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CONTENTS e Superstitions in the Vedas 56 Contradictions in the Vedas 57 Number of Vedic Gods 58 God’s Promise to Abraham 59 The Prophecy in Deuteronomy 62 Faran—Part of Arabia 67 The Quraysh are Ishmael’s Descendants 68 The Holy Prophet Mentioned in Habakkuk 71 The Prophet’s Advent Foretold by Solomon 73 Isaiah’s Prophecies 75 Prophecies of Daniel 87 Prophecies in the New Testament 90 The Holy Prophet—A Life Sketch 98 Life of the Prophet an Open Book 100 Arabia at the Time of the Prophet’s Birth 101 Holy Prophet’s Marriage with Khadijah 105 The Prophet Receives His First Revelation 107 First Converts 108 The Faithful Persecuted 108 The Message of Islam 112 Emigration to Abyssinia 114 ‘Umar Accepts Islam 115 Persecution Intensifies 116 The Prophet Goes to Ta’if 118 Islam Spreads to Medina 120 First Pledge of ‘Aqabah 123 The Hijrah 124 Suraqah Pursues the Prophet 125 The Prophet Arrives at Medina 126 Abu Ayyub Ansari as Prophet’s Host 127 Life Unsafe at Medina 129 Pact between Various Tribes of Medina 130 Meccans Preparing to Attack Medina 132 Battle of Badr 134 A Great Prophecy Fulfilled 138