He went on to tell his audience that Islamism as a religion, more than any other system, had no use for caste, Believers were all one he said In the religion of Mohammed, Other systems had their classes and their castes and these were not good; Dut not Islamism, 'The religion of Mohammed, he maintained, was not opposed to' other religions and fol~ Towed closely the principle of "live and let live." " Mohammedanism he said was prepared to unite with other systems in works of charity and. time of national di Followers of Mohammed, he stated, were doing their bit in- the present time of national crisis and he urged believers in Tachienlu to unite more and more in the defence and salvation of the country. Local Moham~ medans were urged to give not only their bodies but their wealth to help the nation in the present tional crisis, "He maintained that the followers of Mohammed were loyal subjects and adhered closely to the Three Principles as laid down by Dr. Sun, A. Mohammedan, he said, could not be a secret believer. Wher-fever he lived the neighbours knew immediately that a Mohammedan was in their midst. Followers Christ could live a Tong time in a place and no one knew they were Christians; but not so a follower of Mohammed, In this way he main~ tention. {tained Islamism always attracted at-
'Mohammedanism as a religion was) for world peace; moreover it was a system that appealed to reason, And one of its great characteristics' was obedience, God, he said, had given Mohammedans five commands: (1) reading the Scriptures (2) fasting, (3) maintaining right behaviour, (4) Attention to lessons and, (5) prayer,
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