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intheyear622.itisthestiortantdateinhaedan</p>
historyandisknohehegiratheyearofthegreatflight.</p>
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tookahoutgreatdifficulty,andhavingslaughtered</p>
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nvinohaedprophet.</p>
frohattionuntiltheyearofhisdeath,haed</p>
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firstplareeddtaughttohisfollowers</p>
ple.thedisciplesustlove</p>
allah,therulerofthepassionate.</p>
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haedancarriedhisreligionandneverfelt</p>
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restofthetiheletallahruletheand</p>
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botheraboutrailroadsandsteahiplines.butitgaveevery</p>
haeda.itbade</p>
hieatpeaceselfandhthehhe</p>
livedandthathing.</p>
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intheirhechristians,hadtodohthe</p>
nduohaedansoldiersforthtodo</p>
battleforthetruefaith.theprophetprosedthatthose</p>
y,lytoheaven.</p>
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drearyexistenohaedans</p>
anenorusadvantageoverthecrusadersant</p>
dreadofadarkhereafter,anducktothegood</p>
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intothefireofeuropeanegunsquiteindifferentto</p>
thefatethataandheyaresugerous</p>
andpersistentenees.</p>
havingputhisreligioushouseinorder,haednow</p>
begantoenjoyhispoheundisputedrulerofalarge</p>
nuerofarabtribes.butsuesshasbeentheundoingof</p>
alargenuerofninthedaysofadversity.</p>
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heallohefaithfultohavefourwives.asonewife</p>
entinthoseoldendayswhenbrideswere</p>
boughtdirectlyfroheparents,foureapositive</p>
luxuryexedaries</p>
anddateorsofavarice.areligion</p>
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highskieddesertedtosuittheneeds</p>
ofthesgrtshebazaarsofthecities.</p>
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didverylittlegoodtotheohaedanisasfor</p>
theprophethielf,heonpreagthetruthofallah</p>
andprogilhedied,quite</p>
suddenly,ofafeveronjuheseventhoftheyear632.</p>
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hisfatherinlaheearlydangers</p>
oftheprophetslife.ter,abubekrdiedand</p>
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henqueredegypt,persia,phoenicia,syriaandpalestine</p>
anddedasohaedanworld</p>
eire.</p>
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daughter,fati,butaquarrelbrokeoutuponapointof</p>
sleoeandaliurdered.afterhisdeath,</p>
thecaliphateadehereditaryandtheleadersofthefaithful</p>
heircareerasthespiritualheadious</p>
sepire.theybuilt</p>
aheshoresoftheeuphrates,heruinsof</p>
babylonanden</p>
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happinessoftheirsleaithtoallunbelievers.inthe</p>
year700a.d.ahaedangeneralbythenaoftarik</p>
crossedtheoldgatesofherculesandreachedthehighrock</p>
ontheeuropeansidehegibelaltarik,the</p>
hilloftarikibraltar.</p>
elevenyearslaterileofxeresdelafrontera,</p>
hedefeatedthekingofthevisigothsaheslebr></p>
arvednorthherouteofhannibal,</p>
theycrossedthepassesofthepyreheydefeatedthe</p>
dukeofaquitania,nearbordeaux,</p>
andrcheduponparis.butintheyear732one</p>
hundredyearsafterthedeathoftheprophet,theywere</p>
beateninabattl</p>
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