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many nations and peoples who associate no being with the
Almighty. All Muslim peoples obey the Apostle of Allah,
love and reverence him as the founder of their religion,
but never worship him or give him divine honour and
attributes. He crushed and put an end to the last vestiges of
the Jewish principality of Qureihda and Khaibar, having
destroyed all their castles and fortifications.

The second interpretation of the tetragram “Shilh,”
pronounced Shiloh, is equally important and in favour
of Muhammad (pbuh) . As it was shown above, the word
signifies “tranquil, peaceful, trustworthy, quiet” and so
forth. The Aramaic form of the word is Shilya, from the
same root Shala or Shla. This verb is not used in Arabic.

It is a well-known fact in the history of the
Prophet (pbuh) of Arabia that, previous to his call to
the Apostleship, he was extremely quiet, peaceful,
trustworthy, and of a contemplative and attractive
character; that he was surnamed by the people of Makkah
“Muhammad al-Emin (pbuh) .” When the Makkans gave
this title “Emin” or “Amin” to Muhammad (pbuh) 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.

Muhammad (pbuh) , before he was called by God to
preach the religion of Islam and to abolish the idolatry
which he successfully accomplished, was the most quiet
and truthful man in Makkah; he was neither a warrior nor
a legislator; but it was after he assumed the prophetical
mission that he became the most eloquent speaker and
the best valiant Arab. He fought with the infidels sword