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Three days they fought, and on the morning of the fourth, returning with unabated vigor to the charge, they scattered to the winds the vast host of Persia. THREE DAYS THEY FOUGHT AND ON THE MORNING OF THE FOURTH RETURNING WITH UNABATED VIGOUR TO THE CHARGE THEY SCATTERED TO THE VINTS THE VAST HOST OF PERS
 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. 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._ And we are told that on the recital of these verses "the heart of the people was refreshed and their eyes lightened, and they felt the tranquillity that ensueth thereupon. 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 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 AND WE ARE TOLD THAT ON THE RECITAL OF THESE VERSES THE HEART OF THE PEOPLE WAS REFRESHED AND THEIR EYES LIGHTENED AND THEY FELT THE TRANQUILLITY THAT ENSUED THEREUPON
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