by the proud ones;” but these are “interpolation spoken of in connection with special instances. them is the story of Ibn-Souria (a Jewish Rabbi). When the people of Khaibar questioned the Point of the (Mohammed) concerning the sentence against adultery committed between a married man and a married His Holiness said that the sentence of God is stoning. They contradicted Him, saying is no such command in the Pentateuch.” “there His Holiness said: your Rabbis, whom do “Among you consider an authority and whose words do you acknowledge?” They agreed upon Ibn-Souria. His Holiness summoned him and said: adjure thee “I by God who cleft the sea for you, sent down manna for you, overshadowed you by the delivered you from Pharaoh and his people and exalted you men—to tell us that which Moses hath ordained concerning the sentence against adultery between a married man and a married woman.” He replied, Mohammed, it is stoning.” His Holiness said, “O then is this sentence abolished and not enforced “Why among the Jews?” He replied, Nebuchad- “When nezzar burned Jerusalem and put the Jews to death, only a number survived. The divines of that age, considering the number of the Jews and the multitude of the Amalekites, assembled in consulta- tion and concluded that should they act according to the decree of the Pentateuch, even who had es- caped from the hand of Nebuchadnezzar would be destroyed by the verdict of the Book. For this reason they entirely set the death penalty.” Meanwhile Gabriel descended to His enlightened
“interpolation by the proud ones;” but these are spoken of in connection with special instances. them is the story of Ibn-Souria (a Jewish Rabbi). When the people of Khaibar questioned the Point of the (Mohammed) concerning the sentence against adultery committed between a married man and a married His Holiness said that the sentence of God is stoning. They contradicted Him, saying “there is no such command in the Pentateuch.” His Holiness said: “Among your Rabbis, whom do you consider an authority and whose words do you acknowledge?” They agreed upon Ibn-Souria. His Holiness summoned him and said: “I adjure thee by God who cleft the sea for you, sent down manna for you, overshadowed you by the delivered you from Pharaoh and his people and exalted you men—to tell us that which Moses hath ordained concerning the sentence against adultery between a married man and a married woman.” He replied, “O Mohammed, it is stoning.” His Holiness said, “Why then is this sentence abolished and not enforced among the Jews?” He replied, “When Nebuchad- nezzar burned Jerusalem and put the Jews to death, only a number survived. The divines of that age, considering the number of the Jews and the multitude of the Amalekites, assembled in consulta- tion and concluded that should they act according to the decree of the Pentateuch, even who had es- caped from the hand of Nebuchadnezzar would be destroyed by the verdict of the Book. For this reason they entirely set the death penalty.” Meanwhile Gabriel descended to His enlightened
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