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Paras.		Page.
	The business and office of a prophet described. Sir W. Muir and Stobart quoted	Ixv–Ixix
35.	The reforms of Mohammad, his iconoclastic policy. The redemption of Arabia from venal debauchery and infatuated superstition. Muir, Marcus Dods, Stephens quoted	lxix–lxxvii
36.	Indictment against Mohammad, His alleged cruelty and sensuality. Muir, Rev. Hughes, Marcus Dods, and Stanley Poole refuted	lxxvili–lxxxvii
37.	Objections to the (1) Finality of the social reforms of Mohammad, (2) positive precepts, (3) ceremonial law, (4) morality, (4) want of adaptability to the varying circumstances	lxxxvii–lxxxix
38.	All these objections apply rather to the teaching of the Mohammadan Common Law than to the Koran	xc
39.	(1) Finality of social reforms of Mohammad discussed, Intermediary not to be considered final	xc–xcii
40.	(2) Positive precepts and (3) ceremonial law. pilgrimage, Kibla, amount of alms, fasts, forms and attitude of prayer, &c.: pretentious prayers and ostentatious alms-giving	xcii–xcvii
41.	(4) The Koran, both abstract and concrete in morals	xcvii–cii
42.	(5) Adaptability of the Koran to surrounding circumstances	cii–ciii
43.	Suitability of the Koran to all classes of humanity	ciii–civ
	Note	cv
	Genealogical tables of the tribes mentioned in para. 31 of the Introduction	cvi–cvii

 

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ALL THE WARS OF MOHAMMAD WERE DEFENSIVE.

I.—The Persecution.

Paras.		Page.
1.	The early persecution of Moslems by the people of Mecca	2
2.	Notices of the persecutions in the Koran	4
3.	Insults suffered by Mohammad	5
4.	Historical summary of the persecutions	8
5.	The Hegira or the expulsion of the Moslems from Mecca	9
6.	The persecution of the Moslems by the Koreish after their flight from Mecca	11
II.—The Meccans or the Koreish.
7.	A Koreish chieftain commits a raid near Medina, A. H. 1	ib.
8.	The Koreish march to attack Medina, Battle of Badr	ib.
9.	Attack by Abu Sofian upon Medina, A. H. 2	12