Chapter Fifteen

1  Now Muhammed's party continued on to Medina, and they were welcomed joyously.  And the leader of the city, a jolly, fat man, came out and greeted Muhammed.  "Before you offer me hospitality," Muhammed explained, "you must know what I have done.  For I may have offended you."
2  And the leader listened as Muhammed explained about Kahlia.  "She is with me," he concluded, "recovering from her wounds.  I have promised her safety.  If I have offended you by doing this, we will depart, and make our dwelling in the wilderness."
3  And the leader of the city took Muhammed's hands, and kissed them.  "You have done me a service," he remarked, that I could not do for myself!  I had become aware of this situation but was too slow in acting.  The very night that the woman slew her child in front of me I was going to remove her from that estate, and give her back her own, feeling the child she had given was sufficient.  I had hoped that once she had been with them for a while, she would have grown to love the young man, but her hate was too great.  If I had acted sooner, perhaps this horror might have been prevented.
4  She may stay in the city until her wounds are healed, but afer that I must ask her to stay without.  The horror of what she did still fills my dreams.  I understand her anger at her father's murder, and, her rape.  But the death of the child still weighs heavily on me.
5  As long as she serves you, there will be peace between me and her.  I restore her to her old estates, and give her the lower half of her tormentor's estates, besides.  There is a cousin that has rights to the inheritance and he shall have the rest, which will provide him well.  Now, let's speak no more of this.  I want to hear of your victories!"
6  And there was a glorious celebration at their arrival, and at the midst of it Muhammed's doctor came in.  "Master," he announced, "I must tell you that the woman recovers well.  Her wounds will present her no problems.  But I have found a wonder with her companion, a Miracle Of God, which I must tell all!"
7  "Then tell!"  Muhammed ordered.
8  "The man complained of discomfort in the groin.  He said he had had it off and on, since he had been castrated, and wondered if perhaps I could make it better.  I assured him that if I could, I would, and I examined him.  The discomfort, my lord, is because he is growing new testicles!  They are, at present, quite small, but I think, in time, will reach full size and restore his manliness!
9  God is great, my master!  The rewards He gives the faithful are wondrous!"
10  "Indeed they are!"  Muhammed cried, "Indeed they are!  Glory be to God and thank Him for this blessing!"
11  All in the hall echoed Muhammed's comments.  And the people muttered "This is Muhammed's Power.  He restored the eunuch.  God will bless any that serve Him!"
12  Now they settled in to a more or less quiet time.  The Meccans irritated them almost daily, attacking their caravans, but Muhammed's spies knew their every move, and warned Muhammed so that his people were waiting, and every attack was repulsed.  And the Meccans' frustration grew.
13  Now Khalia recovered, and was constantly with Muhammed.  And though they were never intimate, she was always affectionate to him.  She would openly kiss him before all, and carress him.  And her husband made nothing of this, because of their great love for Muhammed.  But as she often wore men's clothes, this shocked visitors, for they thought she was a man. And the story soon spread that Muhammed had a male lover.
14  And the Meccans made much of this, and whenever Muhammed's people caught one of them who was telling this tale, they cut out his tongue, because he waggled it wrongly.  When Muhammed learned of this, he forbade it, but some of his people still protected his honor in this manner, when they found those too willing to carry this tale.
15  Now Aisha conceived, and bore a son, who was a joy to all.  And at first Kadija was extremely jealous.  For her son had died at birth.  But soon she, too, came to adore the child, and all bitterness was forgotten.
16  Then, one afternoon as Muhammed returned to camp from a skirmish, he found the leader of the city there in great distress.  "What is the matter?"  Muhammed asked, "What is the matter?"  trying to calm the dear man.
17  "I was playing with the child," the man answered, "we were kicking a ball.  It was good sport.  He tripped and fell.  I thought little of it, thinking he would get right up, but when he did not move I went to him, and found that he had struck his head on a stone and was dead.  Our little joy is dead!"

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