“The Battle of Uhud and the Battle of the Trench,” Baji responded, perhaps too cheerfully for the subject matter. “Why did the Muslims fight these battles? Were we attacking anyone?” “No, Abba. Muslims only fight to defend themselves. The Meccans were attacking the Muslims.” “So what did the Muslims have to do to stop the Meccans?” “They conquered Mecca.” “And where was this prophesied?” I interjected, “In the Bible! Deuteronomy!”10 There was a whole field of Islamic polemics called “Muhammad in the Bible,” and our books of Islamic knowledge were full of references to biblical prophecies about
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