The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira: With Introductory Chapters on the Original Sources for the Biography of Mahomet and on the Pre-Islamite History of Arabia, Volume 4

Smith, Elder & Company, 1861 - Arabian Peninsula

VOL	1

CONTENTS	3

Conversion of Abul Aas A H	8

Attempt under the orders of Mahomet to assassinate Abu Sofiân	20

Inducements for making the Lesser Pilgrimage in the month of Dzul Cáda	24

In the Coran it is styled a victory	32

CONTENTS	34

Notices of this expedition in the XLVIII Sura	39

Collectors deputed to gather the tithes	171

conversion of the son of Hatim Tay	177

Mahomet projects a counterexpedition	183

Treaty with John the Christian prince of Ayla	189

Mahomet desired not to pray for them on their death	196

The faction of the Disaffected dies out with him	202

Embassy from Tâyif and pilgrimage of Abu Bakr	203

CHAPTER THIRTIETH	213

Struggles between the Roman empire and Persia	49

CHAPTER TWENTYFIRST	61

The Jews beaten back with loss	66

The remaining fortresses with Fadak capitulate	73

Mahomet welcomes Jáfar and the other Abyssinian exiles	79

Precautionary arrangements before entering Mecca	86

Khâlid Amru and Othmân ibn Talha go over to Mahomet	92

Council of war held by the Moslems at Maân	97

Amru reinforced by Abu Obeida restores the prestige of Mahomet on	104

The Bani Bakr attack the Bani Khozâa Shabân A H VIII Dec A D 629	110

Abu Sofiân visits the camp of Mahomet	119

Khâlid encounters opposition and pursues his enemy into Mecca	125

Two murderers and a singing girl put to death	131

Mahomet marches to Honein to disperse them	137

Pursuit of the fugitive columns	143

Mahomet presents female slaves to Ali Othmân and Omar	149

Mâlik the Hawâzinite chief gained over	155

Mahomets displeasure with his wives	161

General history anticipated	167

Deputations from the south	219

Najran submits to Khâlid Rabî 1st A H X June A D 631	226

Most of his followers perform the Lesser Pilgrimage only	232

Abolition of the intercalary year	239

Etat 63	251

Abu Bakr appointed to lead the public prayers in the absence of Mahomet	263

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Osama visits him on Sunday the 7th June	269

Mahomet comes out to the morning prayer and takes his seat beside	275

CHAPTER THIRTYFOURTH	281

Abu Bakr chosen as the Caliph or successor of Mahomet	288

CHAPTER THIRTYSIXTH	297

gait and habits	303

Conviction of a special Providence	311

At Medina worldly motives mingle with his spiritual objects	318

SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER THIRTYSEVENTH	325

Seal of prophecy	331

a 2	341

Two of their chiefs cursed by Mahomet for robbing his tithe camels	344

Title	The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira: With Introductory Chapters on the Original Sources for the Biography of Mahomet and on the Pre-Islamite History of Arabia, Volume 4 The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira: With Introductory Chapters on the Original Sources for the Biography of Mahomet and on the Pre-Islamite History of Arabia, Sir William Muir
Author	Sir William Muir
Publisher	Smith, Elder & Company, 1861
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	12 Jan 2009

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