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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. 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
he crown of martyrdom. The Caliph Omar was inconsolable at the loss of his brother, Zeid, who fell in the fatal "Garden of Death," at the battle of Yemama: "Thou art returned home," he said to his son, Abdallah, "safe and sound, and Zeid is dead. Wherefore wast not thou slain before him? I wish not to see thy face." "Father," answered Abdallah, "he asked for the crown of martyrdom, and the Lord granted it. I strove after the same, but it was not given unto me."[45] It was the proud boast of the Saracens in their summons to 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 PASS THAT THE WARRIORS OF ISLAM HAD AN UNEARTHLY LONGING FOR THE CROWN OF MARTYRDOM THE CALIPH OMAR WAS INCONSOLABLE AT THE LOSS OF HIS BROTHER ZIB WHO FELL IN THE FATAL GARDEN OF DEATH AT THE BATTLE OF IMMANA THOU ART RETURN HOME HE SAID TO HIS SON ABULAH SAFE AND SOUND AND ZEITH IS DEAD WHEREFORE PASS NOT THOU SLAIN BEFORE HIM I WISH NOT TO SEE THY FACE FATHER ANSWERED ABDYLAH HE ASKED FOR THE CROWN OF MATADO AND THE LORD GRANTED IT I STROVE AFTER THE SAME BUT IT WAS NOT GIVEN UNTO ME IT WAS 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
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