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cinuiiry w]\fire are Ui-diiy Ihuae iii- 



lUosf^ iar^G IkcUutiti puwertul arnueiif 

 wlibh) more tijai* unfit:, ii»atJ& the 

 iNirlugiiese &itd liu'cli p^uvernui ii trem- 

 ble €vcn in ihtfir rnriret^fiGp ? how is 

 fail en t luit tiat iurij n lneti ail )ii!>tcirb)iti 

 rtiid j'ieu'f^iaphcrti n^rt-e iij representing 

 a<i stron^j poivcrhtl, and terrible In ita 

 rPT^ijnp't^ r i will p^ive jtJU sev«i ti| reu- 

 R!His*jf lis deiiiuient;**, 'J'Ihj firtft ninl the 

 principal (JMC, Is thU: llie Maljiya ) Na- 

 ntni, as it li^ rtprrsetJtud to ii:^ by 

 I lie Ptiriu^iie^i^ and D\ite\i ItistonauB, 

 ixt lilt: iiet^lit ut'U graiitl'jiir wias recent- 

 ly cuiiverti^d to MuhmiK^daiiii^in, had 

 all cli€ ardour and fanfttieism inspired 

 Ijy the spirit uf tliis rcUgiows sect. 

 This liiriutii/jsm was nil their jftrenj^th 

 luid iiJe ; UiiC thb lit'u ^Ud niily n life 

 (pf o^er esciteiiiesit. Time ami tson- 

 tmit with iht.* EsiTop^iM^, wp&keiieA 

 the faiOi uftliis puopU*, awd their fu- 

 iiatici'^iii (lisuppf^arHil in ^reiit part. 

 n<tpni ed iff ihitt inn rowed Hte, the 

 Ahilety u>it]i>ii bei!'ariie by dcirrcts ^vhat 

 it VVJH bi^Utre the ititrotiiiurioii oF 

 AlahotnedaiMHm und what it h itow-a- 

 dayg. Ill the peninsula as in every pan 

 iif the ivurliJ, where IMahiimedanism 

 hii^ h^en iiiLruduccd^ Niiiioiis, instead 

 of pro^Tt!Hsii)g, iiave fttUeo into deca- 

 dence ; the pa]m)aiiun J^^^^^i^^^y 

 diriiinltilied ; and tbe can^ o( this de- 

 t:aidenca i^ the hntuodprate sen!ii,)aHty 

 ivliicb thifi religious sygtem permits to 



