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... called nouns of place ( Kla ) , and serve to designate either the place in which the action indicated by the verb of the same root takes effect , or the subject in which the state of being expressed by that verb has its existence .
... called nouns of place ( Kla ) , and serve to designate either the place in which the action indicated by the verb of the same root takes effect , or the subject in which the state of being expressed by that verb has its existence .
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... the muwazzin : " The shaikh Abū Muhammad " al - Juwaini's illness lasted seventeen days , and he expressed a desire that the " washing of his body should be done by me , and that I should preside at his " interment .
... the muwazzin : " The shaikh Abū Muhammad " al - Juwaini's illness lasted seventeen days , and he expressed a desire that the " washing of his body should be done by me , and that I should preside at his " interment .
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On his death ( one of his female relatives ) received a letter of condolence from al - Kādi ' l - Fādil , in reply to one wherein she announced to him this event : his participation in her grief was expressed in the following terms ...
On his death ( one of his female relatives ) received a letter of condolence from al - Kādi ' l - Fādil , in reply to one wherein she announced to him this event : his participation in her grief was expressed in the following terms ...
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The katib mentions also that Ibn Asaad recited to him the following lines , and stated that the thought which they contained was perfectly original and had never before been expressed : His letters are the destruction of squadrons ...
The katib mentions also that Ibn Asaad recited to him the following lines , and stated that the thought which they contained was perfectly original and had never before been expressed : His letters are the destruction of squadrons ...
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One of his sayings was : " Eloquence is the just expression of ideas in few " words ( 4 ) . " He observed also that if he was asked what was the finest pas- sage of poetry which he knew of , he would say that it was the following ...
One of his sayings was : " Eloquence is the just expression of ideas in few " words ( 4 ) . " He observed also that if he was asked what was the finest pas- sage of poetry which he knew of , he would say that it was the following ...
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| Title | Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 2 Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Ibn Khallikān Volume 57 of Oriental Translation Fund Volume 57 of Publications (Oriental translation fund) |
| Author | Ibn Khallikān |
| Translated by | William MacGuckin baron de Slane |
| Publisher | Oriental translation fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843 |
| Original from | Barcelona Athenaeum Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jan 2010 |
| Length | 616 pages |
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