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| 7. | Concubinage | 203 |
| 8. | Maria the Coptic | 204 |
| 9. | Despatch of Mokowkas | 205 |
| 10 & 11. | Maria neither a slave nor a concubine | 207 |
| 12. | Maria had no son | 209 |
| 13. | The story of Maria and Haphsa a spurious one | 211 |
| 14. | The affair not noticed iv the early biographies | 212 |
| 15. | Sir W. Muir's authority not valid | ib.' |
| 16. | The best commentators and traditionalists refute the story | 214 |
| 17. | The story nut accredited by the Koran | ib. |
| 18. | The story when fabricated | ib. |
| 19. | Zeinab's case | 215 |
| 20. | The story a spurious one | 216 |
| 21. | Sir W. Muir's conjectures not justified | 217 |
| 22. | A wrong translation of Sir W. Muir | 219 |
| 23. | In Zeinab's case no exceptional privilege was secured | 220 |
| 24. | The false story traced to Mukatil | ib. |
| 25. | Katádas conjectural interpretation not warranted | 222 |
| 26. | Other conjectures | 223 |
| APPENDIX C. | ||
| I. | —The verses of the Koran referring to the persecution of the Koreish at Mecea | 225 |
| II. | —The verses of the Koran referring to the aggression of the Koreish at Medina as well as those of the inhabitants thereof | ib. |
| III. | —The verses of the Koran alluding to the wars of defence against the Koreish and Arabs, &c., with several references to their aggressions | ib. |
| I¥. | —The verses of the Koran alluding to the various battles | 226 |
