It was in this manner that in the words of Gibbon, “the champions of idolatry became the supreme heads of his (Mohammed's) religion and empire,” –one of history's most consummate touches of irony.
Ilikuwa ni kwa namna hii kwamba katika maneno ya Gibbon, “mabingwa wa kuabudu masanamu wakawa viongozi wakuu wa dini na himaya yake (Mohammed),” – mojawapo ya miguso kamili ya kihistoria ya kejeli.