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