The faith of Islam : an explanatory sketch of the - Abdullah Quilliam

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THE
FAITH OP ISLAM,
AN EXPLANATORY SKETCH OF THE PRINCIPAL
FUNDAMENTAL TENETS OF THE MOSLEM
RELIGION,
BY
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W. H. QU ILLI AM,
{Solicitor of the Supreme Court oj Judicature.)
"I like the Mussulman; he is not ashamed of his God: his
life is a fairly pure one." General Gordon.
" Say: unbelievers, Iwill not worship that which ye worship;
nor will ye worship that which I worship. Neither doI worshipthat
which ye worship; neither do ye worship that which I worship. Ye
have your religion, and Imy religion." Sura 109, Koran.
LIVERPOOL
WiLLMER Brothers & Company, Ltd,, 25, Victoria Street, am>
64 & 66, Chester Street, Birkenhead.
1892.
[All Rights Reserved.]

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION.
As all the 5,000 copies which comprised the second
-edition of this work have been exhausted, it has become
necessary to issue another one- Since the publication of the
last issue the pamphlet has been perused by the Caliph of
the Faithful, His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of Turkey,
who was gracious enough to signify his commendation of the
same ; and letters have been received from Sierra Leone,
Lagos, and other portions of Western Africa, the Cape of
Good Hope and the Transvaal in South Africa, from
Hungary, the Phillipine Islands, Australia, and even from
Hong Kong in China, and Tobolsk in Siberia, asking for
copies of the book to be forwarded, and permission has been
granted and the brochure is now being translated into and
published, in addition to other languages, in Turkish,
Oerman, Bengalee, and Tamil (the language of Southern
India).
In this edition I have carefully retained every line of the
original text, but I have, in many instances, considerablj'
extended the information previously given, my desire being
to present as full and complete a sketch of my religion as
was possible without extending the book to an unnecessary
length. And I trust that the perusal of this little work may
facilitate a correct knowledge of " the truth of that faith
which is most excellent." '*'
W. H. Abdullah Quilliam.
15, Manchester Street, Liverpool,
Srd Ramazan, 1309.
(Which Christians style the 2«cZ Ap'il, 1892.)
* 92adSura, "The Night."

PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
The greatsuccessofthishttle work, thefirstedition of2,000
copies all beiog disposed of in less than eight months and
there being a continuous demand for more copies, has
necessitated the issue of another edition. I have accordingly
carefully revised the book, and although I have not found it
necessary to eliminate a single line of the original text,
nevertheless I have deemed it advisible in some instances to
amplify and extend the information given.
As an example of the widespread interest awakened
through the publication of this pamphlet I may mention that
letters have been received from Mussulmansin Switzerland,
St. Petersburg, Ceylon, The Punjaub, Calcutta, Bombay,
Lahore and various other portions of India, Egypt, Straits
Settlements and Rangoon (British Burmah\ asking for
copies of the work, that it has been perused by royalty in the
personages of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen of
England and Empress of India, and ofHis Royal Highness
the Khedive of Egypt, and that permisson has beengranted
and the book is now being translated into Burmese, Persian,
Hindustanee and Arabic for publication in those various
languages, and I only trust that these few pages will aid in
the hastening of the time foretold in the Koran "When the
assistance of Allah shall come, and the victory, and the
people shall be seen entering into the religion of God by
"
troops."
W. H. Q.
82, Elliot Street,
Liverpool, 29f7i Dulhegala, 1307,
which Christians Btyle the 15fch August, 1890.
* 110 Sura "Assistauce."