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80 And this silenced Muʾâwiyah for a time; but in a little while he raised his head, and cried, "O ye people! which tribe among the Arabs first professed el-Islám; and by whom is witness thereof borne?"

Et-Tarammâh answered, "We, O Muʾâwiyah!"

"How so?" asked the latter.

"Because," replied et-Tarammâh, "God sent Muhammad, and you accused him of falsehood, and pronounced him a fool, and deemed him mad. But we received him and succoured him. And God has