large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_10_mitchell_64kb_175
large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_10_mitchell_64kb
English
12430
The virgin vigor of the Saracens was fired by a wild fanatical zeal "to fight in the ways of the Lord," obtaining thus heavenly merit and a worldly prize  the spoil of Syria and its fair maidens ravished from their homes; or should they fall by the sword, the black eyed houries waiting for them on the field of battle. THE VIRGIN VIGOUR OF THE SARACENS WAS FILED BY A WILD FANATICAL ZEAL WHO FIGHT IN THE WAYS OF THE LORD OF ENTHUS HEAVENLY MERIT AND THE WORLDLY PRICE THE SPOIL OF SYRIA AND ITS FAILED MAIDENS RAVISHED FROM THEIR HOMES OR SHOULD THEY FALL BY THE SWORD THE BLACK EYED HOW RARES WAITING FOR THEM ON THE FIELD OF BATTLE
 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." 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.[47] [Sidenote: Defeat of Byzantine army on the Yermuk, A.D. 634.] Nor was it otherwise in the great battle of the Yermuk, which laid Syria at the feet of the Arabs.  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 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 PERSE NOR WAS IT OTHERWISE IN THE GREAT BATTLE OF THE YEREMUK WHICH LAID SYRIA AT THE FEET OF THE ARABS
large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_10_mitchell_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/12430/twooldfaiths_1901_librivox_64kb_mp3/twooldfaiths_10_mitchell_64kb.flac