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"Thy life is safe," said Omar, "until thou hast drunk the water up." The words were no sooner said than Hormuzan emptied the vessel on the ground. "I wanted not the water," he said, "but quarter, and thou hast given it me." THY LIFE IS SAFE SAID OMAR UNTIL THOU HAST DRUNK THE WATER UP THE WORDS WERE NO SOONER SAID THAN HORAZON EMPTIED THE BLIZZLE ON THE GROUND I WANTED NOT THE WATER HE SAID BUT WATER AND THOU HAST GIVEN IT TO ME
nd in all the privileges of Islam. [Sidenote: Acceptance of Islam, immediate relief from the sword.] Reading the story of the spread of Islam, we are constantly told of this and that enemy, that "being beaten, he _believed_ and embraced the faith." Take as an example of an every-day occurrence the story of Hormuzan. A Persian prince of high rank long maintained a border warfare against the Moslems. At last he was taken prisoner and sent in chains to Medina. As he was conducted into the Great Mosque, Omar exclaimed, "Blessed be the Lord, that hath humbled this man and the like of him!" He bade them disrobe the prisoner and clothe him in sackcloth. Then, whip in hand, he upbraided him for his oft-repeated attacks and treachery. Hormuzan made as if fain to reply; then gasping, like one faint from thirst, he begged for water to drink. "Give it him," said the caliph, "and let him drink in peace." "Nay," cried the wretched captive, trembling, "I fear to drink, lest some one slay me unawares. D IMMUNITY FROM THE PERILS OF WAR BUT ASSOCIATED THE CONVERT WITH HIS CONQUERORS IN THE COMMON BROTHERHOOD AND IN ALL THE PRIVILEGES OF HIS LAND READING THE STORY OF THE SPREAD OF HIS LAMP WE ARE CONSTANTLY TOLD OF THIS AND THAT ENEMY THAT BEING BEATEN HE BELIEVED AND EMBRACED THE FAITH BECAUSE AN EXAMPLE OF AN EVERY DAY OCCURRENCE THE STORY OF HORZAN A PERSIAN PRINCE OF HIGH RANK LONG MAINTAINED A BORDER WARFARE AGAINST THE MOSLEMS AT LAST HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND SENT IN CHAINS TO MEDLINA AS HE WAS CONDICTED INTO THE GREAT MOSQUE OMAR EXCLAIMED BLESSED BE THE LORD THAT HATH HUMBLED THIS MAN AND THE LIKE OF HIM HE BADE THEM THIS ROBE THE PRISONER AND CLOTHED HIM IN SACKCLOTH THEN WHIP IN HAND HE UPBRAIDED HIM FOR HIS OFT REPEATED ATTACK AND RICHERY ARMAZON MADE AS IF FAIN TO REPLY THEN GASPING LIKE ONE FAINT FROM THIRST HE BEGGED FOR WATER TO DRINK GIVE IT HIM SAID THE CALIPH AND LET HIM DRINK IN PEACE NAY CRIED THE WRETCH CAPUE TREMBLING I FEAR TO DRINK LEST SOMEONE SLAY ME UNAWARES
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