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The Koran repudiates the Jewish anthropomorphous

conception of the Deity, for it means to say, as if like man,
God labored six days, got fatigued, reposed and slumbered.

The sacred verse of the Koran thus runs: "And verily

We have created the heavens and the earth, and whatever is
between them in six days; and no weariness affected Us".

The Jewish idea about the Sabbath had become too

material and insidious. Instead of making it a day of com-
fortable rest and a pleasant holiday, it had been turned into
a day of abstinence and confinement. No cooking, no walk,

and no work of charity or beneficence were permitted. The
priests in the temple would bake bread and offer sacrifices