Selections from the Kur-án, Volume 30; Volume 457Trübner, 1879 - 173 pages |
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Page xx
... called the neighbours to the meal , and in the morning there remained of the horse nothing but his bones . But as for himself , wrapped in his mantle , he sat apart in a corner of the tent . This Hátim is a type of the Arab nature at ...
... called the neighbours to the meal , and in the morning there remained of the horse nothing but his bones . But as for himself , wrapped in his mantle , he sat apart in a corner of the tent . This Hátim is a type of the Arab nature at ...
Page xxi
... called to him when he was on a journey and had not with him the means of paying the ransom . But he was not wont to allow any difficulties to baulk him of the exercise of his duty , and he had the prisoner released , stepping mean ...
... called to him when he was on a journey and had not with him the means of paying the ransom . But he was not wont to allow any difficulties to baulk him of the exercise of his duty , and he had the prisoner released , stepping mean ...
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... called together and great feastings and rejoicings ensued . One was the birth of a son to a chief ; another the foaling of a generous mare ; the third was the discovery that a great poet had risen up among them . The advent of the poet ...
... called together and great feastings and rejoicings ensued . One was the birth of a son to a chief ; another the foaling of a generous mare ; the third was the discovery that a great poet had risen up among them . The advent of the poet ...
Page xxxiv
... were anxiously hoping for male children if so be they might mother the Apostle of God ; and the more thoughtful minds , tinged with traditions of Judaism , were seeking for what they called ' the religion of Abraham xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
... were anxiously hoping for male children if so be they might mother the Apostle of God ; and the more thoughtful minds , tinged with traditions of Judaism , were seeking for what they called ' the religion of Abraham xxxiv INTRODUCTION .
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Edward William Lane Stanley Lane-Poole. seeking for what they called ' the religion of Abraham . ' These men were called Haneefs , ' or skeptics , and their religion seems to have consisted chiefly in a negative posi- tion , in denying ...
Edward William Lane Stanley Lane-Poole. seeking for what they called ' the religion of Abraham . ' These men were called Haneefs , ' or skeptics , and their religion seems to have consisted chiefly in a negative posi- tion , in denying ...
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Abraham angels answered apostle Arab Arabia asked assuredly Bedawee believe bestowed brother brought camels cast cause chief children of Israel Christians clan cleave asunder command Compassionate death desert devil divine earth EDWARD WILLIAM LANE Egypt enemy evil faith father fear followed Gabriel greater number hand hath Hátim heart heaven honour idols Ishmael Islám Jesus Jews jinn Joseph Kaabeh Khadeejeh kill king knew knoweth Kurán Kureysh land lapwing Medina Mekka Mekkeh mercy messenger Midian Moḥammad Mohammadan Moses Moses said unto mother Muslims namely night Noah Paradise Pentateuch Pharaoh prayer prophet punishment religion replied revealed Royal Asiatic Society say unto sent servants Sho'eyb signs slave slay Solomon soorahs soul Syria taught therein thereof things Thou art thou hast thou shalt throne thy Lord tion took tradition tribes truth unbelievers unto thee Verily verses wherefore whereupon wife woman women words worship Yethrib