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Wherefore wast not thou slain before him? I wish not to see thy face." WHEREFORE PASS NOT THOU SLAIN BEFORE HIM I WISH NOT TO SEE THY FACE
he lesson accompanying the prayers was taken from a Sura (or chapter of the Koran) which speaks of Pharaoh and his riders being overwhelmed in the Red Sea, and contains this passage, held to be peculiarly appropriate to the occasion: "How many gardens and fountains did they leave behind, And fields of corn, and fair dwelling-places, And pleasant things which they enjoyed! Even thus have We made another people to inherit the same."[44] [Sidenote: "Martyrdom" in the field coveted by Moslem crusaders. The Moslem crown of martyrdom.] Such as fell in the conflict were called martyrs; a halo of glory surrounded them, and special joys awaited them even on the battlefield. And so it came to pass that the warriors of Islam had an unearthly longing for the crown of martyrdom. The Caliph Omar was inconsolable at the loss of his brother, Zeid, who fell in the fatal "Garden of Death," at the battle of Yemama: "Thou art returned home," he said to his son, Abdallah, "safe and sound, and Zeid is dead.  THE PRINCELY MANSIONS WAS TURNED FOR THE MOMENT INTO A TEMPLE AND THERE FOLLOWED BY HIS TROOPS HE ASCRIBED THE VICTORY TO THE LORD OF FORES THE LESSON ACCOMPANYING THE PRAYERS WAS TAKEN FROM ISURA CHAPTER OF THE KORAN WHICH SPEAKS OF PHARAOF AND HIS WRITER'S BEING OVERWHELMED IN THE RED SEA AND CONTAINS THIS PASSAGE HELD TO BE PECULIARLY APPROPRIATE TO THE OCCASION HOW MANY GARDENS AND FOUNTAINS DID THEY LEAVE BEHIND AND FIELDS OF CORN AND FAIR DWELLING PLACES AND PLEASANT THINGS WHICH THEY ENJOYED EVEN THIS HAVE WE MADE ANOTHER PEOPLE TO INHERIT THE SAME SUCH AS FELIN THE CONFLICT WOULD CALL MARTYR A HALLOW OF GLORY SURROUNDED THEM ESPECIAL JOYS AWAITED THEM EVEN ON THE BATTLEFIELD AND SO IT CAME TO PASS THAT THE WARRIORS OF ISLAM HAD AN UNEARTHLY LONGING FOR THE CROWN OF MARTYRDOM THE CALIPH OMAR WAS INCONSOLABLE AT THE LOSS OF HIS BROTHER ZIB WHO FELL IN THE FATAL GARDEN OF DEATH AT THE BATTLE OF IMMANA THOU ART RETURN HOME HE SAID TO HIS SON ABULAH SAFE AND SOUND AND ZEITH IS DEAD
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