thearaans；thesetes；hadbeen
therulersofeasiaforthirtyorfortycenturiesthey
hadbeennqueredbytheindoeuropeanpersianswhohad
efroheeastandbytheindoeuropeangreekswho
hadefroheahundredyearsafterthedeathof
alexanderthegreat；iticphoenicians；
hadfoughttheindoeuropeanronsforthestery
ofthediterraneancarthagehadbeendefeatedanddestroyed
andforeighthundredyearstheronshadbeensters
oftheheseventhcentury；hoher
setictribeappeareduponthesceneandchallengedthe
pohetheyhearabs；peacefulshepherds
edthroughthedesertsine
perialaitions
thentheylistenedtohaed；untedtheirhorsesand
inlessthanacenturytheyhadpushedtotheheartofeurope
andproclaidthegloriesofallah；‘‘theonlygod；and
haed；‘‘theprophetoftheonlygod；tothefrightened
peasantsoffrance
thestoryofahd；thesonofabdallahandanah
usuallyknod；or‘‘hewhowillbepraised；；
readslikeachapterinthe‘‘thousandandonenightshe
eldriver；boinccaheseetohavebeenan
epilepticandhesufferedfropellsofunnsciousnesswhen
hedreadstrangedreaandheardthevoiceoftheangel
gabriel；ertendowninabook
calledthekoranhis
alloverarabiaandheantlyfallinginhjewish
rchantsandetoseethat
thethinghis
ohearabs；stillreveredqueerstonesandtrunks
oftreesastheirancestorshaddone；tensofthousandsof
yearsbeforeincca；theirholycity；stoodalittlesquare
building；thekaaba；fullofidolsandstrangeoddsandends
ofhoodooworship
haeddeosesofthearabpeoplehe
uldnoteldriveratthesati
sohede
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hielfindependentbyrryinghiseloyer；the
richecca
thathehelongexpectedprophetsentbyallahtosavethe
ostheartilyandd
ntinuedtoannoythe
theyregardedhisalunaticandapublicboreercy
haedheardoftheplotandinthedarkofnighthefledtodina
togetherhabubekr；histrustedpupilthishappened
intheyear622itisthestiortantdateinhaedan
historyandisknohehegiratheyearofthegreatflight
indina；haed；ranger；founditeasier
toproecity；where
everyonehadknoasasilecaldriversoonhe
beroffollowers；or
sle；；‘‘thesubssiontothewill
ofgod；dpraisedasthehighestofallvirtues
forsevenyearshepreaedinathen
hebelievedhielfstrongenoughtobeginacaaignagainst
hisforeighboursandhis
holyssioninhisoldcaldrivingdaysattheheadof
anarofdineseherchedacrossthedeserthisfollowers
tookccahoutgreatdifficulty；andhavingslaughtered
anueroftheinhabitants；theyfounditquiteeasyto
nvinohaedprophet
frohattionuntiltheyearofhisdeath；haed
unateineverythingheundertook
therearetinthe
firstplace；thecreeddtaughttohisfollowers
plethedisciplesustlove
allah；therulerofthepassionate
theysthonourandobeytheirparentsthey
dishonestyindealinghtheieighbours
andonishedtobehuleandcharitable；tothe
poorandtothesickfinallytheyoabstain
frotrongdrinkandtobeveryfrugalintheyatethat
s；edasshepherdsof
theirfloon
expensethehaedanosqueserely
largestonehallshoutbenchesorpictures；hefaithful
uldgatheriftheyfeltsoinclinedtoreadanddiscuss
chaptersfrohekoran；theholybookbuttheaverage
haedancarriedhisreligionandneverfelt
hielfheedinbytherestrictionsandregulationsofan
establishedchurchfivetisadayhetuedhisfacetowards
pleprayerforthe
restofthetiheletallahruletheand
acceptedhpatientresignation
ofursesuchanattitudetoenurage
thefaithfultogoforthandinventelectricalchineryor
botheraboutrailroadsandsteahiplinesbutitgaveevery
haedanaentitbade
hieatpeaceselfandhthehhe
livedandthathing
thesendreasons
intheirhechristians；hadtodohthe
nduohaedansoldiersforthtodo
battleforthetruefaiththeprophetprosedthatthose
y；lytoheaven
thisdesuddendeathinthefieldpreferabletoalongbut
drearyexistenohaedans
anenorusadvantageoverthecrusadersant
dreadofadarkhereafter；anducktothegood
thingsofthisheypossiblyuldincidentally
itexplainssoldiersharge
intothefireofeuropeanchinegunsquiteindifferentto
thefatethataandheyaresuchdangerous
andpersistentenees
havingputhisreligioushouseinorder；haednow
begantoenjoyhispoheundisputedrulerofalarge
nuerofarabtribesbutsuccesshasbeentheundoingof
alargenuerofninthedaysofadversity
hetriedtogainthegoodber
ofregulationsothoseofh
heallohefaithfultohavefourwivesasonewife
entinthoseoldendayswhenbrideswere
boughtdirectlyfroheparents；foureapositive
luxuryexedaries
anddateorsofavariceareligion
eantforthehardyhuntersofthe
highskieddesertedtosuittheneeds
ofthesgrchantshebazaarsofthecities
ittheoriginalprograndit
didverylittlegoodtotheohaedanisasfor
theprophethielf；heonpreachingthetruthofallah
andproclaingneuntilhedied；quite
suddenly；ofafeveronjuheseventhoftheyear632
hissuoslewas
hisfatherinlaheearlydangers
oftheprophetslifeter；abubekrdiedand
oribnalkhattabfolloinlessthantenyears
henqueredegypt；persia；phoenicia；syriaandpalestine
anddedasohaedanworld
eire
ords
daughter；fati；butaquarrelbrokeoutuponapointof
sleoctrineandaliurderedafterhisdeath；
thecaliphateadehereditaryandtheleadersofthefaithful
heircareerasthespiritualheadofareligious
sepiretheybuilt
aneyontheshoresoftheeuphrates；neartheruinsof
babylonanden
intoregintsofcavalry；theysetforthtobringthe
happinessoftheirsleaithtoallunbelieversinthe
year700adahaedangeneralbythenaoftarik
crossedtheoldgatesofherculesandreachedthehighrock
ontheeuropeansidehegibelaltarik；the
hilloftarikorgibraltar
elevenyearslaterinthebattleofxeresdelafrontera；
hedefeatedthekingofthevisigothsandthentheslebr 》
arvednorthherouteofhannibal；
theycrossedthepassesofthepyreneestheydefeatedthe
dukeofaquitania；nearbordeaux；
andrcheduponparisbutintheyear732one
hundredyearsafterthedeathoftheprophet；theywere
beateninabattl
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ebetiersonthat
day；charlesrtelcharlesrthefrankish
ahaedann
questhedrovethesleoutoffrance；buttheyintained
theelvesinspainanfoundedthe
caliphateofrdova；ethegreatestcentreof
sediaevaleurope
thisorishkingdosoe
froauretaniainroc；lastedsevencenturiesitwas
onlyaftertheosletronghold；
intheyear1492；thatluusreceivedtheroyalgranth
allotogouponavoyageofdisverythehaedans
soonregainedtheirstrengthinthenes
adeinasiaandafricaandtodaythereareas
nyfollodasthereareofchrist
charlegne
hoagne；thekingofthe
franks；catobearthetitleof
eerorandtriedtorevivetheold
idealofpire
thebattleofpoitiershadsavedeuropefrohe
haedansbuttheenehinthehopelessdisorder
anpolice
officerthatenereineditistruethatthenes
ofthechristianfaithinnortheeuropefeltadeeprespect
fortheghtybishopofrobutthatpoorbishopdid
notfeelanytoosafeohedistant
untainsheavenknefreshhordesofbarbarianswere
readytocrossthealpsandbeginaneeit
hespiritualheadofthe
ofindanallyhastrongswordandapowerful
fistodefendhisholinessincaseofdanger
andsothepopes；onlyveryholybut
alsoverypractical；castaboutforafriend；andpresently
theydeoverturestothestprosingofthegeic
tribesheeuropeafterthefall
ofrotheyhefranksoneoftheirearliest
kings；ansinthebattleof
thecatalaunianfieldsintheyear451heydefeatedthe
hunshisdescendants；therovingians；hadntinuedto
takelittlebitsofierialterritoryuntiltheyear486when
kingclovistheoldfrenchself
strongenoughtobeattheronsintheopenbuthis
descendantsentheaffairsofstateto
theirprinister；the‘‘jordosorsterofthe
palace
pepintheshort；thesonofthefauscharlesrtel；
asterofthepalace；hardly
kneasterwasa
devouttheologian；houtanyinterestinpoliticspepin
askedthepopeforadvicethepopeical
personans
uallypossessedofitpepintookthehinthe
persuadederovingianstobee
ankandthendehielfkinghtheapprovalofthe
othergeicchieftainsbutthisdidnotsatisfytheshrewd
pepinheethingrethanabarbarian
onyathboniface；
thegreatssionaryoftheeuropeannorth；anointed
hinddehi‘‘kingbythegraceofgoditwas
easytoslipthoseia；intotheronation
serviostfifteenhundredyearstogettheut
again
pepinefulforthiskindnessonthepart
ofthechurchhedetionstoitalytodefend
thepopeagainsthiseneeshetookravennaandseveral
other
tohisholiness；ainsinto
thesocalledpapalstate；ainedanindependent
untryuntilhalfacenturyago
afterpepinsdeath；therelationsbeteandaix
la；thefrankishkings
didnothaveoneofficialresidence；buttravelledfrolaceto
plaere
andrerdialfinallythepopeandthekingtookastep
ostprofound
way
charles；nlyknoagnusorchar
legne；succeededpepinintheyear768hehadnquered
thelandofthesaxonsineastegeyandhad
builttoonasteriesalloverthegreaterpartofnorthe
europeattherequestofcertaineneesofabdar
rahn；hehadinvadedspaintofighttheorsbutin
thepyreneeshehadbeenattackedbythewildbasquesand
hadbeenforcedtoretireithisoccasionthatroland；
thegreatrgraveofbreton；shoafrankish
eantisedtobe
faithfultohisking；andgavehislifeandthatofhistrusted
folloy
duringthelasttenyearsoftheeighthcentury；however；
charlesselfexclusivelytoaffairsof
thesouththepope；leoiii；hadbeenattackedbyaband
ofronrofordeadinthestreet
sokindpeoplehadbandagedhiswoundsandhadhelped
hioespofcharles；whereheaskedfor
helpanaroffrankssoonrestoredquietandcarriedleo
backtothelateranpalacehedaysofnstantine；
hadbeenthehoofthepopethatber
oftheyear799onchristsdayofthenextyear；
charlegne；e；attendedtheservice
intheancientchurchofstpeterprayer；
thepopeplaperorof
theronsandhailedhincerehthetitleof‘‘augustus
beenheardforhundredsofyears
onpire；
butthedignityanchieftainould
readjustalittleandneverleaedtoebutheuld
fightandforashorthereherival
eerorinnstantinoplesentaletterofapprovaltohis
‘‘dearbrother
unfortunatelythissplendidoldndiedintheyear814
hissonsandhisgrandsonsatoncebegantofightforthe
largestshareoftheierialinheritancethecarolingian
landshetreatiesofverduninthe
year843andbythetreatyofrsenontheuseinthe
year870thelattertreatydividedtheentirefrankishkingdobr 》
intotscharlestheboldreceivedthee
halfitntainedtheoldronprovincecalledgaulwhere
thelanguageofthepeoplehadbeethoroughlyronized
thefrankssoonleaedtospeakthisla
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nguageandthis
aanicland
likefranceshouldspeakalatintongue
theothergrandsongottheeastepart；thelandh
theronshadcalledgeiathoseinhospitableregions
hadneverbeenpartoftheoldeire