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【】hielfindepebyrryinghiseloyer,the ria thathehelongexpectedprophetsentbyallahtosavethe ostheartilyandd ntioannoythe theyregardedhisalunatidapubliy. haedheardoftheplotandinthedarkofnighthefledtodina togetherhabubekr,histrustedpupil.thishappened intheyear622.itisthestiortantdateinhaedan historyandisknohehegiratheyearofthegreatflight. indina,haed,ranger,founditeasier toproecity,where everyonehadknoasasilecaldriver.soonhe beroffollowers,or sle,,``thesubssiontothewill ofgod,dpraisedasthehighestofallvirtues. forsevenyearshepreaedina.then hebelievedhielfstrongenoughtobeginacaaignagainst hisfhboursandhis holyssioninhisoldcaldrivingdays.attheheadof anarofdineseherrossthedesert.hisfollowers tookahoutgreatdifficulty,andhavingslaughtered aheinhabitants,theyfounditquiteeasyto nvinohaedprophet. frohattionuntiltheyearofhisdeath,haed unateihingheuook. therearet.inthe firstplareeddtaughttohisfollowers ple.thedisciplesustlove allah,therulerofthepassionate. theysthonouraheirparents.they dishoyindealinghtheieighbours andoobehuleandcharitable,tothe poorandtothesick.finallytheyoabstain frdrinkandtobeveryfrugalie.that s,edasshepherdsof theirfloon expehehaedanosqueserely largestonehallshoutbentures,hefaithful uldgatheriftheyfeltsoinedtoreadanddiscuss chaptersfrohekoran,theholybook.buttheaverage haedancarriedhisreligionandneverfelt hielfheedinbytherestrisandregulationsofan establishedh.fivetisadayhetuedhisfacetowards pleprayer.forthe restofthetiheletallahruletheand aeptedhpatientresignation. ofursesuattitudete thefaithfultogoforthandielealeryor botheraboutrailroadsandsteahiplines.butitgaveevery haeda.itbade hieatpeaceselfandhthehhe livedandthathing. thesendreasons intheirhechristians,hadtodohthe nduohaedansoldiersforthtodo battleforthetruefaith.theprophetprosedthatthose y,lytoheaven. thisdesuddehinthefieldpreferabletoalongbut drearyexistenohaedans anenorusadvantageoverthecrusadersant dreadofadarkhereafter,anducktothegood thingsofthisheypossiblyuld.ially itexplainssoldiersharge intothefireofeuropeanegunsquiteindifferentto thefatethataandheyaresugerous andpersistentenees. havingputhisreligioushouseinorder,haednow begantoenjoyhispoheundisputedrulerofalarge nuerofarabtribes.butsuesshasbeentheundoingof alargenuerofninthedaysofadversity. hetriedtogainthegoodber ulationsothoseofh. heallohefaithfultohavefourwives.asonewife entinthoseoldendayswhenbrideswere boughtdirectlyfroheparents,foureapositive luxuryexedaries anddateorsofavarice.areligion eantforthehardyhuntersofthe highskieddesertedtosuittheneeds ofthesgrtshebazaarsofthecities. ittheinalprograndit didverylittlegoodtotheohaedanisasfor theprophethielf,heonpreagthetruthofallah andprogilhedied,quite suddenly,ofafeveronjuheseventhoftheyear632. hissuoslewas hisfatherinlaheearlydangers oftheprophetslife.ter,abubekrdiedand oriears henqueredegypt,persia,phoenicia,syriaandpalestine anddedasohaedanworld eire. ords daughter,fati,butaquarrelbrokeoutuponapointof sleoeandaliurdered.afterhisdeath, thecaliphateadehereditaryandtheleadersofthefaithful heircareerasthespiritualheadious sepire.theybuilt aheshoresoftheeuphrates,heruinsof babylonanden isofcavalry,theysetforthtthe happinessoftheirsleaithtoallunbelievers.inthe year700a.d.ahaedangeneralbythenaoftarik crossedtheoldgatesofherculesandreachedthehighrock ontheeuropeansidehegibelaltarik,the hilloftarikibraltar. elevenyearslaterileofxeresdelafrontera, hedefeatedthekingofthevisigothsaheslebr> arvednorthherouteofhannibal, theycrossedthepassesofthepyreheydefeatedthe dukeofaquitania,nearbordeaux, andrcheduponparis.butintheyear732one hundredyearsafterthedeathoftheprophet,theywere beateninabattl ...