Note 104
See the double prohibition, (Koran, c. 2, p.
25, c. 5, p. 94;) the one in the style of a legislator, the
other in that of a fanatic. The public and private motives
of Mahomet are investigated by Prideaux (Life of Mahomet, p.
62 - 64) and Sale, (Preliminary Discourse, p. 124.)]
The History Of The Decline And
Fall Of The Roman Empire
—Fall In The East
—Chapter 50