A Present to His Royal Highness - The Prince of Wales — Page 50
50 from His unlimited treasures? “And speak not that which is not true, for untruth is a poison, and God accepts the righteous alone. Be honest and shun dishonesty. To the Christians he said:— “Ye were told not to look at a woman with evil intent, but I tell you that the lord Muhammad (on him be peace and the blessings of God!) hath taught that thou must not look at a strange woman at all, neither with good intent nor with evil, except it be by chance, for thy heart, like thy house, hath many doors and it were unwise and foolish to leave the doors open for thieves to enter. “Ye were told not to drink to excess, but I tell you that the Lord among the Prophets (on whom be peace and the blessings of God!) has taught that ye must drink no wine at all, for wine is a poison that destroys the finer faculties of the brain and unfits a man for converse with his Lord; it is a dragon which draws a man into regions where he desires not to go. “Ye were told not to be angry without cause, but the Lord among the righteous (on whom be peace and the blessings of God!) hath taught that not only must thou not be angered without cause, but thou must keep others from being angry and must exhort them to show mercy, for if thou art not angered thou savest thine own self, but if thou seekest the pleasure of the Lord thou must save others also. “Ye were told not to divorce your wives except for fornication, but I teach you (according to Islam) that fornication is not the only evil and that there are evils besides it for which, if thou find that there is no other