Edward Gibbon's attribute to Muhammad PBUH
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Edward Gibbon is considered to be the first historian of ancient Rome, he aptly pays attribute to Muhammad PBUH in his vivid and bold style.
"The greatest crimes, the greatest
"sin" of Mohammed in the eyes of Christian West is that he did not
allow himself to be slaughtered, to be "crucified" by his enemies. He
only defended himself, his family and his followers; and finally vanquished his
enemies. Mohammed's success is the Christians' gall of disappointment… He did
not believe in any vicarious sacrifices for the sins of others."
"The good sense of Muhammad despised the pomp of royalty. The Apostle of God submitted to the menial offices of the family; he kindled the fire; swept the floor; milked the ewes; and mended with his own hands his shoes and garments. Disdaining the penance and merit of a hermit, he observed without effort of vanity the abstemious diet of an Arab. (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1823)".
"The good sense of Muhammad despised the pomp of royalty. The Apostle of God submitted to the menial offices of the family; he kindled the fire; swept the floor; milked the ewes; and mended with his own hands his shoes and garments. Disdaining the penance and merit of a hermit, he observed without effort of vanity the abstemious diet of an Arab. (The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1823)".
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire wrote a book of history in which he narrates different aspects of Western civilization. He also gives account of the Islamic and Mongolian conquests from the beginning of the Roman Empire to the fall of Byzantium. It covers the history of the Roman Empire, Europe, and the Catholic Church from 98 to 1590 and discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the East and West.
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