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Beware lest ye turn your back in battle. Verily, he that turneth his back shall draw down upon himself the wrath of God. His abode shall be hell fire; an evil journey thither. BEWARE LEST YE TURN YOUR BACK IN BATTLE VERILY HE THAT TURNETH HIS BACK SHALL DRAW DOWN UPON HIMSELF THE WRATH OF GOD HIS ABODE SHALL BE HELD FIRE AND EVEN JOURNEY THITHER
en the judgment written in their law. So strangely was religious fanaticism fed and fostered in the Moslem camp by incentives irresistible to the Arab--fight and foray, the spoil of war and captive charms. [Sidenote: Martial passages from Koran recited on field of battle.] The courage of the troops was stimulated by the divine promises of victory, which were read (and on like occasions still are read) at the head of each column drawn up for battle. Thus, on the field of Cadesiya[d], which decided the fate of Persia, the Sura _Jehad_, with the stirring tale of the thousand angels that fought on the Prophet's side at Bedr was recited, and such texts as these: _Stir up the faithful unto battle. If there be twenty steadfast among you they shall put two hundred to flight of the unbelievers, and a hundred shall put to flight a thousand. Victory is from the Lord. He is mighty and wise. I the Lord will cast terror into the hearts of the infidels. Strike off their heads and their fingers' ends. OR'S TENT AND IN THIS RESPECT THE SARACENS CERTAINLY WERE NOTHING LOTH TO EXECUTE UPON THE HEATHEN THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN IN THEIR LAW SO STRANGELY WAS RELIGIOUS FANATICISM FENT AND FOSTERED IN THE MOSLEM CAMP BY INCENTUES IRRESISTIBLE TO THE ARAB FIGHT AND FORAY THE SPOIL OF WAR AND CAPT YOU CHARMS THE COURAGE OF THE TROOPS WAS STIMULATED BY THE DIVINE PROMISES OF VICTORY WHICH WERE READ AND ON LIKE OCCASION STILL ARE RED AT THE HEAD OF EACH COLUMN DRAWN UP FOR BATTLE THUS ON THE FIELD OF CADESIA WHICH DECIDED THE FATE OF PERTHIA THE SURAJJI HATH WITH THE STIRRING TALE OF THE THOUSAND ANGELS THAT FOUGHT ON THE PROPHET'S SIDE AT BED WAS RECITED AND SUCH TEXTS AS THESE STIRRUP THE FAITHFUL UNTO BATTLE IF THERE BE TWENTY STEADFAST AMONG YOU THEY SHALL PUT TWO HUNDRED TO FLIGHT OF THE UNBELIEVERS AND A HUNDRED SHALL PUT TO FLIGHT A THOUSAND VICTORY IS FROM THE LORD HE IS MIGHTY AND WISE I THE LORD WILL CAST TERROR INTO THE HEARTS OF THE INFIDELS STRIKE OFF THEIR HEADS AND THEIR FINGERS ENDS
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