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sion of *faith, " La ilaha ila Allah, Mouhhammed Ar- 
rassoul Allah," " There is no other God than God, 
Mouhhammed is the Prophet of God?' The public 
criers of the Wehhabites make this profession of faith 
to be heard in all its extent, from the tops of the 
minarets of Mecca, which they have not destroyed, as 
well as in the temple, which is already under their do- 
minion; and why should they not do it, since the 
Koran repeats this profession of faith an hundred times 
as indispensable to the welfare of Mussulmen? The 
Wehhabites have, it is true, adopted also the following 
profession of faith: 
La ilaha ila Allah ou aha- C There is no other God 
dahou* - - c. than God alone. 
C There are no companions 
La scharika la hou < . . 1 
£ near him. 
Lohal moulkou, loha al- C To him belongs dominion, 
hamdo - c to h* m belong praises? 
oua yahia, oua yamita - and life, and death; 
oua hou a alia kolii schai ~) _ . . _ 
. .. 5* and he is Lord over all. 
inn kadiroun 
But this particular profession of faith, which was 
also recommended by the Prophet, does not prevent 
the first being proclaimed daily at all the canonical 
prayers. 
Abdoulwehhab never offered himself as a prophet, 
as has been supposed. He has only acted as a learned 
Scheik reformer, who was desirous of purifying the 
worship of all the additions which the imams, the in- 
terpreters, and the doctors, had made to it, and of re- 
* the author of the history supposes,— Note of the Editor* 
