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out ; and whoever diminishes aught therefrom, is condemned 
and punished. Therefore treat the Moslim according to the 
treatment ordered for him in the Book of God and in the 
Sunna of the Prophet, whether the Moslem be an upright 
or a careless one ; treat the Kitabis as they are to be treated, 
whether they be hostile, or under compact, or under tri- 
bute ; and treat the Infidel generally as he is to be treated, 
whether he be hostile or not hostile : ' For all are His ser- 
vants ; His will is irresistible by them ; His ordinance sticks 
close to them; His knowledge comprehends them.'* Who- 
ever treats these different classes with any other treatment 
than what He has appointed, errs in his judgment, and is 
wicked. And this Christian is to-day the guest of the Mos- 
lims, under their protection, their covenant, and safe-conduct. 
No Moslim can lawfully hurt him. On the contrary, to in- 
jure him is a burning shame. Nay, he has the rights of a 
guest ; for the guest of the munificent is munificently treated ; 
and every believer is munificent, and every hypocrite is sor- 
did. And does that munificence which is not imprinted in 
the disposition, make a believer ? The recompense of kind- 
ness is by kindness, in imitation of the character of the mer- 
ciful Lord. God says, * Is there any recompense of kind- 
ness except kindness?'* And behold, this man's nation, the 
English, have done us services which are neither doubted nor 
denied ; which are their friendship to our brethren the Mos- 
lims, and their sincerity to them, and their cordiality with 
them, and their helpfulness to our two Sultans, 'Abd e' Rahman 
and 'Abd el Mejid. This is publicly known and acknow- 
ledged about the English. It is, therefore, our right and 
duty to show gratitude for their kindness, and to strengthen 
whatever covenant and confidence there is between us and 
them. And I particularly apply this to you, my brethren ! 
* This passage rhymes in the original, and seems to be quoted 
from some familiar source ; but it is not in the Kuran. 
t Sur. Iv. 60. 
