Selections from the Kur-án, Volume 30; Volume 457Trübner, 1879 - 173 pages |
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... brought forth , he felt confidently his strength to enjoy or endure ; only let him seize the happiness of to - day while it shall last , and drain to the dregs the overbrimming cup of his life . He was ambitious of glory and victory ...
... brought forth , he felt confidently his strength to enjoy or endure ; only let him seize the happiness of to - day while it shall last , and drain to the dregs the overbrimming cup of his life . He was ambitious of glory and victory ...
Page xiv
... brought to poverty or even to die for the clan , the Arab deemed his duty - his privilege . To add by his prowess or his hospitality or his eloquence to the glory of the clan was his ambition . 1 A mountain 1 we have where dwells he ...
... brought to poverty or even to die for the clan , the Arab deemed his duty - his privilege . To add by his prowess or his hospitality or his eloquence to the glory of the clan was his ambition . 1 A mountain 1 we have where dwells he ...
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... brought rivalry and hatred , it brought withal excellent virtues . The Arab nobleman was not a man who was richer and more idle and luxuri- ous than his inferiors : his position , founded upon descent , depended for its maintenance on ...
... brought rivalry and hatred , it brought withal excellent virtues . The Arab nobleman was not a man who was richer and more idle and luxuri- ous than his inferiors : his position , founded upon descent , depended for its maintenance on ...
Page xix
... brought endless dishonour upon the clan in which the shame had taken place./ The poet extols the tents- Where dwells a kin great of heart , whose word is enough to shield whom they shelter when peril comes in a night of fierce strife ...
... brought endless dishonour upon the clan in which the shame had taken place./ The poet extols the tents- Where dwells a kin great of heart , whose word is enough to shield whom they shelter when peril comes in a night of fierce strife ...
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... brought back from his raids many a rich spoil , only to spend it at once in his princely fashion . His generosity and faithful observance of his word at times placed him in positions of great danger ; but the alternative of denying his ...
... brought back from his raids many a rich spoil , only to spend it at once in his princely fashion . His generosity and faithful observance of his word at times placed him in positions of great danger ; but the alternative of denying his ...
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Abraham according Adam angels answered apostle Arab Arabia asked assuredly believe bestowed brother brought cast cause children of Israel Christians clan cleave asunder command Compassionate death deity desert devil divine earth Egypt enemy evil faith father fear fire followed Gabriel greater number hand hath heart heaven honour idols Ishmael Islám Jesus Jews jinn Joseph Kaabeh Khadeejeh kill king knew knoweth knowledge Kurán Kureysh land lapwing Medina Mekka Mekkeh mercy messenger Midian Moḥam Moḥammad Mohammadan molten calf Moses Moses said unto mother Muslims namely night Noah Paradise Pentateuch Pharaoh polytheism prayer prophet punishment religion replied resurrection revealed say unto 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 tribe truth unbelievers unto thee Verily verses wherefore whereupon wife woman women words worship Yethrib
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Page xciii - Until they won her; for indeed I knew Of no more subtle master under heaven Than is the maiden passion for a maid, Not only to keep down the base in man, But teach high thought, and amiable words And courtliness, and the desire of fame, And love of truth, and all that makes a man.
Page xi - Oh, the wild joys of living ! the leaping from rock up to rock, The strong rending of boughs from the fir-tree, the cool silver shock Of the plunge in a pool's living water, the hunt of the bear, And the sultriness showing the lion is couched in his lair...
Page xciv - Verily ye are in an age in which if ye abandon one-tenth of what is ordered, ye will be ruined. After this a time will come when he who shall observe one-tenth of what is now ordered will be redeemed.
Page lxxviii - Unto Him belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth.
Page 141 - It was said unto her, Enter the palace. And when she saw it, she imagined it to be a great water; and she discovered her legs, by lifting up her robe to pass through it. Whereupon Solomon said unto her, Verily this is a palace evenly floored with glass.
Page 159 - Jesus the son of Mary, the apostle of GOD ; yet they slew him not, neither crucified him, but he was represented by one in his likeness ; and verily they who disagreed concerning him were in a doubt as to this matter, and had no sure knowledge thereof, but followed only an uncertain opinion. They did not really kill him ; but GOD took him up unto himself: and GOD is mighty and wise.
Page 13 - God, who is our Lord, and your Lord? we have our works, and ye have your works, and unto him are we sincerely devoted. Will ye say, Truly Abraham, and Ismael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes were Jews or Christians...
Page 4 - Verily your Lord is God, who created the heavens and the earth in six days...
Page xlviii - Spare your remonstrances,' replied the intrepid fanatic to his uncle and benefactor; 'if they should place the sun on my right hand and the moon on my left, they should not divert me from my course.
Page 45 - Of which ten were given to Adam, fifty to Seth, thirty to Edris or Enoch, ten to Abraham; and the other four, being the Pentateuch, the Psalms, the Gospel, and the...