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263that is to say, the congregation or assembly; the divine verse on this subject characterizes the nature of our obligation on Friday as“O true believers! When ye are called to prayer on Friday, hasten to the remembrance of God and leave merchandise,” etc. [1]The faithful are called to join in the divine service together in a house dedicated to the worship of God, and to leave off at that time any lucrative work; but after the congregational prayers are over they are not forbidden to resume their usual occupations. A true Muslim within twenty-four hours worships hisCreatorthree or five times in prayer and devotion.(c) We have already made a few remarks on the passage in St. Matthew (xviii. 11) where the mission of the “Son of Man” is “to seek and recover what was lost.” Thisis another important prediction -though undoubtedly corrupted in form- about Muhammad (pbuh) , or the Apocalyptical Barnasha. These “lost things” which the Barnasha would seek and restore are of two categories, religious and national. Let us examine them in detail:(1) The mission of the Barnasha was to restore the purity and the universality ofthe religion ofAbraham (pbuh),whichwaslost.All the peoples and tribes descended from that patriarch of the believers were to be brought into the fold of the “Religion of Peace,” which is no other than the “Dina da-Shlama,” or the Religion of Islam. The religion of Moses (pbuh) was national and particular, and therefore its hereditary priesthood, its Levitical sacrifices and pompous rituals, its Sabbaths, jubilees, and festivals, and[1] . Quran 62:9. O ye who believe! When the call is proclaimed to prayer on Friday (the Day of Assembly), hasten earnestly to the Remembrance of Allah, and leave off business (and traffic): That is best for you if ye but knew! , Quran 62:10. And when the Prayer is finished, then may ye disperse through the land, and seek of the Bounty of Allah. And celebrate the Praises of Allah often (and without stint): that ye may prosper. (Editors).