Selections from the Ḳur-án: Commonly Called, in England, the Koran; with an Interwoven CommentaryEdward William Lane, George Sale J. Madden, 1843 - 317 pages |
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Page 13
... tell us , is still standing in the deserts of ' Adan , being preserved by providence as a monument of divine justice , though it is invisible , unless very rarely , when God permits it to be seen . A man named ' Abd- Allah Ibn - Kilábeh ...
... tell us , is still standing in the deserts of ' Adan , being preserved by providence as a monument of divine justice , though it is invisible , unless very rarely , when God permits it to be seen . A man named ' Abd- Allah Ibn - Kilábeh ...
Page 14
... tell us that these old ' A'dites were of prodigious stature ; the largest being a hundred cubits high , and the least sixty ; which extraordinary size they pretend to prove by the testi- mony of the Kur - án . 13. The tribe of Thamood ...
... tell us that these old ' A'dites were of prodigious stature ; the largest being a hundred cubits high , and the least sixty ; which extraordinary size they pretend to prove by the testi- mony of the Kur - án . 13. The tribe of Thamood ...
Page 17
... tell us ; seeming by these Amalekites to mean the same people which the Egyptian histories call Pho- nician Shepherds . But after they had possessed the throne of Egypt for some descents , they were expelled by the natives , and at ...
... tell us ; seeming by these Amalekites to mean the same people which the Egyptian histories call Pho- nician Shepherds . But after they had possessed the throne of Egypt for some descents , they were expelled by the natives , and at ...
Page 30
... tell us it was a tree called the Egyptian thorn , worshipped by the tribe of Ghaṭafán , first consecrated by Dhálim Ibn - As'ad , who built a chapel over it called Buss , so contrived as to give a sound when any person entered . Khalid ...
... tell us it was a tree called the Egyptian thorn , worshipped by the tribe of Ghaṭafán , first consecrated by Dhálim Ibn - As'ad , who built a chapel over it called Buss , so contrived as to give a sound when any person entered . Khalid ...
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... tell us , at the same time , that the greatest part of it has been lost . But this will not be thought strange , if we consider that the art of writing was very little practised among them until after the time of Moḥam- mad . It is even ...
... tell us , at the same time , that the greatest part of it has been lost . But this will not be thought strange , if we consider that the art of writing was very little practised among them until after the time of Moḥam- mad . It is even ...
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Abraham Abu-l-Fida Abulfedæ Vita according Adam Amalek angels answered apostle Arabia Arabs asked aught believe brother brought called camel cast Chap children of Israel Christians cleave asunder command companions D'Herbelot day of resurrection death deity descend devil disbelieved divine earth Egypt El-Beyḍáwee El-Islám El-Medeeneh El-Yemen Eutych evil father fear fire Gabriel greater number hath heaven hell honour Idem idolatry idols Ishmael Jelál-ed-Deen Jesus Jews jinn Joseph Kaabeh king knoweth Kur-án lapwing Mekkeh mercy Moham Moḥammad Moḥammadans Moses mountains Muslims namely Noah paradise passage Pentateuch person Pharaoh polytheists prophet punishment recompense religion replied respecting Sabians saith Sale say unto Scripture sent servants signifies signs similitude slain Solomon soul Spec stones Strabo Syria Terah therein things Thou art thou hast thou shalt throne thy Lord tribe of Kureysh truth ubi supra unbelievers unto thee Verily verse Vide wherefore whereupon words worship