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Makkah 14th of Januarius 10 A.P.R.
( Anno Post Revelationem )

A skeleton of man lay crumpled on the sands of the harsh Arabian desert still desperately clinging to life. The man's tormentors jeered at his pitiful state. One of them a man who was named Omar bent down as if to help the man up only to kick him full in the face. As blood rushed out of his swollen lips the man somehow ( perhaps by a miracle ) smiled with his last few remaining teeth and began to speak " Forgive them for they know not what they have done. O how they tormented the seal of the prophets. O how they insulted the beloved of God. O how they betrayed the best of mankind. O how the Angels wept as he ( Muhammad ) breathed his last breath.... ". The man as if possessed by something... Greater spoke uninterrupted for what seemed like hours. The people of Makkah listened as the man seemingly on his last legs sang verses in praise of God. Finally, the man having finally breathed his final breath returned to the One God's embrace. The men of Makkah stunned by the prophet's final revelation began to weep. Bint Utbah ( the daughter of Utbah ) consumed by sorrow and guilt for her transgressions against the Prophet of God threw herself off a high building. Abu Bakar that (intimate) friend of Ad-Da'i ( the one who calls upon God ) fell into sujud (prostration) before God. Abu Talib upon seeing his nephew's corpse cried out to God. " O Allah how the world cries out in sorrow as the Best of Men has returned to his Creator. The dogs and the wolves howl in agony. The cats' and birds' screech as if wounded. Even the smallest of creatures the fly and the gnat and other pests make sujud ( prostration ) before you
( Allah ) . "


Jerusalem 7th of Aprilis 577 A.M.D
(Apocalypsis Mahometi est in conspectu Domini)


Pontius Pilate, Prefect of Judaea sighed. O how I wish that I had stayed back in Rome but alas I must rule these turbulent Hebrews. How strange is their belief in there being only one god? Surely all the Civilised men believe in some sort of pantheon of gods. Even the barbarian Gauls revere their own pantheon albeit a less civilised one. What foolish people these Hebrews are. Turning his attention back to the mob of Hebrews that had gathered before him he sighed again. The mob of bloodthirsty zealots had rushed into the palace demanding that the Prefect put some " Heretic " Rabbi to death. Led by several figures of " Importance " among the Hebrews he could not simply ignore the mob. Sighing yet another time he spoke " I do not understand why is it that this man must be executed. He has not maligned your holy texts or denounced your One True God ". The Roman Prefect smirked. " One True God " what utter nonsense. The ringleader of the mob the Hebrew " High Priest " Yossef Ben Caiaphas pointed at the man who lay sprawling at the Prefect's feet " This man claims to be the son of our God which is Blasphemy for our God eternal and formless has no need to beget children like your Jupiter for instance ". The man's contempt for the King of the Heavens enraged the Roman Prefect. " How dare you Ben Caiaphas dare insult the King of the Gods ". The mob which had earlier cheered the High Priest on now quietened as the Prefect's imposing voice rang throughout the hall. " You rush into my palace upsetting my quiet solitude and now you insult my gods?". With a single hand gesture, a squadron of Roman soldiers arrested the High Priest. " It's been a while since the last crucifixion hasn't it? well, no worry we can fix that ". The High Priest with a look of horror on his face screamed as he was dragged out of the palace. Yeshua Ben Yossef lay forgotten before the Roman Prefect's seat as the bloodthirsty mob rushed out of the palace now focusing its attention on their new victim.

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Hi, Everyone, this is my first TL in this forum. Before we continue I would like to make it clear that this scenario is highly implausible and is just an idea of mine. This TL will focus mainly ( at least early on ) on the pagan Eastern Roman Empire and how it deals with a Christianlike Islam.
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