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September 1, 2017 Leave a Comment

Eid al-Adha, 2017

Today we celebrate Eid al-Adha, the holiest Muslim day.This ends the Haij the annual pilgrimage to Mecca. It commemorates the story of Abraham's

October 5, 2011 Leave a Comment

Assessing Mohammed

Today's installment concludes Mohammed,the name of our combined selection from Washington Irving and Simon Ockley. The concluding installment, by

October 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

Mohammed’s Farewell Pilgrimage

The next thing the apostle did was to shave his head, beginning on the right side of it and finishing it on the left.Continuing Mohammed,our

October 2, 2011 Leave a Comment

Mohammed’s Conquest of Mecca

Upon the conquest of Mecca, many of the tribes of the Arabs came and submitted to Mohammed.Continuing Mohammed,our selection from The History of

October 1, 2011 Leave a Comment

Mohammed Throws Idols out of Kaaba

Having alighted, he went into the Kaaba, where he found images of angels and a figure of Abraham holding in his hand a bundle of arrows.Continuing

September 29, 2011 Leave a Comment

Mohammed Invested With Sovereign Power

Mohammed was now so well confirmed in his power that he took upon himself the authority of a king and was, by the chief men of his army, inaugurated

September 28, 2011 Leave a Comment

Mohammed’s Pogram Against the Jews

Accordingly, he decreed that all the men, in number between six and seven hundred, should be put to the sword, the women and children sold for slaves

September 26, 2011 Leave a Comment

Mohammed Prohibits Wine and Gambling

This prohibition of wine hindered many of the prophet's contemporaries from embracing his religion.Continuing Mohammed,our selection from The

September 25, 2011 Leave a Comment

The Battle of Uhud

When the Muslims saw Mohammed fall, they concluded he was killed and took to flight.Continuing Mohammed,our selection from The History of the

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