The Element That Proved Most Compelling in the Success of the Jihad

question 9

Multiple Choice

The element that proved most compelling in the success of the jihad was

• A) the promise of heaven.
• B) an economic crisis.
• C) hatred of non-Arabs.
• D) division among Muslim opponents.
• E) the promise of seventy virgins.

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