CONTENTS. 13 



— Their Division of Time — Their Superstitions — Charms — 

 Sortilege— Divination by Arrows — Worship of the Stars and 

 Planets — Popular Idols and Images — Planting of Christianity 

 in Arabia — Labours of Origen — Bishops' Sees — -Schisms and 

 Heresies in the Arabian and Eastern Churches .... 152 



CHAPTER YI. 



LIFE OF MOHAMMED. 



Contradictory Views of Mohammed's Life and Character — His 

 Birth and Education — Visits S>Tia as a Merchant — Marries 

 Kadiiah — Affects an austere and retired Life — Proposes to 

 reform Rehgion — Assumes the Title and Office of the Apostle 

 of God — His first Converts — Announces publicly his prophetic 

 Mission — His unfavourable Reception — His Proselytes in- 

 crease — Miracle of sphtling the !\Ioon — The famous Night 

 Journey to Heaven — His Secret League v\ith the Meduiian 

 Converts — The Koreish resolve to put him to Death — His 

 Escape and FUght to Jledina — Proclaims a Holy War against 

 the Infidels— Battle of Bedr — Defeat of the Moslems at Ohud 

 — Quairrel with the Jews — Siege of Medina — Expedition to 

 Mecca, and Truce with tile Koreish— Siege and Capitulation 

 of Khaibar — Attempt to poison the Prophet — Mohammed 

 sends Letters and Ambassadors to Foreign Courts — Respect 

 shown liim by his Followers — Battle of Muta — Capture of 

 Mecca by the Moslems — Demolition of Idols and Images- 

 Battle of Honain — Surrender of Taif — Expedition to T^buc — 

 Increased Power and Success of Mohammed — His valedictory 

 Pilgrimage to Mecca— His Sickness and Death — His personal 

 Appearance — His private Character and Habits — His Wives 

 and Concubines — His supposed Ignorance of Letters — Con- 

 cluding Reflections ' 198 



CHAPTER VII. 



THE KORAM. 



The Koran— Its reputed Origin — Held in great Veneration by the 

 Moslems — Its literary Merits — European Translations," Du 

 Ryer's, Maracci's, Sale's, Savary's — Sources whence its Doc- 

 trines were borrowed — Its leading Articles of Faith — Angels 

 and Jm or Genii — Examination of the Dead by Munkir and 

 Nakir — Intermediate Stale of the Soul — The Resurrection — 

 Signs that precede it — Ceremonies of the Final Judgment — 

 The Judicial Balance — The Bridge Al Sirat — Torments of the 

 Wicked — Luxuries and Enjoyments of the Happy State — 

 Women not excluded from the I^Iohammedan Paradise — Pie- 

 destinatiyn— Pra;>'^— The Mchsmmsdan Sabbath— Abfcti'dns 



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