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Hereupon Abu Bekr displayed marvelous skill, energy, and address, so that the power passed into his hands.... HEREUPON ABUBERKUR DISPLAYED MARVELOUS SKILL ENERGY AND ADDRESS SO THAT THE POWER PASSED INTO HIS HANDS
e tribes attacked Medina, but were repulsed by the brave old Caliph Abu Bekr, who refused to abate one jot or tittle, as the successor of Mohammed, of the obligations of Islam. Eleven columns were sent forth under as many leaders, trained in the warlike school of Mohammed. These fought their way, step by step, successfully; and thus, mainly through the wisdom and firmness of Abu Bekr and the 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. AMPANT ANARCHY THE APOSTATE TRIBES ATTACKED MEDINA BUT WERE REPULSED BY THE BRAVE OLD CALIPH ABOUBERKER WHO REFUSED TO ABATE ONE JOT OR TITLE AS THE SUCCESSOR OF MOHAMMA OF THE OBLIGATIONS OF HIS LAMB ELEVEN COLUMNS WERE SENT FORTH UNDER AS MANY LEADERS TRAINED IN THE WARLIKE SCHOOL OF MOHAMMAD THESE BROUGHT THEIR WAY STEP BY STEP SUCCESSFULLY AND THUS MAINLY THROUGH THE WISDOM AND 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
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