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Articles_of_he_Bishop_of_Uramiah, page : 309
It was neither a social nor political peace for the people
of Israel; for the history of the last twenty centuries shows
the very contrary. The angels could not, therefore, sing and
announce a peace which could never be realized or accom-
plished. We are forced, then, in face of the subsequent
historical facts on the one hand, and by the importance of
the occasion, as well as the quarter from which this remark-
able announcement was made, on the other, to conclude that
this "peace upon earth" was none other than the approaching
establishment of the Kingdom of Allah upon earth, which
is Islam. The Greek word "Eiriny" stands for the Semitic
"Shalom," "Shlama," and "Islam." That is all!
The very mention of "a multitude of heavenly hosts"
gives the hymn a martial or triumphal character. It is indeed
a singular indication of joy on the part of the armies belong-
of Israel; for the history of the last twenty centuries shows
the very contrary. The angels could not, therefore, sing and
announce a peace which could never be realized or accom-
plished. We are forced, then, in face of the subsequent
historical facts on the one hand, and by the importance of
the occasion, as well as the quarter from which this remark-
able announcement was made, on the other, to conclude that
this "peace upon earth" was none other than the approaching
establishment of the Kingdom of Allah upon earth, which
is Islam. The Greek word "Eiriny" stands for the Semitic
"Shalom," "Shlama," and "Islam." That is all!
The very mention of "a multitude of heavenly hosts"
gives the hymn a martial or triumphal character. It is indeed
a singular indication of joy on the part of the armies belong-