HOW MAHDIS ARE MADE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 161, 29 June 1908, Page 4

HOW MAHDIS ARE MADE

The fact of a new Alalidi having proclaimed himself in the Soudan may mean little or much. One never knows. It is sijnili.-ant. however, that ilie first news of this particular fal-e pro phct is precisely on all fours with that which iiltercd through regarding the nio-l famous of them all: lie who. in Isis:l. roused tiie whole of the de-ert tribes against us, stormed and sacked Khartoum, killed (lonian, ami ruled until his death an absolute monarch over a region Iwice the size of I-'ranee. Then, as now, the "holy man'' suddenly appeared, from no one knew precisely where, and, after announcing to tlie startled villagers that, he was (he Alahdi, or AJnli,|i, foretold by prophet-, promptly proceeded to kill Miybodv who had the impudence to doubt him. Thi-iv always linw In'»>n .Uahdi- in <!i:> MuhamiiH'dan v» orld. J'i mm.iM I!u-iv will \n\ (>/)»• hi -1 o)"ia)l t iniiih*j Mt!-'-7 or tiicm. liut nio-l of •Im-m- tlinl -mhh'iily very early in thrir cinM'i-s. Killing pfopii* who disarm* vvu i- n thai twd fall I'lay at. A -11 ill 11 of tllClll. llUWi'Vpi, a-'liit-vnl iidUtriciy. I'mhaMy. i'ic in. i-t faiii'nH--alway--.•ntl'-iiiaii uljoso linms K}(ch''ii'*r ca-t into lln l Xi(<- afit'i- tliu capture (, ni* iiiniran in ISMS— oii 4 > M»» Tuuii'il. v. In. Jlouvi-liert in iln.' Iwdftli contnvy. Ilr imvc hini-i'lf <.»ut tn In- L-roatf-r tluri A -r<>h;iuimr(|. ati«l thai In; •..mill l.'atl the faithful to victory an<l

coinnif]' th" world. 11.- ua- r-'-pon-il)!.' for !lu> killing of niMi'-.- than a million mdn'liovrr-. and ama --f'd sucli }iniiu-n>" -jioil. thn fruitof hi- many forax-. Miaf -ovrii (liou-aml <-ii11;,■ 1 - wi-vi- vrijuii'i'd for tin- iraii-fnirt .-f 111- ;Uld -iivrr ;)!on«'. nr. ai ;ill cvt'nU. -o tin l ohl clironiv Irr- ;i--rrl.