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have been loaded by Thee with good things. They 

 adore another than Thee, and yet Thou leavest them 

 their kingdom and givest them long life.' 



" And God said unto him, i These people have made 

 my land to prosper, so that my creatures can live 

 therein with comfort. This is why I have left them 

 their kingdom and granted them long life. 7 



' ( The prophet David built the holy temple at Jeru- 

 salem, but so it was that no sooner had he built the 

 house than it fell to the ground. And God said unto 

 him : i Because thou hast shed blood abundantly, and 

 hast made great wars, thou shalt not build an house 

 unto my name.' * 



" < But, Lord ! ' replied David, < is it not for Thy 

 glory?' 



" ' Yes,' replied the Lord; 'but are they not my 

 creatures whom thou hast slain ? ' 



" Thus men are of the family of God, and the Lord 

 loves those who seek to do good unto his family. 



u The human race is very dear to God, its creator, 

 and all His creatures, from the highest to the lowest, 

 are meant for the service and benefit of the great 

 whole which we call the human kind. 



" ABD-EL-KADER EL HUSNY. 



" The 23 Kebi-el-Anouar, 1300." 



* See 1 Chron. xxii. 8. Note of the Translator. 



