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Familiar with the pictures drawn in the Koran of the beautiful "houries" of Paradise,[46] the Saracens believed that immediate fruition on the field of battle was the martyr's special prize. FAMILIAR WITH THE PICTURES DRAWN IN THE KORON OF THE BEAUTIFUL HOURIES OF PARADISE THE SARACENS BELIEVED THAT IMMEDIATE FUSION ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE WAS THE MATTER OF SPECIAL PRICE
oyed! 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. Wherefore wast not thou slain before him? I wish not to see thy face." "Father," answered Abdallah, "he asked for the crown of martyrdom, and the Lord granted it. I strove after the same, but it was not given unto me."[45] It was the proud boast of the Saracens in their summons to the craven Greeks and Persians that "they loved death more than their foes loved life. PRIATE 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 WHEREFORE PASS NOT THOU SLAIN BEFORE HIM I WISH NOT TO SEE THY FACE FATHER ANSWERED ABDYLAH HE ASKED FOR THE CROWN OF MATADO AND THE LORD GRANTED IT I STROVE AFTER THE SAME BUT IT WAS NOT GIVEN UNTO ME IT WAS THE PROUD BOAST OF THE SARACENS IN THEIR SUMMONS TO THE CRAVEN GREEKS AND PERSIANS THAT THEY LOVED DEATH MORE THAN THEIR BOYS LOVED LIFE
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