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The precious metals lost their conventional value, gold was parted with for its weight in silver; and so on.[43] [Sidenote: Success in battle ascribed to divine aid.] It is the virtue of Islam that it recognizes a special providence, seeing the hand of God, as in every thing, so pre eminently also in victory. When Sad, therefore, had established himself in the palace of the Chosroes he was not forgetful to render thanks in a service of praise. THE PRECIOUS METALS LOST THEIR CONVENTIONAL VALUE GOLD WAS PARTED WITH FOREST WEIGHT IN SILVER AND SO ON IT IS THE VIRTUE OF HIS LAMP THAT IT RECOGNIZES ESPECIAL PROVIDENCE SEEING THE HAND OF GOD AS IN EVERYTHING SO PRE EMINENTLY ALSO IN VICTORY WHEN SAN THEREFORE HAD ESTABLISHED HIMSELF IN THE PALACE OF THE CHARTZ ROS HE WAS NOT FORGETFUL TO RENDER THANKS IN THE SERVICE OF PRAISE
escription of what had been won in Persia, fertile lands, rich cities, and endless spoil, besides captive maids and princesses. [Sidenote: Rich booty taken in the capital of Persia, A.D. 637.] In relating the capture of Medain (the ancient Ctesiphon) tradition revels in the untold wealth which fell into the hands of Sad, the conqueror, and his followers. Besides millions of treasure, there was endless store of gold and silver vessels, rich vestments, and rare and precious things. The Arabs gazed bewildered at the tiara, brocaded vestments, jeweled armor, and splendid surroundings of the throne. They tell of a camel of silver, life-size, with a rider of gold, and of a golden horse with emeralds for teeth, the neck set with rubies, the trappings of gold. And we may read in Gibbon of the marvelous banqueting carpet, representing a garden, the ground of wrought gold, the walks of silver, the meadows of emeralds, rivulets of pearls, and flowers and fruits of diamonds, rubies, and rare gems. INA UNDER CHARGE OF ZYAG WHO IN THE PRESENCE OF THE CALIPH OMAR HAD RANGUED THE SIGENCE IN A GLOWING DESCRIPTION OF WAR HAD BEEN WON IN PERSIA FERTILE LANDS RICH CITIES AND ENDLESS BOIL BESIDES CAPTIVE MATES AND PRINCES IN RELATING THE CAPTURE OF MEDIAN THE ANCIENT TACYPHON TRADITION REVELTS IN THE UNTOLD WEALTH WHICH FELL INTO THE HANDS OF SAH THE CONQUEROR AND HIS FOLLOWERS BESIDES MILLIONS OF TREASURE THERE WAS ENDLESS STORE OF GOLD AND SILVER VEZZLES RICH VESTMENTS AND RARE AND PRECIOUS THINGS THE ARABS GAZED BEWILDERED AT THE THEAARA BROCADED VESTMENTS JEWELLED ARMOUR AND SPLENDID SURROUNDINGS OF THE THRONE THEY TELL OF A CAMEL OF SILVER LIFE SIZE WITH A RIDER OF GOLD AND OF GOLDEN HORSE WITH EMERALDS FOR TEETH THE NEXT SET WITH RUBIES THE TRAPPINGS OF GOLD AND WE MAY READ IN GIBURN OF THE MARVELOUS BANQUETING CARPET REPRESENTING A GARDEN THE GROUND OF WROUGHT GOLD THE WALKS OF SILVER THE MEADOWS OF EMERALDS RIVULETS OF PEARLS AND FLOWERS AND FRUITS OF DIAMONDS RUBIES AND RAVEJEMS
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