THE LIFE OF MAHOMET AND HISTORY OF ISLAM, Volume 2

1858

CONTENTS	1

Probable effect of the shepherd life upon his mind	14

Mahomet returns and reports in person to Khadija the successful result	20

The union fortunate and happy	26

Rebuilding of the Kaaba	33

Contention as to which tribe should deposit it in its place	43

Zeid son of Hâritha a Christian slave is also adopted by Mahomet	52

But a continued assurance of success on the part of Mahomet	58

Conversion of Hamza 615 A D	166

The Coreish cut off communications with the Moslems and their supporters	174

Unfavourable effect of the seclusion on the cause of Mahomet	180

Time spent in study and composition	188

From the Tenth Year of the Mission of Mahomet to the Hegira	190

Abu Lahab for a short time protects Mahomet	196

His prayer	202

Mahomet marries Sawda Feb March 620 A D and is betrothed to Ayesha	208

Poetical fragments of this period	59

Influence of Satan considered as a possible explanation of Mahomets belief	60

Sura xcv	62

Position justified by a reference to the temptation of our Saviour	92

Extension of Islam and Early Converts from the assumption by	97

Abu Bakrs influence gains five early converts Sáad Zobeir Talha	103

Thirteen other early believers	109

Weakness of Mahomets position	115

Further slave converts	122

Sura lxxx	128

SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER FOURTII	135

He can only reiterate his own conviction	136

Sura cix	140

Objections of opponents and answers thereto entered in the Coran	146

The people pleased	152

And the ruling of providence asserted to be with God only	158

The Second Emigration to Abyssinia A D 615616	160

Fearful asseverations that he is not the fabricator of a Revelation	215

They pursue the Medîna caravan and maltreat one of the converts	223

2356	236

Imputations of his enemies	251

Their alarm	257

189	258

They start for Medîna 20th June 622 A D	260

SUPPLEMENT TO CHAPTER SIXTH	266

Description of his followers by Mahomet	272

Subject of the Chapter relation of Islam to Christianity	278

Mahomet replies that Jesus was but a Servant	287

The grand Catholic Faiththe faith of Abraham	294

Embassy from the Christians of Najrân	300

Knowledge of Christianity whence derived	306

Syrian tradition the likeliest source of Mahomets knowledge derived chiefly	309

The Meccans taunt him with being prompted by others	315

Title	THE LIFE OF MAHOMET AND HISTORY OF ISLAM, Volume 2 THE LIFE OF MAHOMET AND HISTORY OF ISLAM, Sir William Muir
Author	Sir William Muir
Published	1858
Original from	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Digitized	16 Nov 2016

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