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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
| Introduction— | ||
| Paras. | Page. | |
| 1. | Object of the book | |
| 2. | Early wrongs of the Moslem; justification in taking up arms, if taken | ii |
| 3. | Commencement of the war; the Koreish being public enemy were liable to be treated as such | ib. |
| 4. | But the Moslems could not take up arms to redress their wrongs under certain circumstances | iii |
| 5. | Moslems otherwise engaged at Medina had no intention of suffering the horrors of war by taking the initiative, but were in imminent danger from the enemy | iv |
| 6. | The Koreish first attacked the Moslems at Medina. They could not forbear the escape of the Mosiems | v |
| 7. | Three battles waged by the Koreish against Mohammad—Badr, Ohad, and Ahzáb: these wars on the Moslem side were purely in defence, not waged even to redress their wrongs or re-establish their rights | vii |
| 8. | The battle of Badr was defensive on the part of Mohammaid. Reasons for the same | viii |
| 9. | Mohammad at Medina, owing to the attackx, inroads, and threatening gatherings of the Koreish and other tribes, had hardly time to think of offensive measures | xi |
| 10. | Armed opposition of the Koreish to the Moslem pilgrims from Medina in the vicinity of Mecca. The truce of Hodeibin | xv |
| 11. | The Koreish again commot hostilities and violate their pledge. War declared against those who had violated the trace. War not carried out | xvi |
| 12. | War with foes other than Koreish | xviii |
| 13. | Expedition to Tabúk to check the advancing enemy. No war took place | xix |
| 14. | Number of the wars of Mohammad much exaggerated: Ghazara defined; number of actual wars | xx |
