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Since Yathrib had been the first place to take him in and receive his religion, its name was changed to Medinat al Nahib, the city of the prophet, to do the place honor. And in Medinah, as it was later called, Mohammed spent the rest of his life.
In the summaries that follow, it is this chronological order that is adopted. The Mekkan suras are much more original than the Medinah ones, especially those of the first period i.e., those belonging to the first four years of Muhammad's prophetic mission, e.g., suras 96, 74, etc. In these suras the style is grander, more passionate, and fuller of poetry.
As he was slow and very prolix, he would never have sat down again, and God only knows what he would have said." The combined efforts of the Arundell family however, prevented so terrible a denouement, Burton easily proved his enemies' statements to be erroneous, and the order was eventually restored. Bibliography: 39. Medinah and Meccah. 3 vols. in one, 1873. 40. Minas Geraes. 7th January 1873.
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