. Medieval Europe from 395 to 1270. and routed them completely; Medina was taken and pil-laged during three days; the places hallowed by Mo-hammeds presence were profaned; the inhabitants, whowere spared, were forced to proclaim themselves slaves ofthe Prophet. During this time, at Mecca, one of theProphets companions, Abdallah, son of Zobeir, of thetribe of Koreishites, had refused to acknowledge Jezid,and caused an uprising of the people on account of the^ martyr Hossein. He thought himself secure in theholy city; but those who had profaned Medina did nothesitate to take Mecca. The year foll
. Medieval Europe from 395 to 1270. and routed them completely; Medina was taken and pil-laged during three days; the places hallowed by Mo-hammeds presence were profaned; the inhabitants, whowere spared, were forced to proclaim themselves slaves ofthe Prophet. During this time, at Mecca, one of theProphets companions, Abdallah, son of Zobeir, of thetribe of Koreishites, had refused to acknowledge Jezid,and caused an uprising of the people on account of the^ martyr Hossein. He thought himself secure in theholy city; but those who had profaned Medina did nothesitate to take Mecca. The year following all Arabiawas subdued. Henceforth it ceased to be important; thecentre of the Mohammedan world was no longer at Mecca,but at Damascus, among Christians and Jews. 12. Conquest of Northern Africa by the Mussulmans.—A fresh impetus was given to the Arabian invasion. Dur-ing the first period the East had been subdued; in thesecond, the West was overrun. Hassan, governor ofEgypt, took Carthage, which was forever destroyed (697);. EUROPE END OF 7TH CENTURY 695 Roman Empire Teutonic KingdomsCelts-- 1 10
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