Ibn Khallikan's Biographical Dictionary, Volume 1Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland, 1843 - 616 pages |
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... present case . That the Arabs , when once converted into a people of rulers and occupied in the exercise of power , neglected learn- ing and left its culture to foreigners is a fact attested by history ; that they were restrained by ...
... present case . That the Arabs , when once converted into a people of rulers and occupied in the exercise of power , neglected learn- ing and left its culture to foreigners is a fact attested by history ; that they were restrained by ...
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... present and wished to humble his pride , made the remark that , had Abū Mūsa possessed no other merit than that of having cupped the Prophet , such an honour would have been quite sufficient for his reputation . On this , Abł Burda got ...
... present and wished to humble his pride , made the remark that , had Abū Mūsa possessed no other merit than that of having cupped the Prophet , such an honour would have been quite sufficient for his reputation . On this , Abł Burda got ...
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... present work , p . 501. ) ( 4 ) Mention has been made of this historian in the first volume , page 290 . ( 5 ) Amr , the son of Sinān al - Ahtam , an eminent chief of the tribe of Tamīm , an able orator and a good poet , flourished ...
... present work , p . 501. ) ( 4 ) Mention has been made of this historian in the first volume , page 290 . ( 5 ) Amr , the son of Sinān al - Ahtam , an eminent chief of the tribe of Tamīm , an able orator and a good poet , flourished ...
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... present this paper to " him . " Having returned to Abd al - Malik , I informed him of the results of my embassy , but I never thought of the paper , and it was only on passing through another part of the palace with the intention of ...
... present this paper to " him . " Having returned to Abd al - Malik , I informed him of the results of my embassy , but I never thought of the paper , and it was only on passing through another part of the palace with the intention of ...
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... present . - As - Shābi was inclined to pleasantry ; he was one day sitting in his house with a female when a person came in and asked : " Which of you two is " as - Shābi ? " To which he replied : " She is the man . " He was born in the ...
... present . - As - Shābi was inclined to pleasantry ; he was one day sitting in his house with a female when a person came in and asked : " Which of you two is " as - Shābi ? " To which he replied : " She is the man . " He was born in the ...
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