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 conscious of having done his duty, and people who have seen him at prayer praise him for being a faithful servant of Allah.

THE FIVE DUTIES OF A MOSLEM

1. Witnessing for Allah. The Moslem creed is the shortest in the world, and its very brevity is one secret of the enormous influence it has over the world of Islam. "La ilaha illa-llahu, Muhammadu rasulu allahi" "There is no god but Allah, and Mohammed is the apostle of Allah," are the magic words that bind the Moslem peoples into one. They are whispered into the ear of infants at birth, and are the last words of consolation given to the dying. From western China to the heart of Africa the Moslem trader has won converts to the faith by his impressive recital of this tabloid version of the message of the Prophet.

It is required of a convert that he make his confession of this creed in a mosque if possible. He must repeat it aloud in Arabic words, whether he knows that language or not; he must understand the meaning and accept it in his heart; he must be firm in his belief in this creed till death; he must always recite it correctly; and finally, it must always be repeated without hesitation.

2. Prayer. Ritual prayer in Islam consists in the strict observance of a very definite set of acts performed at stated times in a particular manner. With this attitude toward and understanding of prayer it is not strange that Moslems regard Protestant Chris

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