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264all its laws and corrupted scriptures would be abolished and substituted by new ones having a universal character, force, and durability. Jesus (pbuh) was a Jew; he couldnot have accomplished such a gigantic and stupendous undertaking because it was materially impossible for him to do it. “I came not to change the law or the prophets,” [1] said he. On the other hand, the rank idolatry, with all its abominable pagan practices, superstition, and sorcery, to which the Arab nationalities were addicted, had entirely to be wiped out, and the unity of the Deity and of religion to be restored under the flag of the Apostle of Allah bearing the Holy Inscription: “I bear witness that there is no object of Worship beside God; and I bear witnessthat Muhammad (pbuh) is the Apostle of God.”(2) The unification of the nations descended from Abraham (pbuh) , and their dependencies were to be restored and accomplished. Of the many corrupted, selfish, and unjustifiable silly notions the Hebrew Scriptures contain there is the indiscriminate bias they entertain against the non-Israelite nations. They never honour the other descendants of their great progenitor Abraham (pbuh) ; and this antipathy is shown againstthe Ishmaelites, Edomites, and other Abrahamite tribes even when Israel had become the worst idolater and heathen. The fact that besides Abraham (pbuh) and Ishmael (pbuh) about three hundred and eleven male slaves and warriors in his service were circumcised[2] is an incalculably forcible argument against theJewish attitude towards their cousin nationalities. The kingdom of David (pbuh) hardly extended its frontiers beyond the territory, which in the Ottoman Empire formed only two adjacent “Vilayets,” or Provinces.In addition, the “Son of David (pbuh) ,” whom the Jews[1] Matt. v. 17-19.[2] Gen.