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followers <strong>of</strong> the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life <strong>of</strong> its grace and<br />
refinement; the next <strong>of</strong> its dignity and sanctity.<br />
The fact that in <strong>Mohammed</strong>an law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute<br />
property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction <strong>of</strong> slavery until<br />
the faith <strong>of</strong> <strong>Islam</strong> has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show<br />
splendid qualities - but the influence <strong>of</strong> the religion paralyses the social development <strong>of</strong> those who<br />
follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund,<br />
<strong>Mohammed</strong>anism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central<br />
Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the<br />
strong arms <strong>of</strong> science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization <strong>of</strong> modern<br />
Europe might fall, as fell the civilization <strong>of</strong> ancient Rome." 45<br />
It used to concern me that everyone seemed to disagree with what I was saying. Once I found out<br />
that Churchill agreed with me, I never gave it another moment’s thought.<br />
To those <strong>of</strong> you who have read this far, thanks for taking the time. I hope you enjoyed it, I hope<br />
you understood it and I hope you will be inspired to pass this on to everyone you think will read it,<br />
while it is still possible to do so.<br />
One last point, I constantly think <strong>of</strong> ways to improve this book. If I make any major changes,<br />
such as whole new chapters, I will post them on my blog at:<br />
http://thestory<strong>of</strong>mohammed.blogspot.com.au<br />
Also posted there will be details <strong>of</strong> my next book whatever that may be. To ensure you are<br />
notified <strong>of</strong> any such details, please send an email to:<br />
harryr@actforaustralia.com<br />
45 Sir Winston Churchill (The River War, first edition, Vol. II, pages<br />
248-50 (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1899)<br />
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