Selections from the Kur-án, Volume 30; Volume 457Trübner, 1879 - 173 pages |
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... cause ; -Arabia was at length to issue forth from its silent mystery , and after baffling for a thousand years the curi- ous gaze of strangers , was at last to draw to itself the fearful eyes of all men . The people of whom almost ...
... cause ; -Arabia was at length to issue forth from its silent mystery , and after baffling for a thousand years the curi- ous gaze of strangers , was at last to draw to itself the fearful eyes of all men . The people of whom almost ...
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... cause us to forsake our reli- gion ; and now we throw ourselves upon thy protection . Wilt thou not protect us ? ' And he recited a chapter of the Kurán , which spoke of Christ ; and the king and the bishops wept upon their beards . And ...
... cause us to forsake our reli- gion ; and now we throw ourselves upon thy protection . Wilt thou not protect us ? ' And he recited a chapter of the Kurán , which spoke of Christ ; and the king and the bishops wept upon their beards . And ...
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... cause of Islám . The other was ' Omar , afterwards Khalif , whose fierce impulsive nature had hitherto marked him as a violent opponent of the new faith , but who afterwards proved himself one of the main- stays of Islám . The gain of ...
... cause of Islám . The other was ' Omar , afterwards Khalif , whose fierce impulsive nature had hitherto marked him as a violent opponent of the new faith , but who afterwards proved himself one of the main- stays of Islám . The gain of ...
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... cause of much obloquy to the Prophet from his religious op- ponents . Mohammad dreamed a dream , and referred to it briefly and obscurely in the Kurán . His followers persisted in believing it to have been a reality — an ascent to ...
... cause of much obloquy to the Prophet from his religious op- ponents . Mohammad dreamed a dream , and referred to it briefly and obscurely in the Kurán . His followers persisted in believing it to have been a reality — an ascent to ...
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... and , though they actually deserted him more than once at vitally critical moments , he never retaliated , even when he was strong enough to crush them , but rather sought to win them over heartily to his cause by 1x INTRODUCTION .
... and , though they actually deserted him more than once at vitally critical moments , he never retaliated , even when he was strong enough to crush them , but rather sought to win them over heartily to his cause by 1x INTRODUCTION .
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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