The light of the world : a brief comparative study of Christianity and non-Christian religions . Lord and HisProphet. (Muir, Mahomet and Islam, f.) A few weeks later, annoyed by anotherunbeliever, Mohammed exclaimed to those abouthim, Who will rid us of this pestilent fellow?A faithful friend shortly after fell upon thetroubler as he slept. Some months after this Mo-hammed prayed aloud of another whom he dis-liked, O Lord, rid me of the son of Ashraf inwhatsoever way Thou wilt. And then promptedhis followers to murder by asking, Who willease me of this pestilent fellow, for he troublethm
The light of the world : a brief comparative study of Christianity and non-Christian religions . Lord and HisProphet. (Muir, Mahomet and Islam, f.) A few weeks later, annoyed by anotherunbeliever, Mohammed exclaimed to those abouthim, Who will rid us of this pestilent fellow?A faithful friend shortly after fell upon thetroubler as he slept. Some months after this Mo-hammed prayed aloud of another whom he dis-liked, O Lord, rid me of the son of Ashraf inwhatsoever way Thou wilt. And then promptedhis followers to murder by asking, Who willease me of this pestilent fellow, for he troublethme. Here am I, said Mohammed son ofMaslama, I will slay him. With four others,he attacked him treacherously, and brought hishead to the Prophet at the gateway of theMosque. Welcome. he exclaimed; for I seethat your faces beam with victory. Andthine too! they added, as they cast the ghastlyhead of their victim at his feet. (Muir, Ma-homet and Islam, p. 107.) Mohammed now dealt with the Jewish tribesround about with relentless severity, seekingpretexts for their extermination or exile. He also. Persia—Group of Dervishes MO IIA MMEDANISM 191 waged war against the Arab tribes in the interior,and, eight years after the Hegira, returned withan army of ten thousand and conquered Mecca. All this career of war and bloodshed, however,was rilled also with clemency and kindness. Itwas against unbelievers and adversaries that theProphet displayed hostility and acceptance of Islam made a man at oncehis brother and his friend. In the developmentof Islam now, but especially later, it becamenecessary to devise working arrangements con-cerning the case of peoples who fell within theterritory or authority of Islam, but who wouldnot accept the religion. There was often goodwill and fairness shown in these relations, butthis was the exception and not the rule, and bothin Mohammeds lifetime and afterwards, thepressure of persecution and oppression upon allunbelievers was almost c
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