35/67 The old forms of the one were vivified by the new spirit of the other, and that paganization to which reference has already been made was the result. But, in Arabia, Mohammed overthrew and absolutely annihilated the old idolatry. No trace of it is found in the doctrines preached by him and his successors. The black stone that had fallen from heaven--the meteorite of the Caaba--and its encircling idols, passed totally out of view. The essential dogma of the new faith--"There is but one God"-- spread without any adulteration. |