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And so it came to pass that all the Bedouin tribes were in the end converted outwardly, but not from inward conviction. AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT ALL THE BEDWIN TRIBES WERE IN THE ANG CONVERTED OUTWARDLY BUT NOT FROM INWARD CONVICTI
e valor and genius of Khalid, "the Sword of God," the Arab tribes, one by one, were overcome and forced back into their allegiance and the profession of Islam. The reconquest of Arabia and re-imposition of Mohammedanism as the national faith, which it took a whole year to accomplish, is thus described by an Arabian author, who wrote at the close of the second century of the Mohammedan era: After his decease there remained not one of the followers of the prophet that did not apostatize, saving only a small company of his "Companions" and kinsfolk, who hoped thus to secure the government to themselves. Hereupon Abu Bekr displayed marvelous skill, energy, and address, so that the power passed into his hands.... And thus he persevered until the apostate tribes were all brought back to their allegiance, some by kindly treatment, persuasion, and craft; some through terror and fear of the sword; and others by the prospect of power and wealth as well as by the lusts and pleasures of this life. ND FIRMNESS OF ABOUBACHER AND THE VAILOR AND GENIUS OF CALIPH THE SWORD OF GOD THE ARAB TRIBES ONE BY ONE OVERCOME AND FORCE BACK INTO THEIR ALLEGIANCE AND THE PROFESSION OF HIS LAMB THE RECONQUEST OF ARABIA AND RE IMPOSITION OF MOHAMMEDANISM AS THE NATIONAL FAITH WHICH IT TOOK A WHOLE YEAR TO ACCOMPLISH IS THUS DESCRIBED BY AN ARABIAN AUTHOR WHO WROTE AT THE CLOSE OF THE SECOND CENTURY OF THE MOHMDEN ERA AFTER HIS DECEASE THERE REMAINED NOT ONE OF THE FOLLOWERS OF THE PROPHET THAT DID NOT APOSTATE SAVING ONLY A SMALL COMPANY OF HIS COMPANIONS AND HEINCEFORD WHO HOPED THUS TO SECURE THE GOVERNMENT TO THEMSELVES HEREUPON ABUBERKUR DISPLAYED MARVELOUS SKILL ENERGY AND ADDRESS SO THAT THE POWER PASSED INTO HIS HANDS AND THUS HE PERCEIVEWARD UNTIL THE APOSTATE TRIBES WERE ALL BROUGHT BACK TO THEIR ELIGENCE SOME BY KINDLY TREATMENT PERSUASION AND CRACK AND SOME THROUGH TERROR AND FEAR OF THE SWORD AND OTHERS BY THE PROFIT OF POWER AND WEALTH AS WELL AS BY THE LUST AND PLEASURES OF THIS LIFE
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