Page 7 - 10 The Beginning of Woes

THE STORY OF THE SEER OF PATMOS

Stephen N. Haskell

“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at
hand” Revelation 22:10.

called the Hegira, [a. d.622] is the era of his

glory, and the date from which the

Mohammedans compute their time. In

opposition to the forms and ceremonies of the

numerous worshipers who congregated at

Mecca, and to the professed Christians who

revered the images of saints and martyrs, the

simple principles of the new religious leader

called for prayer, fasting, and alms. Five times

a day, his followers all over the world turn

their eyes toward Mecca, and lift their hearts

in prayer. Paradise, where the pleasures of

this life are enjoyed in an exaggerated form

throughout eternity, is the reward held out to

the faithful. Wherever the followers of

Mohammed met the foreigner, there was a

single rule of action. “Confess,” said the