Show J Preserve I Light of Knowledge i Religion Exerts Influence in in Went nci ent 1 Modern l Affairs Note This Is the fourth of six articles on the life lifer mod mod- modern or f r Moh Mohammed EdItors EdItor's d. In today's today s article Mr Bronner tells what mod mod- to the Moslem world ern once s I By MILTON 1 BRONNER Copyright ht 1932 NEA Service Inc Mohammed the Moslem religion that he founded 13 centuries cen- cen centuries ago and the lands in which it flourished doubtless millions of miles mUes away from the life of the average seem American but that is because use he does not realize the myriad myriads in which words and things from Moslem Mo lem lands play a anart anart away ways way s existence xi ten e. e n art art in his everyday Johnny goes to school and ana learns his arithmetic TheW The painfully numerals W that he uses We are of or Arabic kept alive through dim centuries cen- cen orgia of the middle ages by Bit Big brother In high school chool struggles this has the same with th his algebra this algebra hist ry Mother bu buys s 's muslins that came from damasks that Jad hid d their start in Damascus When congressmen in Washington club clash over ocr the tariff they are arc using word of Arabic origin There arc are many any t I such lUch words in our language In the tenth century of or our era most of or Europe was sunk in when darkness the torch of or enlightenment blazed bUzed at Its brightest under Moslem kings kins In Spain DEFEAT BEFORE DEFORE VICTORY But Bullets Bullet's lets let's return now to the life lite story of the prophet who in the seventh under century founded the religion which all aU this flourished in bygone ages Having Ha won the battle batUe of or Badr and lost that of Mohammed was to encounter further dangers before his triumph of or Arabia was complete Convinced by his deC defeat at at that be possessed no supernatural powers ers the in in the year once once more prepared to march on Medina This time iliac they had an arm army of or 10 x 0 men composed of or the pagans of or Mecca and various Bedouin Arab tribes from the dc desert erl Mohammed could Auld muster only men His voices told him nothing but buti buta 3 a i Persian showed him the wa way The Persian proposed that they dig a great trench reach around Medina Mohammed quickly saw sax the point and showed the way by stripping himself to the waist and Ind laboring with the diggers FIRST TRENCH WARFARE When the army arrived it it had vas confronted by something sever never seen before before before-a a great creat trench filled with defenders who rained arrows ar arrows ar- ar rows rov's upon them They settled down downto to o a siege e. e Months elapsed and then one day a great treat wind swept away their tents set their heir camels and horses in wild confusion confusion con con- fusion and the army went back to toMe Me Mecca ca It seemed like a miracle to Mohammed's followers Now they believed in him more stoutly than er e TRUCE OF MECCA Mohammed decided this was the time Ime to go to Mecca But not as an enemy nemy It was the time of ot pilgrimage the he time of or truce He would take advantage ad ad- vantage antage of or this and lead his followers there here So he started off ocr with 1400 men nea Outside the city they put down their heir arms showing they were bent benton benta on a a D peaceful mission The sent emissaries to see sec what chat he wanted The result was they sI sided ed a truce of ten days during the Moslems should return in m p peace ce to Medina with the promise however that next year the they could come one In the time o of pilgrimage and andre re aln In Mecca three days |