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It is a well-known fact in the history of the Prophet of
Arabia that, previous to his call to the Messengership, he was
extremely quiet, peaceful, trustworthy, and of a contempla-
tive and attractive character; that he was surnamed by the
people of Mecca "Muhammad al-Emm." When the Meccans
gave this title "Emm" or "Amm" to Muhammad they had
not the remotest idea of "Shiloh," yet the ignorance of the
idolatrous Arabs was made use of by God to confound the
unbelieving Jews, who had scriptures and knew their contents.
The Arabic verb amana, like the Hebrew aman, to be "firm,
constant, secure," and therefore "to be tranquil, faithful and
trustworthy," shows that "amin" is precisely the equivalent
of Shiloh, and conveys all the significations contained in it.
Prophet Muhammad, before he was called by God to preach the
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Arabia that, previous to his call to the Messengership, he was
extremely quiet, peaceful, trustworthy, and of a contempla-
tive and attractive character; that he was surnamed by the
people of Mecca "Muhammad al-Emm." When the Meccans
gave this title "Emm" or "Amm" to Muhammad they had
not the remotest idea of "Shiloh," yet the ignorance of the
idolatrous Arabs was made use of by God to confound the
unbelieving Jews, who had scriptures and knew their contents.
The Arabic verb amana, like the Hebrew aman, to be "firm,
constant, secure," and therefore "to be tranquil, faithful and
trustworthy," shows that "amin" is precisely the equivalent
of Shiloh, and conveys all the significations contained in it.
Prophet Muhammad, before he was called by God to preach the
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