Lives of the Successors of Mahometprint. by W. Clowes, 1859 - 268 pages |
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Abd'alaziz Abd'almâlec Abda'lrahman Abdallah Ibn Abu Beker Abu Musa Abu Obeidah Abu Sofian Acbah Alashtar Aleppo Allah Allah Achbar Amru appointed Arab Arabian arms army Ayesha Babylonia Bassora battle besieged booty brother Caliph Omar Caliphat camels camp capture castle Christian command conquest cried Cufa Damascus death Derar desert despatched dirhems Egypt emir emperor empire enemy faith favour fight force garrison gates gave governor Greek hand Hassan head Hegira Hejagi Heraclius Hormuzân horse Hosein host hundred Ibn Abu infidels inhabitants Irak Islam Khaled Khosrus Koran Koreish letter Madayn Mahomet Malec Mecca Medina Merwân Moawyah Mosenna Moslem mosque Musa night Obeid'allah Ommiah Othman Persian prayers prisoners prophet province received refused reinforcements replied Saad Ibn sallied scimetar sent Serjabil siege slain slave soldiers spoils sword Syria Telha and Zobeir thee thou thousand took tribe tribute troops victory walls warrior Yezdegird Yezid Youkenna Ziyad Zobeir
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Page 147 - He shall not depart out of darkness; the flame shall dry up his branches, and by the breath of his mouth shall he go away.
Page 47 - Four things come not back — the spoken word ; the sped arrow ; the past life; and the neglected opportunity.
Page 106 - Greeks, showed some iavor to that sect, in order to make use of them in his conquest of the country. He even prevailed upon their patriarch Benjamin to emerge from his desert and hold a conference with him ; and subsequently declared that " he had never conversed with a Christian priest of more innocent manners or venerable aspect.