The Religion of the Crescent
Being the James Long Lectures on Muhammadanism (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Religion of the Crescent: Being the James Long Lectures on Muhammadanism<br><br>In publishing a third edition of these Lectures, I do not find much to alter. The James Long Lectureship was founded some years ago with the object of endeavouring to spread among the people of England reliable information with reference to the nature and teachings of the main non-Christian religions of the world, and also regarding the methods adopted by and the measure of success vouchsafed to Christian Missions among the adherents of such faiths. The Trustees endeavour to secure the delivery of lectures on Hinduism, Buddhism, Muhammadanism, etc., by competent Lecturers, whose acquaintance with their respective subjects is not only literary and theoretical but practical also. On several occasions they have appointed me to lecture on Islam, as well as on other religions and philosophies. The Lectures contained in the present volume are one result of my attempts to discharge the pleasing duties thus imposed upon me.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.