"It will endure a thousand years. Then those men who are at that time will all become covenant-breakers. One with anot…"

"When the sovereignty came to Yazdgird, he reigned twenty years; then the Arabs entered Iran in great numbers. Yazd-gi…"

"The state of affairs now evident is indicative of how Iranian rule has come to an end in the country of Iran, and of …"

"“On reaching Dawar, [Ibn Samurah] surrounded the enemy in the mountain of Zur, where there was a famous Hindu temple.…"

"“…Their idol of Zur was of gold, and its eyes were two rubies. The zealous Musalmans cut off its hands and plucked ou…"

"Who routed infidel armies and destroyed them with bloody slaughter? Who put out and made cold the sacred flame in Iran?"

"Submit to Islam and be safe. Or agree to the payment of the Jizya (tax), and you and your people will be under our pr…"

"Khalid wrote more harshly to the Sassanian rulers: “From Khalid b. al-Walid to the rulers of the Persians: Peace be u…"

"It was the swift inheritance of a preexisting state—not Islam—that led to the demise of early democracy in the Middle…"

"The following are some of the [miraculous] events of that night, which became to everybody as plain as daylight : The…"