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Great bodies of armed men were kept thus ever mobilized, separate and in readiness for new enterprise. GREAT BODIES OF ARMED MEN WERE KEPT THUS EVER MOBILIZED SEPARATE AND IN READINESS FOR NEW ENTERPRI
 Job, "that smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains and the shouting." Sullen constraint was in a moment transformed into an absolute devotion and fiery resolve to spread the faith. The Arab warrior became the missionary of Islam. [Sidenote: Arabs, a military body, subsidized and mobilized by Omar.] It was now the care of Omar, the second caliph or ruler of the new-born empire, to establish a system whereby the spirit militant, called into existence with such force and fervor, might be rendered permanent. The entire Arabian people was subsidized. The surplus revenues which in rapidly increasing volume began to flow from the conquered lands into the Moslem treasuries were to the last farthing distributed among the soldiers of Arabian descent. The whole nation was enrolled, and the name of every warrior entered upon the roster of Islam. Forbidden to settle anywhere, and relieved from all other work, the Arab hordes became, in fact, a standing army threatening the world. TIONS WERE STRANGELY BLENDED THE ARABS RUSHED FORTH TO THE FIELD LIKE THE WAR HORSE OF JOHN THAT SMELT THE BATTLE AFAR OFF THE THUNDER OF THE CAPTAINS AND THE SHOUTING SULLEN CONSTRAINT WAS IN A MOMENT TRANSFORMED INTO AN ABSOLUTE DEVOTION AND FAIRY RESOLVED TO SPREAD THE FAITH THE ARAB WARRIOR BECAME THE MISSIONARY OF HIS LAND IT WAS NOW THE CARE OF OMAR THE SECOND CALIPH OR RULER OF THE NEWBORN EMPIRE TO ESTABLISH A SYSTEM WHERE I THE SPIRIT MILITANT FALLED INTO EXISTENCE WITH SUCH FORCE AND FERVOR MIGHT BE RENDERED PERMANENT THE ENTIRE ARABIAN PEOPLE WAS SUBSIDIZED THE SURPLUS REVENUES WHICH IN RAPIDLY INCREASING VOLUME BEGAN TO FLOW FROM THE CONQUERED LANDS INTO THE MOSLEM TREASURIES WERE TO THE LAST FOURTHING DISTRIBUTED AMONG THE SOLDIERS OF ARABIAN DESCENT THE WHOLE NATION WAS ENROLLED AND THE NAME OF EVERY WARRIOR ENTERED UPON THE ROSTER OF HIS LAMB FORBIDDEN TO SETTLE ANYWHERE AND RELIEVE FROM ALL OTHER WORK THE ARAB HARDYSS BECAME IN FACT A STANDING ARMY THREATENING THE WORLD
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