Mahound's

A famous and unexpected figure walks, one night, between the campfires of Mahound's army.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Khalid the water-carrier is jumpy, and when he sees the heavy figure of Mahound's uncle Hamza approaching he runs towards him anxiously.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

After the treachery of Abu Simbel handed Jahilia to Mahound on a plate and replaced the idea of the city's greatness with the reality of Mahound's, Hind sucked toes, recited the La-ilaha, and then retreated to a high tower of her palace, where news reached her of the destruction of the Al-Lat temple at Taif, and of all the statues of the goddess that were known to exist.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

The fishy smell began to obsess Salman, who was the most highly educated of Mahound's intimates owing to the superior educational system then on offer in Persia.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Khalid, sitting at Mahound's right hand, offered Baa!

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

What followed is well known, no need for me to repeat, Salman said, but then his immodesty burst out of him and forced him to tell Baal how he personally had saved Yathrib from certain destruction, how he had preserved Mahound's neck with his idea of a ditch.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

"If Mahound's ideas were worth anything, do you think they'd only be popular with trash like you?"

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

And Mahound's lips remained closed, would not part to allow his wishes to emerge.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

This is Mahound's answer to the second question: _What happens when you win?

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

On account of his scholastic advancement Salman was made Mahound's official scribe, so that it fell to him to write down the endlessly proliferating rules.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967