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Evening Star, Issue 18809, 6 December 1924, Page 20

Wahabite activities hi Arabia make peculiarly interesting the history of, the ■founder of the ’* Protestant sect of Islam. Mohammed Ibn Abd ’cl-Wahab was born in the Nejd in Arabia in 1696. Iteligious veneration for (lod alone and utter surrender of self was his creed, and by the sword of his great convert Mohammed Ibn Saoud and his family it swept Arabia. Of the Wahabitcs a century ago Burckbardi, said: “To describe the Wahabi religion would be to recapitulate the Mussulman faith, and to show in what points this sect differs from the Turks would be to give a list of all the abuses of which the Turks arc guilty.” The norv charwoman had just arrived, and her mistress had been giving her a few instructions. “ Now, Mi's Bebb,” she concluded, “ please remember that I am a woman of few words. If I beckon with my hand, that meansCome.’ ” “That’ll •nit me line, mum,” answered Mrs Bebb, “ for I’m a woman of few words as well. If I shakes me head then you’ll know it means 'Nothin’ doin’.’#’