They Have
Many Other Feasts Or Holidays Consecrated To Mahomet, And Their
Pieres, Or Pretended Saints.
They have the books of Moses, whom they name Moosa curym Alla, the
righteous of God.
Abraham they call Ibrahim calim Alla, the faithful
of God. Thus Ishmael is called the true sacrifice of God; David is named
Dahoode, the prophet of God; Solomon is Seliman, the wisdom of God,
and so forth; all neatly expressed, as the former instances, in short
Arabic epithets. In honour of these our scripture worthies, they
frequently sing songs or ditties of praise; and, besides, all of them,
except those of the ruder sort, when at any time they happen to mention
our Saviour, always call him Hazaret Eesa, the Lord Jesus; and ever
speak of him with respect and reverence, saying, that he was a good and
just man, who lived without sin, and did greater miracles than were ever
performed before or since. They even call him Rhahew Alla, which
signifies the breath of God, but cannot conceive how he could be the
Son of God, and therefore deny that. Yet the Mahometans look upon us as
unclean, and will neither eat with us, nor of any thing that is cooked
in our vessels.
There are many men among the Mahometans called Dervises, who
relinquish the world, and spend their days in solitude, expecting a
recompence in a better life. The strict and severe penances these men
voluntarily endure, far exceed all those so much boasted of by the
Romanist monks.
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