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10. | Battle of Ohad | 12 |
11. | Mohammad's prestige affected by the defeat | ib. |
12. | Abu Sofian threatened the Moslems with another attack next year | 13 |
13. | The Koreish again attack Medina with a large army. Mohammad defends the city. The enemy retire, A. H. 5 | 14 |
14. | Mohammad with his followers advanced to perform the lesser pilgrimage of Mecca. The Koreish oppose Mohammad, who return disappointed. The treaty of Hodeibia | 15 |
15. | Violation of the treaty by the Koreish and their submission | 16 |
16. | Two other tribes assume the offensive | ib. |
III.—The Defensive Character of the Wars. | ||
17. | Verses from the Koran in support of the defensive character of the wars | 25 |
18. | What the above quoted verses show | 26 |
19. | Justification of the Moslems in taking up arms against their aggressors | 27 |
20. | The first aggression after the Hegira was not on the part of Mohammad | 28 |
21. | The alleged instances examined | 29 |
22. | Hamza and Obeida's expeditions | ib. |
23. | Abwa, Bowat, and Osheira expeditions | 30 |
24. | The affair at Nakhla | 31 |
25. | At Badr Mohammad came only in his defence | 33 |
26. | The first aggression after the Hegira, if from Mohammad, might fairly be looked upon as retaliation | 34 |
IV.—The Jews. | ||
27. | The Jews broke treaties | ib. |
28. | Bani Kainnkaa, Bani Nazeer, Khyber, and Ghatafán | 35 |
29. | Notice of them in Koran | 37 |
30. | The judgment of Sád | 38 |
31. | Defensive character of the expedition against the Jews of Khyber | 40 |
V.—The Christians or Romans. | ||
32. | Tabúk, the last expedition | ib. |
33. | Description of the wars concluded | 41 |
VI.—The Intolerance. | ||
34. | Mohammad never taught intolerance | 43 |
35. | In what sense the wars were religious wars | 44 |
36. | The alleged verses of intolerance explained | 45 |
37. | Sir William Mir quoted | 47 |
38. | Comment on the above quotation | 50 |
39. | Object of Mohammad's wars | 51 |