ABSTRACT
Butthebrevityoftheperiodoftimethatelapsedbetweenthe declarationoftheacceptanceofthereligionandthedeathofthe Prophetmeantthatitwaseasytorejectthecall,andwiththesame enthusiasmwithwhichtheyhadinitiallyacceptedit.TheArablands werefullofambitiousleaderswhosawtheirfuturesasbeinginrising uptheranksoftheirtribalsocietiesandthenmanipulatingthemin ordertogetwhattheywanted.Theybegantousethetauttribal sinewsasameansofpressureandtocallforsomeresistancetothe newreligion.32
