A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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... famous curse . The Hijd had special rites connected with it , such as the anointing of the hair on one side of the head , and the wearing of one sandal only , and the trailing of the mantle on the ground . The formulas were first of all ...
... famous curse . The Hijd had special rites connected with it , such as the anointing of the hair on one side of the head , and the wearing of one sandal only , and the trailing of the mantle on the ground . The formulas were first of all ...
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... famous Temple at Mecca , in the Ka'ba . The name was merely intended as an allu- sion to the place of honour they hold on the Arabian Parnassus , even as a chandelier may be suspended in the midst of an apartment , or rather as a ...
... famous Temple at Mecca , in the Ka'ba . The name was merely intended as an allu- sion to the place of honour they hold on the Arabian Parnassus , even as a chandelier may be suspended in the midst of an apartment , or rather as a ...
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... famous courser from winning the race , and in his vengeance , Qais , chief of the tribe of ' Abs , waged bitter war against his enemies . ' Antara was the rhapsodist of these long fights . He sang the battle of Al - Farûq , at which the ...
... famous courser from winning the race , and in his vengeance , Qais , chief of the tribe of ' Abs , waged bitter war against his enemies . ' Antara was the rhapsodist of these long fights . He sang the battle of Al - Farûq , at which the ...
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... famous . He describes the huge , long - legged bird leav- ing its nest to search for food , feeding quietly on the bitter seeds borne by the bushes growing in the sands , 1 and then , as it remembers its forsaken eggs , 16 ARABIC ...
... famous . He describes the huge , long - legged bird leav- ing its nest to search for food , feeding quietly on the bitter seeds borne by the bushes growing in the sands , 1 and then , as it remembers its forsaken eggs , 16 ARABIC ...
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... of Thaqîf , who was a coward in spite of his inches , met the famous runner one day , when he himself was wearing a handsome cloak . He inquired how it was that he could overcome every one , though he was 18 ARABIC LITERATURE.
... of Thaqîf , who was a coward in spite of his inches , met the famous runner one day , when he himself was wearing a handsome cloak . He inquired how it was that he could overcome every one , though he was 18 ARABIC LITERATURE.
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