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These, immediately they were made prisoners, might (according to the example of Mohammed himself at Kheibar) be carried off without further ceremony to the victor's tent; and in this respect the Saracens certainly were nothing loath to execute upon the heathen the judgment written in their law. THESE IMMEDIATELY THEY WERE MADE PRISONERS MIGHT ACCORDING TO THE EXAMPLE OF MOHAMMATH HIMSELF AT CABAR BE CARRIED OFF WITHOUT FURTHER CEREMONY TO THE VICTOR'S TENT AND IN THIS RESPECT THE SARACENS CERTAINLY WERE NOTHING LOTH TO EXECUTE UPON THE HEATHEN THE JUDGMENT WRITTEN IN THEIR LAW
 the craven Greeks and Persians that "they loved death more than their foes loved life." Familiar with the pictures drawn in the Koran of the beautiful "houries" of Paradise,[46] the Saracens believed that immediate fruition on the field of battle was the martyr's special prize. We are told of a Moslem soldier, four-score years of age, who, seeing a comrade fall by his side, cried out, "O Paradise! how close art thou beneath the arrow's point and the falchion's flash! O Hashim! even now I see heaven opened, and black-eyed maidens all bridally attired, clasping thee in their fond embrace." And shouting thus the aged warrior, fired again with the ardor of youth, rushed upon the enemy and met the envied fate. For those who survived there was the less ethereal but closer prospect of Persian, Greek, or Coptic women, both maids and matrons, who, on "being taken captive by their right hand," were forthwith, according to the Koran, without stint of number, at the conqueror's will and pleasure.  THE PROUD BOAST OF THE SARACENS IN THEIR SUMMONS TO THE CRAVEN GREEKS AND PERSIANS THAT THEY LOVED DEATH MORE THAN THEIR BOYS LOVED LIFE FAMILIAR WITH THE PICTURES DRAWN IN THE KORON OF THE BEAUTIFUL HOURIES OF PARADISE THE SARACENS BELIEVED THAT IMMEDIATE FUSION ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE WAS THE MATTER OF SPECIAL PRICE WE ARE TOLD OF MOSLEM SOLDIER FOURSCORE YEARS OF AGE WHO SEEING A COMRADE FALL BY HIS SIDE CRIED OUT O PARADISE HOW CLOSE ART THOU BENEATH THE ARROW'S POINT AND THE FALCIAN'S FLASH O HASHING EVEN NOW I SEE HEAVEN OPEN AND BLACK EYED MAIDENS ALL BRIGHTLY ATTIRED CLASPING THEE IN THE FAWN EMBRACE AND SHOUTING THUS THE AGED WARRIOR FIRED AGAIN WITH THE ARDOR OF YOUTH REST UPON THE ENEMY AMID THE ENVIED FATE FOR THOSE WHO SURVIVED THEY WAS THE LESS ETHEREAL BUT CLOSER PROSPECT OF PERSIAN GREEK OR CAPTIC WOMAN BOTH MATES AND MATRONS WHO ON BEING TAKEN CAPTIVE BY THEIR RIGHT HAND WERE FORTHWITH ACCORDING TO THE KORAN WITHOUT STINT OF NUMBER AND THE CONQUEROR'S WILL AND PLEASURE
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