"But if you are recalled by your country," they asked with a flattering anxiety, "will you not abandon your new allies ?" "All things," replied Mahomet with a smile, "are now common between us your blood is as my blood, your ruin as my ruin.

We are bound to each other by the ties of honor and interest.

I am your friend, and the enemy of your foes." "But if we are killed in your service, what," exclaimed the deputies of Medina, "will be our reward ?" "Paradise," replied the prophet.

"Stretch forth thy hand." He stretched it forth, and they reiterated the oath of allegiance and fidelity.

Their treaty was ratified by the people, who unanimously embraced the profession of Islam; they rejoiced in the exile of the apostle, but they trembled for his safety, and impatiently expected his arrival.