التاريخ اليميني 46.6

46.6

He continued conquering strongholds and fortresses built on the peaks of mountains and the edges of summits, so high that long necks ached whenever the eyes gazed up at them, until he came face to face with the fortress of Baran in the province of Hardab, who was one of the Rāys—that is, kings in the language of Hind. He looked out over the land and saw it surging with the helpers of God's right, marked with helmets above them and angels around them. His foot slipped, and he feared that his blood would be made lawful; so he decided to shield himself from God's might by Islam, now that its blades had been drawn and its banners unfurled with the fringes of punishment. He came down with about ten thousand men proclaiming the creed of Islam and freeing themselves from the allegiance of idols. God fulfilled His promise and in His grace granted good fortune to them and to him.