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The risk was imminent, and an appeal went forth for help to meet the danger. The battle cry resounded from one end of Arabia to the other, and electrified the land. THE RISK WAS IMMINENT AND AN APPEAL WENT FORTH FOR HELP TO MEET THE DANGER THE BATTLE CRY RESOUNDED FROM ONE END OF ARABIA TO THE OTHER AND ELECTRIFIED THE LAND
st strained and sullen. But the scene soon changed. Suddenly the whole peninsula was shaken, and the people, seized with a burning zeal, issued forth to plant the new faith in other lands. It happened on this wise: [Sidenote: Roused by war-cry, they issue from the peninsula, A.D. 634, _et. seq._ The opposing forces. Arab enthusiasm.] The columns sent from Medina to reduce the rebellious tribes to the north-west on the Gulf of Ayla, and to the north-east on the Persian Gulf, came at once into collision with the Christian Bedouins of Syria on the one hand and with those of Mesopotamia on the other. These again were immediately supported by the neighboring forces of the Roman and Persian empires, whose vassals respectively they were. And so, before many months, Abu Bekr found his generals opposed by great and imposing armies on either side. He was, in fact, waging mortal combat at one and the same moment with the Kaiser and the Chosroes, the Byzantine emperor and the great king of Persia.  WERE IN THE ANG CONVERTED OUTWARDLY BUT NOT FROM INWARD CONVICTION THE TEMPER OF THE TRIBES THUS RECLAIMED BY FORCE OF ARMS WAS AT THE FIRST RAINED AND SULLEN BUT THE SCENE SOON CHANGED SUDDENLY THE WHOLE PENINSULA WAS SHAKEN AND THE PEOPLE SEIZED WITH A BURDENING ZEAL ISSUED FORTH TO PLAN THE NEW FAITH IN OTHER LANDS IT HAPPENED ON THIS VICE THE COLUMN SENT FROM MEDINA TO REDUCE THE REBELLIOUS TRIBES TO THE NORTHWEST ON THE GULP OF ISLA AND TO THE NORTH EAST ON THE PERSIAN GULF CAME AT ONCE INTO COLLISION WITH THE CHRISTIAN BEDMAINS OF SYRIA ON THE ONE HAND AND WITH THOSE OF MESOPOTAMIA ON THE OTHER THESE AGAIN WERE IMMEDIATELY SUPPORTED BY THE NEIGHBORING FORCES OF THE ROMAN AND PERSIAN EMPIRES WHOSE VASSALS ESPECTUALLY THEY WERE AND SO BEFORE MANY MONTHS ABUBACHER FOUND HIS GENERALS OPPOSED BY GREAT AND IMPOSING ARMIES ON EITHER SIDE HE WAS IN FACT WAGGING MORTAL COMBAT AT ONE AND THE SAME MOMENT WITH THE CASER AND THE CAUSEROSE THE BYZANTINE EMPEROR AND THE GREAT KING OF PERTHSHIA
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