Note 54 — Chapter VII · BATTLE OF YEMAMA. End of A.H. XI. Beginning of 633 A.D.
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From the expression used, it would almost seem as if Sâlim carried the Corân on the point of his flag-staff. This was a common practice in after times, but the Corân was not yet collected. Possibly some portion may have been thus borne aloft by the leader, or the words may be metaphorical or anticipative.