Study from 1873. "In that eloquent Sura of the Koran, called Ettekwir, (lxxxi. ) it is said, "When the girl buried alive shall be asked for what sin she was slain. " The passage no doubt refers to the cruel practice which still in Mohammed's time lingered among the tribe of Temim, and which was afterwards eradicated by the influence of Islam. The origin of this practice has been ascribed to the superstitious rite of sacrificing children, common in remote times to all the Semites, and observed by the Jews up to the age of the Captivity, as we learn from the denunciations of Jeremiah. "

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