. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . ic petition, for it was signedby ulemas and softas—Moslem haters of allforms of Christianity. It has been one of theunhappy features of this war, that howeverjust as between the sultan and his woidd-beoppressor the czar, it has roused the fiery zeal,and has indeed been in great part caused bythe fiery zeal, of the followers both of theCrescent and the Cross. The petition presented tothe council contained many quotations from theKoran, enjoining Avar against the enemies ofIslam ; and its prayer hinted at
. Pictorial history of the Russian War, 1854-5-6 : with maps, plans, and wood engravings . ic petition, for it was signedby ulemas and softas—Moslem haters of allforms of Christianity. It has been one of theunhappy features of this war, that howeverjust as between the sultan and his woidd-beoppressor the czar, it has roused the fiery zeal,and has indeed been in great part caused bythe fiery zeal, of the followers both of theCrescent and the Cross. The petition presented tothe council contained many quotations from theKoran, enjoining Avar against the enemies ofIslam ; and its prayer hinted at threats of disturb-ance, if war were longer delayed. If any of theministers expostulated, they were met with theansAver: (Here are the Avords of the Koran. If youare Mussulmans, you are bound to obey. You arcnoAV listening to foreign and infidel ambassadors,Avho are the enemies of the faith ; we are thechildren of the Prophet; we have an army, andthat army cries out with us for Avar, to avenge theinsults Avhich the giaours have heaped upon us. A grand council of a special nature Avas.
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