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Second Period.—The fifth and sixth years of the Prophet's Mission. A.D.
617-19.
54, 37, 71, 76, 44, 50, 20, 26, 15, 19, 38,
36, 43, 72, 67, 23, 21, 25, 17, 27, 18.
Third Period.—From the seventh year to the Hijra. A.D. 619—22.
32, 41, 45, 16, 30, 11, 14, 12, 40, 28, 39,
29, 31, 42, 10, 34, 35, 7, 46, 6, 13.
MEDINA SURAS
From the Hijra to the end. A D. 622—32.
2, 98, 64, 62, 8, 47, 3, 61, 57, 4, 65, 59, 33,
63, 24,58, 22, 48, 66, 60, 110, 49, 9, 5
In the quotations from the Qur'an I have used the translations of Rodwell and
of Palmer and occasionally those of Sale and also of Lane. I have compared these
with the Persian translations of Husain and of Shah Wali Ullah Muhaddath and
also with the Urdu translations by 'Abdu'l-Qadir, Dr. Nadhir Ahmad Khan and
Ahmad Shah.
The Traditions (Ahadith) of Bukhari and of Tirmidi have been consulted.
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CHAPTER I
THE MECCAN PERIOD
The first revelation—Indifference of the Quraish—The political
factor—Persecution of the Muslims—Denunciation of opponents—Theory of
inspiration—Absence of Miracles—Scepticism of the Quraish—Joys of
Paradise—Influence of Khadijah—Description of Hell—The Prophet as
Warner—Emigration to Abyssinia—al-Lat and al-'Uzza—Idolatry reproved—Hostility
of the Quraish—Opposition to former Prophets—Reproof of the Quraish—Claim to
inspiration—Denial of forgery—Uniqueness of the Qur'an—Jews, Christians and
Sabians—Relation to Judaism—Tales of the Ancients—Visit to Ta'if—Visitors from
Madina—The men of Madina—First pledge of 'Aqaba—The Mi'raj—Second pledge of
Aqaba—Departure to Madina—The prospect in Medina
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CHAPTER II
THE MADINA PERIOD
The entry into Madina—The Jews—Opposition of the Jews—Accusation against
the Jews—Islam the only true religion—Jews charged with hypocrisy and with
corruption of the Scriptures—Obedience to the Bible enjoined—Qur'an the
safeguard of previous Scriptures—Change of the Qibla—Breach with
Judaism—Sanction given to the Hajj—Persecution and massacre of the
Jews—Warlike expeditions—
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