CHAPTER VIII.

Arab factions--Berbers--Spaniards--Muwallads--Despised by

Arabs--Revolts at Cordova, &c.--Intrigues with the Franks--Letter of

Louis--Revolt of Toledo--Christians and Muwallads make common

cause--Omar--Begins life as a bandit--Captured--Escapes--Heads the

national party--Becomes a Christian--Utterly defeated--Muwallads desert

him--Death of Omar--Stronghold of Bobastro captured--End of

rebellion--Christians under Abdurrahman III.--Almanzor--Anarchy--End of

Khalifate--Knowledge of Christianity and Mohammedanism slight among

those of the opposite creed--Christian writers on

Islam--Eulogius--Mohammed's relation to Christianity--Alvar--Unfair to

Mohammed--His ignorance of the Koran--Prophecy of Daniel.--Moslem

knowledge of Christianity--Mistaken idea of the Trinity--Ibn Hazm--St

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