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Abd'alaziz Abd'almâlec Abda'lrahman Abdallah Ibn Abu Beker Abu Obeidah Abu Sofian Acbah 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 Christian command conquest cried Cufa Damascus death defeated Derar desert dirhems Egypt emir emperor empire enemy faith fight force garrison gate gave governor Greek hand Hassan head Hegira Hejagi Heraclius Hormuzân horse Hosein host hundred Ibn Abu inhabitants Irak Islam Khaled Koran Koreish lance letter Mahomet Malec Mecca Medina Merwân Moawyah Moktâr Mosenna Moslem mosque mountains Musa Musab night Obeid'allah Ommiah Othman Persian prayer prisoner prophet province received reinforcements replied Saad sallied Saracen scimetar sent Serjabil siege siege of Damascus slain soldiers spoils sword Syria thee thou thousand took tribe tribute troops victory walls warrior Werdan Yezdegird Yezid Youkenna Ziyad Zobeir
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