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"[37] At Medina the precepts of toleration were quickly cast aside and his whole policy reversed. AT MEDINA THE PRECEPTS OF TOLERATION WERE QUICKLY CAST ASIDE AND HIS WHOLE POLICY REVERSED
much of success was consequently, under the peculiar circumstances, remarkable. But it was by no means singular. The progress fell far short of that made by Christianity during the corresponding period of its existence,[36] and indeed by many reformers who have been the preachers of a new faith. It gave no promise whatever of the marvelous spectacle that was about to follow. [Sidenote: II. Change of policy at Medina, A.D. 622-632. 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. A WAS STUBBORN AND UNLIKE THAT OF JUDEA WHOLLY UNPREPARED THE CAUSE ALSO AT TIMES BECAME THE OBJECT OF SUSTAINED AND VIOLENT OPPOSITION EVEN SO MUCH OF SUCCESS WAS CONSEQUENTLY UNDER THE PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES REMARKABLE BUT IT WAS BY NO MEANS SINGULAR THE PROTEST FELL FAR SHORT OF THAT MADE BY CHRISTIANITY DURING THE CORRESPONDING PERIOD OF ITS EXISTENCE AND INDEED BY MANY REFORMERS WHO HAVE BEEN THE PREACHERS OF A NEW FAITH 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
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