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3 8 Islam
" thou soul which art at rest, return unto thy Lord,
well pleased
with thy reward, and well pleasing unto out-
God ; enter among my servants, and enter Paradise. "
A fortieth part of the income belongs to
the poor, and is, in Muslim lands, a compulsory
tax. It is distinct from private
almsgiving.
Hajj
5. PILGRIMAGE.
" They who shall disbelieve, and obstruct the
way oj
God, and hinder men from "visiting the holy temple at
Mecca, 'which We have appointedfor a place of worship
unto all men ; the inhabitant thereof and the stranger have
an equal right
to visit it"
Islam is scattered in
many lands ;
but
the idea of Muhammad was of a universal
Kingdom. The idea was never realized,
but the grip of the master hand is felt to
this day. Each of the duties of the Faith
is a symbol of its unity ; but the constrain-
is
ing symbol the centralization at Mecca.
This is the sole remaining sign of the
great vision. Islam is far scattered ;
it
is