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M A H

(

'3)

MAH

time to time ft'nt

God into (he wOl'ld,

amOUnt5 tO

no of the

(ruin

and drink of [he

r¡ven

rar~dirc;

and th e

leC)

lh,," '1'14.000.

according

one J\.loharnmed3n tra- thiro of other bclievcrs,

concaning

tht:

tl.lle

of \vhvle

diuon,

Of 10 124.000. Olccording (O

another ; "mong fuuls oefore Iht! refurreélion thert are ,·.trious opi,lions.

"honl

313

wcre .polll.s, C<nl wllh Cpeei.1 eOnlnllflion.

T hough Come among Ihe Mohammcdan . have Ihought

rccl.um

mankind from infictelity and

ruptrUition;

and that the rc{urreélion

will

be mcrely fpiritual, iind

fix of lhem l- roughe

Il!w

laws

ddpen{ations, which more than lhe returning of lhe {oul to lhe pla e wht:nce

Cuc<"nively abrog.«d Ihe preecding: IhcCe "'ere Adam, il fidl eame (an opinion deCended by Ebn

S.na

, and eall.

No.h, Abrah. m, !l10Ces, J dus, and Moh.mmeo . AH ed by

Come

Ihe

opinlon o/ Ih. phi/o¡cpha¡;)

and mhelS.

Ihe plophets in

general,

the Mohammedans bdie'i'e to who allow man

confin of

body

unly, that it \ViII bo

have

beco

flt:e

from great

fins

aod errors of con(equencc, mertly corpureaJ; the rc'ceived

OpiO

ion

¡s. that both body

ano pro(dfors of one .no the Came religion,

tlw

is. IO.m, and

Cool

will be ,.iC. d; and their doélors argu< a r<nuouOy

notwitha.nding Ihe difTuent laws .ntl inHnutlons ·" h. eh

Cor

Ihe poniüility of Ihe reCurrtélion of Ihe body, and

they

ubr~rved.

They allow of degrc:es among them, and difputc ""¡lh great rubtilty concerniog the manoer of ic.

holJ (ame of them tO be more ex",'ellent and honourable BUI Mohammed has taken

care

to prererve one

ptlrt

th3n

oth~rs.

The (ira place they give to tbe revcalers the body, whatever becomes of lhe ren, tO

(CI

ve for a.

I nd efJ..blifl...s oí new diCpenCations. and Ihe nc"t to bafis of Ihe future edifi«, or rather a ledven for Ihe maC.

the :.poflles.

which is tO be joined

it. For he

taug~{,

that aman',

Ihi. gre" number of prophets. they not only rcekon body \Vas enlirely conCumeo by the eanh , exeepl

only

dh'ers patriarchs and perrons "amed in (criplure, but not the bone called al Ajb, which we name the

cocC)'gú.

rccorded

h..ve becn prophets, (wherein the Jewilh and or rlllUp bone ; and lhat, as il \Vas lhe fjrn formed in Ihe

Chrirlian writc:rs have (ome:times led lhe way,) as Adam, human body,

wllI alCo remaio uncorrupted tiJl the laft

S"lh, L ot.

Cl11ael, Nnn. J olhua,

&c.

and inlroduee day, 's a Ceed from whenee the whole is tO be renewed:

fome of the.m under difFerent n"mes . as Enoch, Heher, and lhis, he raid, would be effetled by a fo,ty days rain,

and Je.hro, who are c. Ued, iD the Konn, Edris, Hud. ",hieh G od !hould Cend, and \Vhieh would cover Ihe

e.nh

and Shoaib; but Cevual olhers \VhoCe \'ery names do not to Ihe heighl of t",e1ve eubits, and cauCe the bodies to

'ppear in Ceriptu re (though Ihey cndeavour to rond Come Cprout fonh like plaols. flerdn, alCo. is Mohammed

perCon, there to fix them on) a•• S.leh. Khedr. Dhu'lkell. beholden

Ihe Jew.; ",ho Cay the Came things of the

Oc.

bone Luz. excepting that what he attributes tO a

gre.at

The next anicle of faith required by Ihe Konn i. the rain. will be effeéled, aceordmg

Ihem. by a dew. im-

belief of a general ..Curreélion and a fUlure judgment.

pregnaling Ihe dua of the eanh.

When

eorpCe i.

I.id

in the grave. they

C.y

he i. re-

T he time of Ihe refurreélion the M ohammedans allolV

«ived by an angel, ",ho give, him notiee

the eomine to be a perfeél Cecret to aIl but God alone; the angel

of the

1"10

Exanliners; whieh are '''lO black livid .ngel., G abriel himCelf aekno\Vledging his ignorance in thi. point.

of a terrible appear4tnce, named Monker and N",kir. when Moh<tmmed alked him about it . However, theT

TbeCe urder the dead perCon tO fit upright . • nd examine

C.y,

the approach of Ihat day may be kno\Vo (rom certaio

him eoncerning his failb.

the unity of God. ano Ihe figns \Vhieh are

precede il. Thde figns they diaio–

million of Mohammed: if he an(wer rightly. Ihey fuffer gui!h into two Cons, Ihe lelfer, and Ihe grealer.

the body to ron in peaee. and il is refrcfbed by Ihe air of

The It lfer figns

ar~.

' . The deeay of faith among

pandiCe; bUI, if noto Ihey be" him on Ihe temples with men.

2 .

The advanemg of the meonell perCons

cmi–

iron mace•• ,ill he roars out (or angui!h fo loud Iha< he Dent dignity.

That a maid Cervant !hdll bccome me

i. heard I,y all from eaa to \Vetl, exeepl men and genii.

~olher

of her millreCs (or maller;) by \\ hieh i. meant.

T hen they preCs the eanh ol\)the eorpCe. ",hich is gnawed enher .bat tou'.rds II,e end of the wodd men Ihall be

and nung till the reCurreélion

oinety.nine dragon.. much given to CenCualilY, or thal .he Mohammedans !hall

with fuen heads eaeh ; or, as othen (ay, theiT (ios wilJ

then take many c.lptives. 4. Tumuhs and redirions.

become venomous bealls.

grievous ones flinging like A war ""ilh lhe Turks. 6. G reat dlfirefs in lhe world.

dragon., Ihe CmaUer tike Ceorpiun" and the others hke

that a m.n \Vhen he p. /fes by anotha's grave, !hall

ferpen,, : eireumnanee. which Come undernand in a figu- {ay, Would to G od

were in h15

pi,"". ' .

That Ihe

ntive CenCe.

provinees of Ir. k and Syri.. !h.•

reluCe to pay their tri-

to the Coul, they hold" Iha,. when i! i, Cep.rated bute. And,

Tha! the building. of MediDa !haIl reaeh

from the body by the angel of dealh, ",ho performs hi. to Ahab, or Yahab.

oRice witb eafe and gendenefs towards lhe good, and

T he grealer IÍgos are,

with \'iolc:oce lowards the wicked, it enters ioto lhat

n.He

T he (un's rilÍng in the wefi; which fome have

wh.ch

they ealI al Be,z,kh, or

/h. in/"va/

between im'gi ned it origindlly did.

dealh and Ihe reCurreaion.

the depaned perCon wa,

The appearance of Ihe beaa, whieh Ihall riCe OUt

a believer, they fay {\Vo

ange.ls

meet it, who convey ir tO of the eanh, in the temple of I\1ecca. or on mOUOl Safa

hc¡ven, that its place there may be affigned, according to or in tRe tenitory of T ayef, or

lome

othcr place.

Thi;

ilS merit and oegree. For Ihey difli"guilh the Couls of he.n, Ihey Cay, is

be fixty eubitS high ; Ihough olh."

the (ailbCul into Ihrce c1alfe.; the 6rn of prophets. whoCe not Cali,fied with

Cmall • liu. wilI have her re. eh I¿

fouls

are

adnlll.ed

inlo parodiCe immedialely; Ihe CeeoDd the d ouds and tO heaven, \Vhen her head only is OU!.'

marlyrs, whoCe CpirilS. .ecording tO a tradilion of and that Ihe will appe.r for thrce d.y•. but Ihew only

Mohamlllcd, ren in Ihe erop' of g.«n birds which eat thi.d pan of her boJy, Tbey dcCellbe Ihis monaer

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