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69many 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-Emīn (pbuh) .” When the Makkans gave this title “Emīn” or “Amīn” 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