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The royal fifth (the crown share of the booty) was sent as usual to Medina under charge of Ziad, who, in the presence of the Caliph Omar, harangued the citizens in a glowing description of what had been won in Persia, fertile lands, rich cities, and endless spoil, besides captive maids and princesses. THE ROYAL FIFTH THE CROWN SHARE OF THE BOOTY WAS SENT AS USUAL TO MEDINA 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 PR
material fruits of their victories raised the Arabs at once from being the needy inhabitants of a stony, sterile soil, where, with difficulty, they eked out a hardy subsistence, to be the masters of rich and luxuriant lands flowing with milk and honey. After one of his great victories on the plains of Chaldea, Khalid called together his troops, flushed with conquest, and lost in wonder at the exuberance around them, and thus addressed them: "Ye see the riches of the land. Its paths drop fatness and plenty, so that the fruits of the earth are scattered abroad even as stones are in Arabia. If but as a provision for this present life, it were worth our while to fight for these fair fields and banish care and penury forever from us." Such were the aspirations dear to the heart of every Arab warrior. Again, after the battle of Jalola, a few years later, the treasure and spoil of the Persian monarch, captured by the victors, was valued at thirty million of dirhems (about a million sterling). EY GRIEVED SURRA THREE THE MATERIAL FRUITS OF THEIR VICTORIES RAGED THE ARABS AT ONCE FROM BEING THE NEEDY INHABITANTS OF HIS STONY STERILE SOIL WHERE WITH DIFFICULTY THEY EGGED OUT A HARDY SUBSISTENCE TO BE THE MASTERS OF RICH AND LUXURIANT LANDS FLOWING WITH MILK AND HONEY AFTER ONE OF HIS GREAT VICTORIES ON THE PLAINS OF CHALDEA CALIP CALLED TOGETHER HIS TROOPS FLUSHED WITH CONQUEST AND LOST IN WONDER AT THE EXUBERANCE AROUND THEM AND THUS ADDRESS THEM YEA SEE THE RICHES OF THE LAND ITS PATHS ROCK FATNESS AND PLENTY SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THE EARTH ARE SCATTERED ABROAD EVEN AS STONES ARE IN ARABIA IF BUT AS A PROVISION OF THIS PRESENT LIFE IT WERE WORTH OUR WHILE TO FIGHT FOR THESE FAIR FIELDS AND BANISH CARE AND PENURY FOR EVER FROM US SUCH WERE THE ASPIRATIONS DEAR TO THE HEART OF EVERY ARAB WARRIOR AGAIN AFTER THE BATTLE OF GELO A FEW YEARS LATER THE TREASURE AND SPOIL OF THE PERSIAN MONARCH CAPTURED BY THE VICTORS WAS VALUED AT THIRTY MILLION OFF DIREHAMS ABOUT A MILLION STERLING
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