The life and death of Mahumed, the author of the Turkish religion being an account of his tribe, parents, birth, name, education, marriages, filthiness of life, Alcoran, first proselytes, wars, doctrines, miracles, advancement, &c. / by L. Addison ... author of The present state of the Jews.

Concerning the last Judgment.

The Musulmen are unanimous in the be∣lief of a last Judgment, saying, that the hour shall come, when God shall raise up those

that are in their Sepulchres, and that they shall return, like as God created them. That he shall give a double reward unto the good Works of his faithful servants; whose grea∣test sins he forgives if they repent, but the lesser sins are pardoned for their care to avoid the greater. But God doth not for∣give those who make him to have Associates, but he pardons whom he pleases, who are not involved in the Sin of Association.

In perusal of this Article, the term of As∣sociation and Associates I found to bear an abstruse meaning, which had exceeded my comprehending, till I found the Alcoran calling the Jews and Christians by the title of Associates; because the former held that Ozair, and the later that Messias was the Son of God. And in another Chapter of the Alcoran, Mahumed saith expresly, That Cod doth not pardon him, who makes him to have a Companion. For those that do associate any thing unto God, erre a dam∣nable Errour. And Mahumed saith, that they are not to be interceded for. And he brings Abraham in for an example, who pray∣ed not for his Father, because he was an Ido∣later, and therefore an Associant. And I meet with a place cited out of the Sunè, or Traditions of Mahumed, which gives us herein no dark information: and it it thus.

In the day of the Resurrection, it shall be

said to the Jews, What have you Worshipped? they shall answer, We have Worshiped Ozair, the Son of God: and it shall be said unto them, Ye do erre, for God hath neither Son nor Com∣panion: but what is it that you desire? they reply, Something to drink: it shall be said un∣to them, Drink, and fall headlong into Hell∣fire. After this it shall be said to the Christi∣ans, What have ye worshipped? they shall an∣swer, We have worshipped Messias, the Son of God: and to them it shall be said, You speak lyes, God hath no Son nor Society: What is it you desire? That you would give us drink: it shall be returned, Drink, and go to Gehen∣na. By this Tradition of the Sunè, (which is of equal authority with the Alcoran) we are made to understand who those Associ∣ants are, for whom there shall be no pardon in the day of doom. But to proceed.

Those who have done so much good as equals in weight a grain of Barley, or a Pis∣mire, or an Atom, shall see it. And he that has done so much evil, shall also see it. And that the Prophet Mahumed shall by his in∣tercession deliver those of his Religion from Torments, who have foully and grievously offended.