Okay, sorry I've been away for a bit, but I had to travel for my job, but now I'm back!
You know, I knew a lot of this sounded familiar. I found the source of this information and it is the EXACT SAME BOOK that I've been posting links to. Yet, when *I* quoted it, I was accused of bringing information from a non-Muslim.
Interesting!
Anyway, he tries to tell the story as straightforward as possible, but there are several holes and missing gaps here-and-there. Let me try to put together all of my thoughts in a clear manner and I'll post again soon.