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A74637	The confusion of Muhamed's sect, or a confutation of the Turkish Alcoran. Being a discovery of many secret policies and practices in that religion, not till now revealed. / Written originally in Spanish, by Johannes Andreas Maurus, who was one of their bishops and afterwards turned Christian. Translated into English by I.N.	Maurus, Johannes, fl. 1654.; Notstock, Joshua.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1296_1	92,641	268

by the Assistance of Almighty God first in this Kingdome of Valentia I converted and guyded to the way of Salvation many soules of Infidell Moores which were in danger to bee lost in hell and were under the power of the devill from thence I was called by the most Catholick Princes the King Don Ferdinand and the Queen Donna Isabella to goe preach in Granada unto the Moores of that Kingdome whom their Highnesses had Conquered where by the will of God who would so have it and my preaching an infinite number of Moores denying Muhamed were Converted to Christ And a little while after I was by their favour created a Canon and was again called by the sayd Christian Queen Donna Isabella to come to Arragon for to emplay my self in the Conversion of the Moores of that Kingdome who to the great despight and dishonour of our Crucifyed Saviour and to the dammage and perill of Christian Princes still to this day perish in their error But this her Highnesses most holy intent could not take effect by reason of death surprizing her And I that I might not remain idle set my self to translate all the Law of the Moores that is to say The Alchoran and the glosses thereon and the 6 bookes of the suné out of Arabick into the Arragonian toung moved thereunto by the command of the right Reverend father Martyn Garcia Lord Bishop of Barcelona and Inquisitor of Arragon my much honoured Lord to the end that in the Charge which I had from his Grace to preach to the Moores I might Confute and vanquish them by the authority of their own Law which I Could not easily have done without translating it Finally when that was done that I might not hyde the desire which God had given mee for their Conversion I determined to compose this present treatise which shall be divided into twelve Chapters and herein briefly to collect the fabulous fictions ridiculous discourses Impostures bestialities fooleries Vilanies inconveniencies impossibilities and Contradictions which that wicked Muhamed hath sowen and dispersed in the books of his Sect thereby to deceive ignorant people especially in the Alcoran which he sayes was revealed to him in one night by an angell in the City of Meka notwithstanding else-where contradicting himself he affirmes that he was 20 years Composing it I have entituled this Work the Confusion of Muhamed's Sect and my intent in publishing it was that even the weakest Judgements may perceive that in Muhamed's Law there is not any groend or reason how it can bee true and that the ignorant Moores being vanquished by the testimonies of their own nation might know the Error wherein they are and whereunto their false Prophet hath led them I say the ignorant because no men of knowledge amongst them doe beleeve in Muhamed but on the Contrary doe esteeme their Sect to bee false and very bestiall and finally to the end that they might all come in to the holy Law and true End for which they were Created And likewise to the end that not onely wise Christians but also the weakest knowing the various faith of the Moores on the one hand might laugh at their insolencyes and beastlines and on the other hand might lament and bewayl their blindness and perdition Wherefore after this said Treatise had been viewed and Corrected by the Reverend Doctors Mr Soler Officiall of Valentia Canon and Dean of Letida and Mr Jasper Pertusa Canon of the See of Valentia and Mr Jerosme Fuster and Mr John Sola masters in sacred Divinity whereunto ex abundante was added the authority of the Right Reverand and noble Lord Don Mercader Bishop of Tortosa and grand Inquisitor of this Kingdome I endeavored to have it printed and sent into the World for publick good entreating the Curteous Readers if they find any thing in this Treatise well spoken that they would attribute it to God from Whom it proceeds and what may bee evill that they impute it to my small knowledge and insufficiency in the examining and persuing the whole Treatise which with my self I Submit to their benign correction and to the holy Roman Church as a Catholick and a faithfull Christian The Confusion of Mahomet's Sect c. CHAPTER I. The first chapter treateth of Muhamed's life the place of his birth his parents and ancestors when hee began and finished his Sect and his death MUhamed was born in the city of Mecca in Arabia the happy and was the son of an eminent Citizen of that place Called Abdalla Motalib This Abdalla Motalib had eleaven brethren the eldest whereof was Buggelino 2 Bulehebin 3 Hessin 4 Butelib the 5 Corasi the 6 Tanin the 7 Hanza the 8 Alabez c. These two Hanza and Alabez dyed Moores but the other nine Vncles and Muhamed's father dyed Idolaters and were all opposers and mortall enemyes of Muhamed and fought many battailes against him and his Moores in defence of their Idolatry Judging it better to dye Idolaters than to follow his Sect though both their wayes were evill and erroneons Muhamed's parents his Vncles the people of Meka and the Countreys adjacent worshiped an Idoll by them called Aliethe Aluza which Idoll was erected in a tower in the midst of the Temple of Meka This tower was then and is yet called Elcaba and Alkible of which Idoll and Tower wee shall speak hereafter Muhamed's father dyed and lest him Posthumus his mothers name was Imina the daughter of Guabbin she dyed 2 years after his birth and so he became an Orphant and a Nurse called Lina or Alima fosterd him untill he was sixteen years old The descent of Muhamed according to a certain book called Azar which containes a History of his life and death and is as authenlick and of as great authority amongst the Moores as the life of Jesus Christ our Lord is amongst us Christians is thus viz. That Muhamed descended of Ismael the son of Abraham and Hagar Sarah's handmaid from which Hagar the Moores are called Hagarens and ought not to be called Saracens because they do not descend from Sarah the lawfull wife of Abraham but from Hagar who was Sarah's handmaid as wee see in the 16 and. 17 Chapters of Genesis The said book Azar sayes that Abraham had two sons Isaack the son of Sarah and Ismael the son of Hagar and that Ismael the son of Hagar founded and built the temple of Meka and it was called Beitalla i. e. the house of God it is likewise called Beithalla Alharan i. e. the house of God prohibition or excommunication and the reason why it is called prohibition is because that Abraham as that book says fower months in the year forbad and prohibited hunting in the territories of Mecca which the Idolaters afterwards observed and kept in reverence to the Idoll which they erected in the sayd Tower Elaabba And the Moores retain and observe the same Law to this day The second chapter of the first book of the Alcoran saies that the temple of Mecca

us from our obedience to God And of all the great Governments of ●he World there is none in which the De●ill more vigorously appears than in the ●urkish it being an Empire fitted for a ●ensuall Ignorant and Fabulous Religi●n and a Religion likewise fitted for a ●yrannicall Oppressing and Predatory Empire So that what was said of th● State and Religion of the Mamaluks i● Egypt may truly be applied to the Turkish That the first step to the Throne is Slavery and the first Article of thei● Creed is Apostasy In this Preface I shall speak somthing of this Empire but more largely of it● Religion because that the opening of th● falshood therof it 's carnality and sed●ctions is the intent of this Moor the author of the ensuing Discourse whom Go● was graciously pleased to pull out of thos● dregs of a divelish imposture who bein● converted desired the same mercy fo● his brethren Concerning this Empire you find foretold as also described in Scripture and a just doom threatned to be brougt upon it by him to whom of right all Kingdoms belong and who though for while and for certain ends he suffers the great Usurper and many smaller ones under him yet he doth now preside and Lord paramount he bounds the rage a●● malice of all Enemies both earthly an● heavenly and in his time which is the best will dash them to pieces and raise himself upon their ruins It is observed of this Empire that it hath a Watery constitution for A Crescent the mistris of moist bodies is it's badge or coat-armour Also the Prophet Jsajah in ch 27.1 calls it The Dragon in the Sea of which Egypt was a type which is situate among many waters And Ranzovius observes that a watery trigon hath favoured Mahomets Law and kingdome for at his arise when he invented his Alchoran and began his Sarracen Empire a watery trigon had dominion About the year 1385 the Turks much prevailed in Christendome under the return of the same trigon and it still rules But ere long sayth he a fiery trigon shall raign which will bring a totall ruine to that Government The Scriptures foretell of this Empire too and that under severall Names as also of it's fall I say calls it in ch 27.1 Liviathan and The Dragon and it is to be punished with Gods great sore and strong sword and this is to be done when his people The Jew's do own the Lord Jesus who then shall be put into a state of rejoycing or singing as in Jsay ch 25. and ch 26. In Ezech. ch 38. and ch 39. it is called Gog and Magog for in the Prophets time that was the name of those people of whom the nation of the Turks are since descended And Gog and Magog is to fall upon the mountains of Jsrael where he is to receive his fatall blow In Dan. 7.8 he is called The little Horn before whom three of the first horns were plucked up by the roots and which had a mouth speaking great things but this Horn with all his strength shall be broken by the comming of The Ancient of Days In Apoc. 9.14 it 's expressed by The four Angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates And in v. 16. it 's called An Army of Horsemen And in Apoc. 16.13 it 's expressed by The Dragon which in apocalypticall notion imports An open enemy against Christ and his Saints now this Dragon shall be bound and cast into the bottomlesse pit Concerning The Time when this shall be divers are the opinions For a generall compute I think it may strongly be proved That the second Wo-Trumpet which conteins the Turks duration as the first doth the Sarracen Kingdome doth contemporize with the first 6 vials so that while those are powring forth this Empire hath it's dominion and shall expire with them which will be when the 42 months shall be ended And for a more particular account most follow that of expounding the 1290 days in Dan. 12.11 and the 1335. in vers 12. to be meant of the Jews deliverance by the ruine of the Turks and that the first number making the epocha to be in an 360. comes out in an 1650. when it shall begin and the foundation be laid of the Jews conversion and of the Turks destruction And the last to to come out in an 1695. when both the fore-named particulars shall be compleated And to the same sense is that fitted of an Hour a Day a Month and a year in Apoc 9.15 making it about 395 years and to import the duration of the Turkish Empire which they say began in an 1300. Now that this interpretation in a strict sense is not true time hath proved for the 1650th year is gone and yet neither of these two so far as we know is so much as begun though perhaps we are nearer to it then we think for The Jews say God keeps three keys in his own hand sc that Of the Womb Of the Clouds and of the Grave I may add a 4th sc that Of the Revelation of which we understand so little certainly But we humbly wait when the father of Lights shall break forth upon us with the spirit of Illumination For the Persons by whom this shal be effected Most think it shall be by the Jews those Kings of the East whom ere long God will gather from their great dispersion and call out of their holes who when so miraculously called and gathered of God he will dry up the waters of Euphrates before them and also destroy the Turkish power by them making them a terror to his enemies and a blessing to all his people sutable to this the Turks themselves as Purchas sayth have this Tradition That they shall last of all be subdued by the children of Jsaac Which if so then look not for the setting of the Half Moon till the rising of the Sun not for the fall of the Turks till the Jews shall arise and shine in glory by the appearance of Jesus Christ to them and with them As for it's Religion it 's calculated for an ignorant slavish theevish and sensuall people such as the Arabians formerly were and the Turks now are Wheras the Gospell of Jesus Christ hath it's arise from the spirit of Freedom and Liberty it comes from the free spirit it takes place chiefly in a free people and makes them more free who embrace it in power as in Joh. 8.36 Which may be one accidentall cause of the Gospels prevailing in England more than in any other part of the world because we are the freest of Nations But this I think I am sure of That the doctrine of Christ shall not subdue the world to it self till the time comes when Tyranny and Slavery shall be hush'd out of the world and Liberty shall be given universally to mankind Before I speak of Mahomets Alchoran I must speak somwhat of Mahomet himself though the less because so many have writ so largely of him He was born in

and all that which St. Luke in his Gospell sets down about the mystery of the Incarnation verbatim Concerning the glorious Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ he makes mention in the first Chapter of the third Book wherein he again relates the Salutation and all the mystery of the Nativity which birth was most miraculous and joyfull and the Moores in Arabick call it Almilid and the Moores and Musselmen all the world over doe annually that night use great feasting dancing and great melody especially in the Moresque or mosk of Sciativia in the Kingdom of Valentia and of this glorious Nativity the Alcoran saies in Arabick in the said first Chapter of the third Book thus O Fane dehe c. i. e. That when the Virgin Mary was in Labour she lay under a Palm tree the glossers say that this tree had been dry 30. years and the Chapter goes on and saies that when Jesus Christ was born he told his Mother that if she would shake the tree there should presently good and ripe Dates fall from it the which she did and the tree became green and brought forth good ripe Dates the Moores say that this Palm-tree groweth to this day and is fresh and green and doth annually bring forth dates I Relate this to the end that we may see how great reverence the Moores bear to Jesus Christ and doe esteem him more than any Saint or Prophet in the world which the Alcoran testifies in the second Chapter and fourth Chapter of the first Book saying that Jesus Christ knew the secrets of mens hearts raised the dead healed incurable diseases and caused the blind to see and the dumb to speak all which the Alcoran saies not of Muhamed nor of any other Prophet Furthermore the Alcoran sets down divers excellencies of Christs Disciples whom he calls haguarquin i. e. pure and chaste and saies that they did miracles above nature as he writes in the eighteenth Chapter of the third Book that St. Mathew St. Peter and St. Paul did two miracles in Antioch viz. That they cured a man of a Leprosie and raised the Kings daughter who had been dead five daies by which miracles all the men of Antioch were converted to the faith of Jesus Christ which story the Moores read in the Arabick but understand it not in Arabick it is thus Ogua drib Lehum c. Which is in prose as the Glosserson the Alcoran say that St. Peter and St. Mathew other interpreters say that they were St. Peter and St. John but they all say that St. Peter and another Apostle went to the City of Antioch and without the City found a man full of Leprosie who was called Habib Anajar a very rich man but because of his disease he dwelt out of the City unto whom the two Apostles spake and said that if he beleeved in Jesus Christ and his Law they would cure him and he was content and therupon believed and was Baptized and was presently cured and seeing himself cured hee led the Apostles to his house and set meat before them and laid them down a thousand Crowns of gold for a gratification of his health the Apostles bad him take away his money in regard that they did not those things for money but for love of their Master Jesus Christ The Text in Arabick saies thus Oguagee minazca c. i. e. That when this man saw that he was healed he went about the City crying with a loud voice saying O my people follow these messengers who lead you to the true Law and cure without money all this the Text relates and proceeds saying that because he cryed after this manner the King took him and martyrd him and the Text saies that as soon as this Martyr dyed hee went to Paradise and then he said I would to God that my nation knew that I am in Paradise and doe discourse among the honourable my sins having been pardoned these words in Arabick are Ozule yalli te caumi c. and the history proceeds in the same Chapter and saies that this King after he had martyrd this man took the two Disciples and put them in prison but they were presently helped out by a third man in Arabick the Text saies thus O faahazezne-bicelicin i. e. That God sent them a third man for to help them The Interpreters say that doubtless this third man was St. Paul and the gloss sayes that the assistance that Paul did unto the two Apostles was that he went to the King and told him that he had heard that his Majesty had imprisoned two of the Disciples of Jesus Christ the King answered that it was true then St. Paul prayed the King that his Majesty would be pleased to doe him a favour which was to let the two Disciples be fetcht from prison and brought into his presence because he would examin them what manner of men they were what Law they Preached and what miracles they wrought and that it might be they were delusions whereupon the King caused them to be fetcht out and brought before him and St. Paul then St. Paul began to examine them as though he had not known them and asked them what Law they Preached and what miracles they wrought and they answered that they Preached the Law of Jesus Christ and that in the name and by the power of Jesus Christ they gave sight to the blind and raised the dead then St. Paul desired the King to let one born blind be called for and there was presently a child brought in of five years of age stark blind and St. Paul said to the King O King let us goe to some of your Idols and their we shall see this miracle he saies that they went to the Temple and their Paul desired the King to pray to his Idols to heal the blind Whereupon the King prayd to his Idols to heal the blind child which they did not then said he heal him yee and I will believe in the God whom yee preach then St. Peter took the blind child and healed him and the blind came in seeing with fairer eyes than any one in the City then the King told them that if they would raise his daughter which had been dead five daies he would become Christian and all his people likewise and the Glossers say that at the same time they also raised his said Daughter and that all the people of Antioch were thereupon converted The Text and the gloss of the Alcoran relate all this above now tell me O Moore who bearest great devotion to this Chapter and which amongst the Moores is in as great esteem and value as the Gospell of St. John is amongst the Christians tell me what think you of this above which you never understood behold how thy Alcoran testifies that the Apostles are Saints and that St. Paul did what is aforesaid and for the Martyr the Text of this Chapter testifies that he went into Paradise for being martyred and for dying in