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15. | The Revd. Mr. Green’s remarks on the wars of Mohammad criticised | xxiii |
16. | Another view of the wars of Mohammad | xxviii |
17. | Caravans if waylaid, were waylaid by way of reprisal | xxx |
18. | Intolerance; no compulsory conversion enjoined or took place during Mohammad's lifetime: | |
Sir W. Muir quoted and refuted | xxxi | |
19. | A brief sketch of the propagation of Islam at Mecca: | |
Islam at Mecca; | ||
Islam at Abyssinia; | ||
Conversions at Nukhla | xxxii | |
20. | Rapid stride of Islam at Medina | xxxvii |
21. | The increasing number of Moslem converts at Mecca after the Hegira | xxxix |
22. | Disturbed state of the public peace among the tribes surrounding Medina. Internecine wars, an obstacle to the propagation of Islam | xl |
23. | Sketch of the intertribal wars in Arabia during the lifetime of Mohammad | xli |
24. | Spread of Islam in the surrounding tribes at Medina after the Hegira I–VI | xliii |
25. | Mecca a barrier against the conversion of the Southern tribes | xliv |
26. | Tribal conversions in the sixth year. Conversion among several other tribes of the North and North-east in A. H. VIII | xlv |
27. | Surrender of Mecca, A. H. VII | xlvii |
28. | Mecca not compelled to believe | ib. |
29. | The wholesale conversion of the remaining tribes, A. H. IX and X | xlviii |
30. | The various deputations in the 9th and 10th year of the Hegira | li |
31. | A list of the deputations of conversion received by Mohammad at Medina during A. H. IX and X | li–lviii |
32. | All conversions, individual and tribal, were without any compulsion | lix |
33. | Mohammad was not favoured with circumstances round him. The difficulty Mohammad encountered in his
work. Marcus Dods quoted: |
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Dr. Mohscim's causes of the spread of Islam and Hallam quoted |
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34. | Mohammad's unwavering belief in his own mission and his success show him to be a true prophet. Mohammad's efforts established monotheism in Arabia. His manly exertions, and his single handed perseverance. |