Islam, a challenge to faith; studies on the Mohammedan religion and the needs and opportunities of the Mohammedan world from the standpoint of Christian missions . saster,and there was also renewed hostility at Mecca. There-fore Mohammed resolved to attack his native city. Heapproached with ten thousand men, entered Mecca with-out a battle, destroyed the idols in the Kaaba, and ad-ministered the oath of allegiance to the people. Whenexpeditions were sent to subdue the neighboring tribes,and Khalid was guilty of ordering a whole tribe to beslain, Mohammed rebuked him and sent money for thewidow
Islam, a challenge to faith; studies on the Mohammedan religion and the needs and opportunities of the Mohammedan world from the standpoint of Christian missions . saster,and there was also renewed hostility at Mecca. There-fore Mohammed resolved to attack his native city. Heapproached with ten thousand men, entered Mecca with-out a battle, destroyed the idols in the Kaaba, and ad-ministered the oath of allegiance to the people. Whenexpeditions were sent to subdue the neighboring tribes,and Khalid was guilty of ordering a whole tribe to beslain, Mohammed rebuked him and sent money for thewidows and orphans of the slain. The ninth year of theHegira was the year of deputations, when the variousArabian tribes accepted Islam. Other warlike expedi-tions to Tabuk, Duma and Taif followed. In A. D. 631Mohammed issued the famous command that, after fouryears, the Moslems would be absolved from every leagueor covenant with idolaters, and that thereafter no unbe-liever would be allowed to make the pilgrimage. Thesame year he had a great sorrow in the death of his littleson, Ibrahim. The next year, in great state, he made the ^See Chapter VI of this volume,. ^m^^^^^^miifM^m^m MOHAMMED, THE PROPHET 39 final pilgrimage, but the excitement and fatigue told onhis health, for he was growing infirm. Three danger-ous revolts by rival prophets—Musailimah, Iswad andTulaiha—broke out in Arabia, which were all subdued,but not until after the death of Mohammed. The proph-ets health grew worse; sixty-three years of checkeredlife had undermined his iron constitution, and perhapsthe poison of Khaibar had left its trace in his his sick-bed he sent out a last expedition, underOsama, against the Roman border; and, after a final ad-dress from the mosque pulpit, having given alms to thepoor and counsel to his followers, he lay down to die onAishas lap. Muir, following the oldest Moslem biographers, tellsthe rest of the story thus: His strength now rapidlysank. He seemed to be aware
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