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 . Surah 15:39-43PAGES FROM THE KOKAX IX EARLY CUFIC CHARACTERS ORIGIN AND SOURCES OF ISLAM 9 there was also an annual market which was so large thatthe line of booths stretched for ten miles between Taifand Nachla; Wellhausen pictures the scene as describedby the poets: a crowd of traders, artisans, blacksmiths,horse-doctors, poets, athletes, wine-sellers; a great gath-ering of the tribes from every quarter, and every sort offriendly
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 . Surah 15:39-43PAGES FROM THE KOKAX IX EARLY CUFIC CHARACTERS ORIGIN AND SOURCES OF ISLAM 9 there was also an annual market which was so large thatthe line of booths stretched for ten miles between Taifand Nachla; Wellhausen pictures the scene as describedby the poets: a crowd of traders, artisans, blacksmiths,horse-doctors, poets, athletes, wine-sellers; a great gath-ering of the tribes from every quarter, and every sort offriendly competitive contest; an agricultural fair, anoratorical contest, and a religious camp-meeting com-bined.^ An entire month was given up to these inter-tribal, commercial and social gatherings here and at Mec-ca; an annual truce of God among the warlike was the first Arab that dared make war dur-ing the sacred months, and break the troth of PaganArabia. According to Moslem tradition, the science of writingwas not known in Mecca until introduced by Harb,father of Abu Soofian, the great opponent of Moham-med, about A. D. 560. But this is evident
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