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    ISLAM

    AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE MUSULMAN

    BY

    ANDRE SERVIER

    TRANSLATED BYA. S. MOSS-BLUNDELL

    WITH A PREFACE BY LOUIS BERTRAND

    LONDON

    CHAPMAN HALL LTD.

    1924

    PREFACE

    I have !" "he h!!#$ !% M$. A&$' Se$v(e$)* +e$*!a, a#a("ae/ I !,0 ! LaP*0h!,!3(e M#*#,a5 !% h(h he ha* 6ee (& e!#3h "! *e& e "he a#*$(+". The

    !$ (+$e**e* e a* e7e,,e"5 &e*"(e& "! $e&e$ "he 3$ea"e*" *e$v(e "! "he F$eh a#*e"h$!#3h!#" N!$"he$ A%$(a5 a& a" "he *ae "(e "! e,(3h"e "he a"(ve* "he*e,ve* a* "!

    "he($ ! +a*" h(*"!$0.

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    I*,a.

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    LOUIS BERTRANDPARIS5

    2$& Se+"e6e$5 1922.

    CHAPTER 1

    France needs a Muslim policy inspired by realities and not by received opinions and legends We can only

    understand any given portion of the Muslim people by studying Arab history, because of the solidarity of all

    Muslims and because Islam is nothing but a secretion of the Arab brain There is no such thing as Arab

    civilization The origins of the legend Ho modern historians and the scholars of the Middle Ages ere

    deceived The Arab is a realist and has no imagination He has copied the ideas of other peoples, distorting

    them in the process Islam, by its immutable dogmas, has paralysed the brain and !illed all initiative"

    THAT F$ae (* a 3$ea" M!hae&a P!e$ a0 6e a !!+,ae5 6#" (" (* a "$#"h "ha"

    ea*e* "! 6e a +,a"("#&e5 h!eve$ !%"e $e+ea"e&5 he e $ee6e$ "ha" !#$ !#"$0 h!,&* ("#"e,a3e !$e "ha "e"0 (,,(! M!hae&a* a& "ha" "he*e (,,(!* a$e %($,0 #("e& 60"he *!,(&a$("0 !% "he($ $e,(3(! "! "he %!$(&a6,e 6,! !% "h$ee h#&$e& (,,(! a&he$e"* !%"he P$!+he".

    Th(* 6,! (* &(v(&e& *#+e$%((a,,0 60 $a(a, $(va,$(e*5 a& eve a" "(e* 60 !%,("(3("e$e*"*. B#" *#h (* "he (%,#ee e7e$"e& 60 $e,(3(! #+! (&(v(a,("05 *! 3$ea" (* ("* +!e$!% &!(a"(!5 "ha" "he a** %!$* a "$#e a"(! ( "he (&*" !% !"he$ +e!+,e*5 a a"(! h!*eva$(!#* +!$"(!*5 e,"e& ( "he *ae $#(6,e5 !6e&(e" "! "he *ae (&ea,5 *ha$(3 "he *ae

    +h(,!*!+h( !e+"(!*5 a$e a(a"e& 60 "he *a 6(3!"e& 6e,(e% ( "he e7e,,ee !% "he($*a$e& &!3a5 a& 60 "he *ae h!*"(,e (*"$#*" !% "he %!$e(3e$ < "he (%(&e,.

    S#h (* "he M#*,( a"(!.

    I*,a (* !" !,0 a $e,(3(!#* &!"$(e "ha" (,#&e* e("he$ *e+"(* !$ $ee3a&e*5 1 (" (* a!#"$0 a& (% "he $e,(3(!#* a"(!a,(*5 ("h h(h a,, M#*,( 6$a(* a$e (+$e3a"e&5 ha*!" a* 0e" *#ee&e& ( "h$ea"e(3 h#a("0 ("h *e$(!#* &a3e$5 (" (* 6ea#*e "he va$(!#*

    +e!+,e*5 a&e !e 60 v($"#e !% "h(* 6!&5 have %a,,e ("! *#h a *"a"e !% &e$e+("#&e a&&ea&ee "ha" (" (* (+!**(6,e %!$ "he "! *"$#33,e a3a(*" "he a"e$(a, %!$e* +,ae& 60*(ee a& +$!3$e** a" "he &(*+!*a, !% We*"e$ (v(,(=a"(!. 2 I" (* "! "he ve$0 $(3(&("0 !% ("*&!3a5 "he e$(,e** !*"$a(" (" e7e$(*e* !ve$ "he($ (&*5 a& "he ("e,,e"#a, +a$a,0*(*

    ("h h(h (" *"$(e* "he5 "ha" "h(* ,! e"a,("0 (* "! 6e a""$(6#"e&.1 De Ca*"$(e*5 L)I*,a.

    2 A&$' See$5 Le Na"(!a,(*e M#*#,a

    P. A"!a$!h(5 Le Na"(!a,(*e E30+"(e

    He$( Ma$ha&5 L)E30+"e e" ,e Na"(!a,(*e E30+"(e.

    B#" eve *#h a* (" (*5 I*,a (* 60 ! ea* a e3,(3(6,e e,ee" ( "he &e*"(0 !% h#a("0.

    The a** !% "h$ee h#&$e& (,,(! 6e,(eve$* (* 3$!(3 &a(,05 6ea#*e ( !*" M#*,(!#"$(e* "he 6($"h-$a"e e7ee&* "he &ea"h-$a"e5 a& a,*! 6ea#*e "he $e,(3(!#* +$!+a3a&a (*

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    !*"a",0 3a((3 e a&he$e"* a!3 "$(6e* *"(,, ( a *"a"e !% 6a$6a$(*.

    The #6e$ !% !ve$"* $(3 "he ,a*" "e"0 0ea$* ( B$("(*h I&(a (* e*"(a"e& a" *(7(,,(!* a& a *((,a$ +$!3$e** ha* 6ee !6*e$ve& ( Ch(a5 T#$e*"a5 S(6e$(a5 Ma,a0*(a5 a&A%$(a. Neve$"he,e** "he a"(ve +$!+a3a&a !% "he Wh("e Fa"he$* (* *#e**%#,,0 !6a"(3

    M#*,( +$!*e,0"(* ( "he Da$ C!"(e". I" 6eh!!ve* #* "he5 a* Le Cha"e,(e$ *a0*5 "! aea ("e,,(3e" *"#&0 !% I*,a5 a& "! %!#& "he$e! a M#*,( +!,(0 h!*e 6ee%(e" a"(!a0 e7"e& !" !,0 !ve$ !#$ A%$(a !,!(e* 6#" !ve$ "he h!,e M#*,( !$,&.

    We have 3!" "! $ea,(=e "he ee**("0 !% "$ea"(3 !ve$ "e"0 (,,(! a"(ve* ( *!e 6e""e$ a0"ha "a(",0 (3!$(3 "he. F!$ "he0 (,, a,a0* 6e "he !,0 a"(ve +!+#,a"(! !% !#$ Ce"$a,a& We*" A%$(a !,!(e*5 h(,*" "he($ +$e*e" #e$(a, *#+e$(!$("0 ( A,3e$(a5 T#(*(a a&M!$!! a!" %a(, "! ($ea*e a* "(e 3!e* !.

    A,%$e& Le Cha"eI(e$5 La P!,("(#e M#*#,ae.

    O,0 60 a "h!$!#3h #&e$*"a&(3 !% "he e"a,("0 a& +*0h!,!30 !% "he M#*,(5 a& 60&(*a$&(3 +$e8#&(e a& ,e3e&5 a e ah(eve a0 $ea,,0 #*e%#, a& +e$ae" !$.

    I" !#,& 6e +#e$(,e "! (a3(e "ha" e a *a%e,0 !%(e "h(* *"#&0 "! !#$ ! M#*,(*#68e"*5 ("h "he !68e" !% 3!ve$(3 "he (*e,0. A* e have a,$ea&0 $ea$e&5 "he M#*,((* !" a (*!,a"e& (&(v(a, "he T#(*(a5 "he A,3e$(a5 "he M!$!a5 "he S!#&ae*e a$e !"(&(v(a,* h!*e h!$(=! *"!+* a" "he a$"(%((a, 6!#&a$(e* $ea"e& 60 &(+,!a"(*"* a&3e!3$a+he$*. T! ha"eve$ +!,("(a, %!$a"(! "he0 a0 6e,!35 "he0 a$e %($*" a& %!$e!*"("(=e* !% I*,a. The0 6e,!3 !$a,,05 $e,(3(!#*,05 ("e,,e"#a,,0 "! "he 3$ea" M#*,(Fa"he$,a&5 !% h(h "he a+("a, (* Mea5 a& h!*e $#,e$ < "he!$e"(a,,0 #&(*+#"e& < (*"he C!a&e$ !% "he Fa("h%#,. The($ e"a,("0 ha* ( "he !#$*e !% e"#$(e* 6ee *,!,0

    ea&e&5 !,&e& a& (+$e3a"e& 60 "he $e,(3(!#* &!"$(e !% "he P$!+he"5 a& a* "h(*&!"$(e (* !"h(3 6#" a *e$e"(! !% "he A$a6 6$a(5 (" %!,,!* "ha" e #*" *"#&0 A$a6h(*"!$0 (% e a" "! ! a& #&e$*"a& a0 +!$"(! !% "he M#*,( !$,&.

    S#h a *"#&0 (* &(%%(#,"5 !" %$! a0 &ea$"h !% &!#e"* < ! "he !"$a$05 "he0 a6!#&5%!$ I*,a a* 6!$ a& 3$e #+ ( "he %#,, ,(3h" !% h(*"!$0 < 6#" 6ea#*e "he M#*,( $e,(3(!a& "he A$a6* a$e ve(,e& %$! !#$ *(3h" 60 *! va*" a ,!#& !% ae+"e& !+((!*5 ,e3e&*5e$$!$*5 a& +$e8#&(e* "ha" (" *ee* a,!*" (+!**(6,e "! *ee+ (" aa0. A& 0e" "he "a* #*"

    6e #&e$"ae (% e (*h "! 3e" !#" !% "he &e+"h* !% (3!$ae ( h(h e a$e ! *# ($e3a$& "! M#*,( +*0h!,!30.

    G#,e* Lea("$e a* !e a,,e& #+! "! ("$!e "! "he +#6,( "he !$ !% a 0!#3 E30+"(a$("e$ ! A$a6 +!e"$0. The a#"h!$5 a !v(e5 &e,a$e& ("h %(e a**#$ae "ha" A$a6 ,("e$a"#$ea* "he $(he*" a& "he !*" 6$(,,(a" !% a,, ! ,("e$a"#$e*5 a& "ha" A$a6 (v(,(=a"(! a*"he h(3he*" a& "he !*" *+,e&(&. G#,e* Lea("$e5 h! ( h(* 8#&3e"* $e*e6,e& Sa("e-Be#ve ( h(* +$e%e$ee %!$ !&e$a"e !+((!*5 %e," *!e $e,#"ae "! !#"e$*(3 *#h a*"a"ee". O "he !"he$ ha& "he !6,(3a"(!* !% !#$"e*0 +$eve"e& h( %$! ,a0(3 "!! #h*"$e** #+! "he +!ve$"0 a& 6a$ee** !% A$a6 ,("e$a"#$e. He 3!" !#" !% "he &(%%(#,"0 ve$0,eve$,0 60 "he %!,,!(3 *!eha" $e*e$ve& *"a"ee"/

    I" (* &(%%(#," "! #&e$*"a& h! a (v(,(=a"(! *! !6,e5 *! 6$(,,(a"5 h!*e a(%e*"a"(!*have eve$ ,!*" "he($ ha$5 a& h(h ( "(e* +a*" ha& *! $ea$a6,e a +!e$ !% e7+a*(!5

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    *ee* "! have ,!*" ("* v($"#e ( "he*e ,a""e$ &a0*. I" (* !e !% "he *!$$!* a& 0*"e$(e* !%h(*"!$0.

    A* "he !6*e$va"(! !% a *#6",e (&5 a#*"!e& eve$ "! ae+" 6,(&,0 #$$e" !+((!* a*

    *#h5 "h(* (* +e$%e",0 8#*"(%(e&. F!$ (% e a&(" a,, "he #a,("(e* "ha" a$e ha6("#a,,0 a""$(6#"e& "!A$a6 (v(,(=a"(!5 (% e a$e $ea&0 "! 6! ( +(!#* ae 6e%!$e "he %a*(a"(3 *+,e&!#$ ("hh(h +!e"* a& h(*"!$(a* have a&!$e& ("5 "he (" (* (&ee& &(%%(#," "! e7+,a( h! "heE+($e !% "he Ca,(+h* a have %a,,e ("! "he *"a"e !% &e$e+("#&e ( h(h e *ee (" "!&a05&$a33(3 &!a$& ( ("* %a,, a"(!* h!5 #&e$ !"he$ 3!ve$ae5 ha& *h!##e*"(!a6,e a+"("#&e* %!$ (v(,(=a"(!.

    H! (* (" "ha" "he S0$(a*5 "he E30+"(a*5 "he Be$6e$*5 a* *!! a* "he0 6eae I*,a(=e&5 ,!*""he ee$305 "he ("e,,(3ee a& "he *+($(" !% (("(a"(ve "he0 e7h(6("e& #&e$ "he &!(a"(! !%?$eee a& R!e H! ha* (" !e a6!#" "ha" "he A$a6* "he*e,ve*5 h!5 a!$&(3 "! "heh(*"!$(a*5 e$e "he +$!%e**!$* !% *(ee a& +h(,!*!+h0 ( "he We*"5 a have %!$3!""e a,,

    "he($ 6$(,,(a" a!+,(*he"* a& have *# ("! a *"a"e !% (3!$ae "ha" "!&a0 $e,e3a"e*"he "! "he 6a$6a$!#* a"(!*

    I% e +e$*(*" ( a*(3 "he*e #e*"(!*5 (" (* %!$ "he *!,e $ea*! "ha" e have eve$ $ea,,0 3!" "!"he 6!""! !% "he a#*e* !% "he $a+(& e7+a*(! !% A$a6 !#e*"5 "ha" e have eve$ +,ae&"h(* !#e*" ( ("* +$!+e$ h(*"!$(a, %$ae5 ( a ($,e !% e7e+"(!a,,0 %av!$a6,e($#*"ae*. We have eve$ +ee"$a"e& "he +*0h!,!30 !% "he M#*,(5 a& a$e !*e#e",0!" ( a +!*("(! "! #&e$*"a& h! a& h0 "he (e*e E+($e !% "he Ca,(+h* e" "!

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