ISLAM

30 ISLAM VERSUS CHRISTIANITY
and 20th centuries in broad-day light. The whole
history of not only the Turks but also of Asia cannot
present a paralled to the horrible and shameful barbarity
which one nation of Europe tore another.
And yet the Turks are uncouth barbarians, and
Europeans are civilised cultured, and harbingers of
peace and security."*
Turkey, as is well-known and as will be seen in the
following pages, is a tower of Moslem strength and
has always upheld the Moslem faith during its years
of political "and social vicissitudes. Islamic civilisation
that was brought from Arabia to Turkey
reached
its zenith in this country, and the Caliph as a religious
authority exercised his sway all over the Moslem
world. His prescriptions were even of late treated as
scriptures, and any dishonour shown to the C iliphate
roused all Moslems to a feeling of unanimous
protest and indignation. The civilisation of Moslem
Turkey with its excellent social system and the
Caliphate is truly representative of the pure religion
of Islam. To hurl bombs at this country's religion,
Holy Books, e. g., the Quran, society and morals,
and also to accuse Hazrat Muhammad the Prophet,
of his failure to bring salvation to his followers cannot
but infuriate the whole Moslem world. Such a
barbaric attack could not have gone unchallenged in
any Moslem country and that is why Mr. Devonian
bad to be exported to Europe to publish the result!
* Vide All About the Rhilafat, page 64.