS ACCUSED AS SECRET ADHERENTS OF THE THERAUSTRIAN FAITH THOUGH PROFESSING THIS LAMB THEY ARE FREE FROM THE SAME THIS THEY DO TO BE SEEN OF ME WHILE THEIR CONVICTIONS I AM WELL AWARE ARE JUST OPPOSITE OF THAT WHICH THEY PROFESS
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