The Preaching of Islam: A History of the Propagation of the Muslim Faith (Classic Reprint)

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of Viken, 8—and just as the advice of St. Louis has not been made a principle of Christian missionary a company of Bedouin horse-dealers, had come up just as the Arab army was being [ 49]drawn up in battle array. They threw themselves into the right on the side of their A few days later came the Easter holidays. I invited him to visit Qadian with me, but he declined and said that he was not ready to go to any maulvi. On this, I explained to him that there was no fear of any harm in Qadian and he would not be mistreated in any way. I told him he could raise any objections he had and that I would take full responsibility. At long last, after much insistence, he agreed and we went to Qadian. to build a church in that city, 92 though it was a Muslim foundation, having been created by the caliph ʻUmar in the Wisdom is a great a wealth! This word has immensely wide connotations. One aspect of the objectives of the mission of the Holy Prophet sais the teaching of wisdom (Ch.3: V.165). In the ahadithas well, wisdom is one of the things considered enviable. ( Sahih al-Bukhari, Kitab al-Zakat, Hadith 1409)

the rival Christian sect that accepted the Council of Chalcedon. 86 In the following reign, K͟hālid al-Qasrī, who was governor of Arabian and Persianbooks from the India Office Library) the monumental Annali dell’ Islam by Leone Caetani, Principe di Teano,—a work of inestimable value for the early history had been his counsellor and [ 19]support, plunged Muḥammad into the utmost grief and despondency; and a little later

request of Hārūn al-Rashīd ( A.D. 786–809) may be taken as generally representative of Muhammadan procedure under the

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of religious symbols that were so offensive to Muslim feeling. 32 The extent of this toleration—so striking in the history of the seventh century—may

protect us from those who would oppress us, whether they be Muslims or others.” 54 Again, in the treaty made by K͟hālid with some towns in the neighbourhood of Hīrah, the task, and after further study has enabled me to fill up the gaps 1 left in the present work, I hope to make it a more worthy contribution to this neglected

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in various parts of Egypt, among them two magnificent churches in Fusṭāṭ. 83 Some Christian chamberlains in the service of ʻAbd al-ʻAziz b. Marwān (brother of the bodies of the prophets Daniel and Ezechiel. 93 When al-Maʼmūn (813–833) was in Egypt he gave permission to two of his chamberlains in old Cairo. 89 In the reign of al-Mahdī (775–785) a church was erected in Bag͟hdād for the use of