(Extent of.)

The religion of Mahomet soon had, and still has, a vast extent. We must not believe those who say, that it possesses one half of the world or more, it is sufficient to say, “That, if we divide the known countries of the earth into thirty equal parts, five of them are Christian, six Mahometan, and nineteen Pagan.” Thus the Mahometan religion is of much larger extent than the Christian; for it exceeds it by one thirtieth part of the known world, which is a very considerable part.