Original sentence: He writes that this section of the Qur'an underwent revisions (a hypothesis first proposed by Richard Bell); in its first recension, this text sanctioned the establishment of a confederation.Serjeant states that this wasn't necessarily novel in any sense, as the pagan Quraysh also showed a tolerance for Christianity.The Constitution was not a treaty in the modern sense, but a unilateral proclamation by Muhammad
Edited sentence: He proposes that this section of the Qur'an underwent recension (a hypothesis first proposed by Richard Bell); in its first recension, this text sanctioned the establishment of a confederation.He states that even if this proposal of three recensions be unacceptable, it must be affirmed that these verses make reference to the two different treaties.Serjeant states that this wasn't necessarily novel in any sense since we have the pre-Islamic example of the pagan Quraysh pantheon in Mecca even having the Christian iconography in Ka'bah itself, showing a tolerance for other cults (including Christianity).The Constitution was not a treaty in the modern sense, but a unilateral proclamation by Muhammad, Bernard Lewis states.The Ummah confederation has the special feature of having religion at its basis