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Page 171
... Alashtar , who was instructed in the whole stratagem . These Moslem wars were always a tissue of plot and counterplot , of which this whole story of Youkenna is a striking example . Scarce had this scheme of treachery been devised in ...
... Alashtar , who was instructed in the whole stratagem . These Moslem wars were always a tissue of plot and counterplot , of which this whole story of Youkenna is a striking example . Scarce had this scheme of treachery been devised in ...
Page 172
... Alashtar . On receiving this letter , Theodorus put his town and castle in a posture of defense , called in the Christian Arabs of the neighboring villages capable of bearing arms , and dispatched a messenger named Tarik al Gassani to ...
... Alashtar . On receiving this letter , Theodorus put his town and castle in a posture of defense , called in the Christian Arabs of the neighboring villages capable of bearing arms , and dispatched a messenger named Tarik al Gassani to ...
Page 174
... Alashtar with the news . The latter hurried on with his troops and came in time to complete the capture of the place . He bestowed great praises on Youkenna , but the latter taking him by the hand , exclaimed , " Thank Allah and this ...
... Alashtar with the news . The latter hurried on with his troops and came in time to complete the capture of the place . He bestowed great praises on Youkenna , but the latter taking him by the hand , exclaimed , " Thank Allah and this ...
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... Alashtar returned to the main army with great booty and many prisoners . Youkenna , however , refused to accompany him . He was mortified at the questionable result of his undertaking against Aazaz , the place having been taken by other ...
... Alashtar returned to the main army with great booty and many prisoners . Youkenna , however , refused to accompany him . He was mortified at the questionable result of his undertaking against Aazaz , the place having been taken by other ...
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... Alashtar from Cufa ; a third of six hundred from Egypt headed by Mahomet , the son of Abu Beker , and brother of Ayesha , to- gether with numbers of a sect of zealots called Karegites 298 MAHOMET AND HIS SUCCESSORS .
... Alashtar from Cufa ; a third of six hundred from Egypt headed by Mahomet , the son of Abu Beker , and brother of Ayesha , to- gether with numbers of a sect of zealots called Karegites 298 MAHOMET AND HIS SUCCESSORS .
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Abd'alaziz Abd'almâlec Abda'lrahman Abdallah Ibn Abu Beker Abu Obeidah Abu Sofian Acbah Africa Alashtar Aleppo Allah Allah Achbar Amru Amru Ibn appointed Arab Arabian arms army Ayesha Babylonia Bassora battle Berber besieged booty Bosra brother Caaba Caliphat camels camp capture castle CHAPTER Christian command conquest cried Cufa Damascus death Derar desert dirhems Egypt Emessa emir emperor empire enemy faith fight force garrison gate gave governor Greek hand Hassan head Hegira Hejagi Heraclius horse Hosein host hundred Ibn Abu inhabitants Irak Islam Khaled Khosrus Koran Koreish letter Mahomet Malec Mecca Medina Merwân Moawyah Moktâr Mosenna Moslem mosque mountains Musa Musab night Obeid'allah Ommiah Othman Persian prayer prophet province reinforcements replied Saad sallied scimetar sent Serjabil siege siege of Damascus slain soldiers spoils successor sword Syria Telha thee thou thousand tion took tribe tribute troops valor victory walls warrior Yezdegird Yezid Youkenna Ziyad Zobeir
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