 How, then, could he pretend to know the particulars of a similar occurrence which took place in a distant country and in a bygone age ? And how can he know the truth (of Yezid's conduct) now that nearly four hundred years have elapsed, and that the crime...  Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary - Page 229by Ibn Khallikān - 1843Full view - About this book
 | Robert Durie Osborn - 1876 - 482 pages
...conduct) now that nearly four hundred years have elapsed, and that the crime was committed in a country far remote ? It must be considered, also, that this...case, it is incumbent on us to think well of every Moslem who can possibly deserve it. To this we shall add some observations. Suppose that there be positive... | |
 | Robert Durie Osborn - 1876 - 460 pages
...conduct) now that nearly four hundred years have elapsed, and that the crime was committed in a country far remote ? It must be considered, also, that this...respecting it abounded on all sides. The true circumstances oi it cannot therefore be known ; and such being the case, it is incumbent on us to think well of every... | |
 | Robert Durie Osborn - 1876 - 486 pages
...party-spirit, and that (false) statements respecting it abounded on all sides. The true circumstances ot it cannot therefore be known ; and such being the case, it is incumbent on us to think well of every Moslem who can possibly deserve it. To this we shall add some observations. Suppose that there be positive... | |
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