Her hand, with a hundred thousand pieces of gold, was offered for the head of the Arabian general, and the youths of Africa were excited by the prospect of the glorious prize.

At the pressing solicitation of his brethren, Abdallah withdrew his person from the field; but the Saracens were discouraged by the retreat of their leader, and the repetition of these equal or unsuccessful conflicts.
A noble Arabian, who afterwards became the adversary of Ali, and the father of a caliph, had signalized his valor in Egypt, and Zobeir was the first who planted the scaling-ladder against the walls of Babylon.
In the African war he was detached from the standard of Abdallah.

On the news of the battle, Zobeir, with twelve companions, cut his way through the camp of the Greeks, and pressed forwards, without tasting either food or repose, to partake of the dangers of his brethren.

He cast his eyes round the field: "Where," said he, "is our general ?" "In his tent." "Is the tent a station for the general of the Moslems ?" Abdallah represented with a blush the importance of his own life, and the temptation that was held forth by the Roman praefect.

"Retort," said Zobeir, "on the infidels their ungenerous attempt.