A History of Arabic LiteratureD. Appleton, 1903 - 478 pages |
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... various camps , might work the foe some harm , might cast a spell upon him , as our own magicians of the Middle Ages used to say . The poet was the wise man , the learned in magic processes , the tribal oracle , inspired by the Jinn ...
... various camps , might work the foe some harm , might cast a spell upon him , as our own magicians of the Middle Ages used to say . The poet was the wise man , the learned in magic processes , the tribal oracle , inspired by the Jinn ...
Page 58
... various Arab wars . He was a fierce partisan of the Muḍar tribes , celebrated their exploits , and scoffed at the southern tribes . He had attached himself to the family of Hâshim , descended from the Prophet , and to it his finest ...
... various Arab wars . He was a fierce partisan of the Muḍar tribes , celebrated their exploits , and scoffed at the southern tribes . He had attached himself to the family of Hâshim , descended from the Prophet , and to it his finest ...
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... various provinces of the Empire , recommending that al - Zuhri should be consulted in any legal difficulties , " for no man , " he says , " is better acquainted with the customs of the past days . " When at home , he was so absorbed in ...
... various provinces of the Empire , recommending that al - Zuhri should be consulted in any legal difficulties , " for no man , " he says , " is better acquainted with the customs of the past days . " When at home , he was so absorbed in ...
Page 78
... various pieces he sang were collected together . Al - Mahdî had forbidden Ibrâhîm to go and see his sons , Mûsâ ( al- Hâdî ) and Hârûn ( al - Rashîd ) ; he dis- obeyed , was punished by the infliction of three hundred lashes and cast ...
... various pieces he sang were collected together . Al - Mahdî had forbidden Ibrâhîm to go and see his sons , Mûsâ ( al- Hâdî ) and Hârûn ( al - Rashîd ) ; he dis- obeyed , was punished by the infliction of three hundred lashes and cast ...
Page 93
... various members of his family . One , which is celebrated , to his mother , at Manbij , has been translated into German by Ahlwardt . When Saif al - daula died , in 967 , Abû Firâs claimed the sovereignty of Hims , but perished fighting ...
... various members of his family . One , which is celebrated , to his mother , at Manbij , has been translated into German by Ahlwardt . When Saif al - daula died , in 967 , Abû Firâs claimed the sovereignty of Hims , but perished fighting ...
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