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As he was conducted into the Great Mosque, Omar exclaimed, "Blessed be the Lord, that hath humbled this man and the like of him!" AS HE WAS CONDICTED INTO THE GREAT MOSQUE OMAR EXCLAIMED BLESSED BE THE LORD THAT HATH HUMBLED THIS MAN AND THE LIKE OF HIM
d earthly; and by them it conquered. [Sidenote: Alternatives offered to the conquered nations: Islam, the Sword, or Tribute.] The pressure brought to bear on the inhabitants of the countries overrun by Saracen arms was of the most stringent character. They were offered the triple alternative--Islam, the Sword, or Tribute. The first brought immediate relief. Acceptance of the faith not only stayed the enemy's hand, and conferred immunity from the perils of war, but associated the convert with his conquerors in the common brotherhood and in all the privileges of Islam. [Sidenote: Acceptance of Islam, immediate relief from the sword.] Reading the story of the spread of Islam, we are constantly told of this and that enemy, that "being beaten, he _believed_ and embraced the faith." Take as an example of an every-day occurrence the story of Hormuzan. A Persian prince of high rank long maintained a border warfare against the Moslems. At last he was taken prisoner and sent in chains to Medina. HAT WITHOUT THE SWORD ISLAND WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PLANTED EVEN IN ARABIA MUCH LESS EVER HAS READ TO THE COUNTRIES BEYOND THE WEAPONS OF ITS ARVEH WERE CARDINAL MATERIAL AND EARTHLY AND BY THEM IT CONQUERED THE PLEASURE BROUGHT TO BEAR ON THE INHABITANTS OF THE COUNTRIES OVERRUN BY SARACEN ARMS WAS OF THE MOST STRINGING CHARACTER THEY WERE OFFERED THE TRIPLE ALGENETUE HIS LAMP THE SWORD OR TRIBUTE THE FUSS BROUGHT IMMEDIATE RELIEF ACCEPTANCE OF THE FAITH NOT ONLY STAYED THE ENEMY'S HAND AND CONFERRED IMMUNITY FROM THE PERILS OF WAR BUT ASSOCIATED THE CONVERT WITH HIS CONQUERORS IN THE COMMON BROTHERHOOD AND IN ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF HIS LAND READING THE STORY OF THE SPREAD OF HIS LAMP WE ARE CONSTANTLY TOLD OF THIS AND THAT ENEMY THAT BEING BEATEN HE BELIEVED AND EMBRACED THE FAITH BECAUSE AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE THE STORY OF HORZAN A PERSIAN PRINCE OF HIGH RANK LONG MAINTAINED A BORDER WARFARE AGAINST THE MOSLEMS AT LAST HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND SENT IN CHAINS TO MEDLINA
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