Chapter 18 THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY

"When the help of God and the Victory arrive,

And thou seest men entering the religion of God by troops,

Then utter the praise of thy Lord, implore His pardon, for He

loveth to turn in mercy."-The Kuran.

After the swordless triumph of Dzul Cada, 629, Mahomet rested in Medina for about nine months, while he sent out his leaders of expedi