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In the second year after the Hegira[a], or flight from Mecca (the period from which the Mohammedan era dates), he began to plunder the caravans of the Coreish, which passed near to Medina on their mercantile journeys between Arabia and Syria. IN THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE HEDGERA OR FLIGHT FROM MECCA THE PERIOD FROM WHICH THE MAHOMMADONNE ERODATES HE BEGAN TO PLUNDER THE CARAVANS OF THE KURISH WHICH PASSED NEAR TO MEDINA ON THEIR MERCANTILE JOURNEYS BETWEEN ARABIA AND SYRIA
Arabia converted from Medina at the point of the sword.] Having escaped from Mecca and found a new and congenial home in Medina, Mohammed was not long in changing his front. At Mecca, surrounded by enemies, he taught toleration. He was simply the preacher commissioned to deliver a message, and bidden to leave the responsibility with his Master and his hearers. He might argue with the disputants, but it must be "in a way most mild and gracious;" for "in religion" (such was his teaching before he reached Medina) "there should be neither violence nor constraint."[37] At Medina the precepts of toleration were quickly cast aside and his whole policy reversed. No sooner did Mohammed begin to be recognized and obeyed as the chief of Medina than he proceeded to attack the Jewish tribes settled in the neighborhood because they refused to acknowledge his claims and believe in him as a prophet foretold in their Scriptures; two of these tribes were exiled, and the third exterminated in cold blood. ITH IT GAVE NO PROMISE WHATEVER OF THE MARVELOUS PECTACLE THAT WAS ABOUT TO FOLLOW HAVING ESCAPED FROM MECCA AND FOUND A NEW AND CONGENIAL HOME IN MEDINA MOHAMMED WAS NOT LONG IN CHANGING HIS FRONT AT MECCA SURROUNDED BY ENEMIES HE TAUGHT TOLERATION HE WAS SIMPLY THE PREACHER COMMISSIONED TO DELIVER A MESSAGE AND BIDDEN TO LEAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY WITH HIS MASTER AND HIS HEARERS HE MIGHT ARGUE WITH THE DISPUTANTS BUT IT MUST BE IN A WAY MOST WILD AND GRACIOUS FOR IN RELIGION SUCH WAS HIS TEACHING BEFORE HE REACHED MEDINA THERE SHOULD BE NEITHER VIOLENCE NOR CONSTRAINT AT MEDINA THE PRECEPTS OF TOLERATION WERE QUICKLY CAST ASIDE AND HIS WHOLE POLICY REVERSED NO SOONER DID MOHAMMED BEGIN TO BE RECOGNIZED AND OBEYED AS THE CHIEF OF MEDINA THAN HE PROCEEDED TO ATTACK THE JEWISH TRIBES SETTLED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THEY REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS CLAIMS AND BELIEVE IN HIM AS A PROPHET FORETOLD IN THEIR SCRIPTURES TWO OF THESE TRIBES WERE EXILED AND THE THIRD EXTERMINATED IN COLD BLOOD
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