It must also be observed that by this going out he found
ampler means for the spread of his doctrine and the increase of his
followers. His very presence among strangers drew multitudes to the
support of his cause, and the enthusiasm aroused by the prophet at
Medina made that city the centre of his first great propaganda.
There Mahomet died; in the Great Mosque is his tomb, and Medina is
sometimes called the "City of the Prophet." From this centre began
the development and spread of Islam into a world-religion, which
has flourished to the present day, when its followers are estimated
at nearly two hundred millions, having large empire and still wider
influence among some of the most important races of the East.
WASHINGTON IRVING
The fortunes of Mahomet were becoming darker and darker in his native
place. Kadijah, his original benefactress, the devoted companion of his
solitude and seclusion, the zealous believer in his doctrines, was in
her grave; so also was Abu-Taleb, once his faithful and efficient
protector.
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