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 to doubt. But there are other reasons which are perfectly obvious to devout followers of the Prophet:

Islam is a revealed religion. It is not man-made. Man had nothing to do with it, not even Mohammed. It is God-made. Mohammed was merely his instrument, and a passive instrument at that. He spoke what God told him to say; and at all times he did only what God told him to do. Therefore, not only in the Koran, but in the Traditions, which treat of what Mohammed said and did, have we the foundations of this religion which came from God in its entirety.

It is the final and last revelation. Since Mohammed is the last of the prophets, this revelation is the very last word in religion. There can never be anything to supersede it, and it supersedes everything else that preceded it. It is the final expression of God's will and wisdom for mankind.

Of all religions it is held to be the one best adapted to man's nature, the one most in accord with his desires and instincts. It meets man on his own natural level. It avoids high and impractical ideals, and brings religion down within easy reach, makes it a matter of simple observance of rules. As one young Moslem once said, "The ideals of Christianity are all very well, but they are too high to be practical. Therefore, why not combine Christianity and Islam, and let one be the ideal and the other the practical expression of religion?"

What then, specifically, is the character of this religion that has such extremely high claims made for