193

2. Measures taken by the Koran to abolish future slavery 194

3. None of the prisoners of war was enslaved 196

4. _Bani Koreiza_ not enslaved 198

5. _Rihana_ 201

6. Omar, the second Khalif, liberated all the Arab slaves 202

7. Concubinage 203

8. Maria the Coptic 204

9. Despatch of _Mokowkas_ 205

10 & 11. Maria neither a slave nor a concubine 207

12. Maria had no son 209

13. The story of Maria and Haphsa a spurious one 211

14. The affair not noticed in the early biographies 212

15. Sir W. Muir's authority not valid _ib._

16. The best commentators and traditionalists refute the story 214

17. The story not accredited by the Koran _ib._

18. The story when fabricated _ib._

19. Zeinab's case 215

20. The story a spurious one 216

21. Sir W. Muir's conjectures not justified 217

22. A wrong translation of Sir W. Muir 219

23. In Zeinab's case no exceptional privilege was secured 220

24. The false story traced to _Mukatil_ _ib._

25. _Katadas_ conjectural interpretation not warranted 222

26. Other conjectures 223

APPENDIX C.

I.--The verses of the Koran referring to the persecution of
the Koreish at Mecca 225

II.--The verses of the Koran referring to the aggressions of
the Koreish at Medina as well as those of the inhabitants
thereof _ib._

III.--The verses of the Koran alluding to the wars of defence
against the Koreish and Arabs, &c., with several references
to their aggressions _ib._

IV.--The verses of the Koran alluding to the various battles 226

INTRODUCTION.

[Sidenote: Object of the book.]

1. In publishing this work, my chief