Islam in Africa; its effects--religious, ethical and social--upon the people of the country

Atterbury Anson Phelps 1854-

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AM IN AFRICA ATTERBURY V N.PRINCETON, caresses, the Catholic Church remained stead- Carthage and in Tunis properfast at its post at for more than six centuries after the Mussul- 1 conquest. For sixty years North Africaman's Mohammedan warriors. Thewrestled with the united inChristians and the pagan Moors opposition. But, though they could hinder, the victorious advance ofthey could not stop particularly of Akbah,Abdallah and Zobeir, but "justly called the Conqueror of Africa." Under leaders, especially the last, the deserts ofthese were traversed almost as if civil-North Africa the conquer-isation and abundance welcomed to theors on every side. They penetrated 1 Bull of Tope Leo XIII.,Quoted by Dr. Blyden, from a the Negro Race,in Christianity, Islam, and 353. Conquest of Africa 59 hisAtlantic coast. Akbah spurred horse into the waves and, raising his eyes to heaven, ex- "claimed with the cry of a true fanatic : Great ! if course were not stopped by this sea,God my would still the unknown kingdom ofI go on to holythe West, preaching the unity of Thy name, and putting to the sword the rebellious nations who worship any other gods than 'Thee." Gradually the Christian population was overwhelmed ; slowly the Moors, or Ber- bers, were converted to the Mohammedan faith and allegiance.

Sujets

• Islam
• Muslim
• África
• Religión

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ITS EFFECTS-RELIGIOUS, ETHICAL, AND
SOCIAL-UPON THE PEOPLE OF
THE COUNTRY
BY
ANSON P. ATTERBURY
thePastor of Park Presbyterian Church, New York
WITH INTRODUCTION BY
F. F. ELLINWOOD
Professor of Comparative Religion, New York University
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
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1899Copyright, 1899
BY
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religionscharacter of the OrientaltrueTHE
atwidely discussed ashas never been so
have been two ex-present time. Therethe
systems, andthe treatment of thesetremes in
well con-importance thatit is of the very first
truth respectingsidered and candidly presented
public. Theshould be laid before thethem
destituteIslam is wholly an imposture,idea that
allwholly opposed throughof all true ethics,
breathing onlyhistory to enlightenment, andits
is thereforeand destruction, and that itcruelty
asidestudy, should be laidunworthy of serious
harmas productive ofas not only unjust, but
misleading. Partly byfar as it is untrue andso
intolerant position,reaction from thisway of
gone to anapologists of the system havemany
beenlaudation ; and this hasopposite extreme of
that it may now becarried to such an extentiv Introduction
the fashion to exalt Islam and tosaid to be
of preparatory school byclaim that it is a sort
Africa, for example,which such countries as
ultimatemost successfully be brought to anmay
civilisation.
Rev. Anson P. Atter-The work prepared by
Mohammedanism,bury, D.D., Ph.D., on African
carefultherefore most timely and after ais ;
not hesitated to request its pub-perusal I have
me as eminently fair in itslication. It strikes
being charac-treatment. It is also thorough,
of factsterised by a conscientious examination
authorities by which they are given.and the
Mr. R. Bosworth Smith, CanonThe works of
Blyden, on the oneTaylor, and Dr. Edward
Stanley,hand, and the writings of Livingstone,
Bishop Crowther, Cardinal Lavigerie,the late
on the other, have presentedand many others
regard to the influ-so many contradictions in
centralence of Islam upon the northern and
portions of Africa that the public mind is more
doubt. Is it the part of wis-or less involved in
for time at least to thedom to leave Africa a
Mohammedanism, asaggressive influence of
Canon Taylor has advised, and to trust to its