The Koran: Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Part 121Richard Alfred Davenport W. Tegg & Company, 1867 - 648 pages |
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... commentators , believed to be of divine original , uo less than the text itself ; but the more moderate are of opinion they are only human additions , and not the very word of God . There are twenty - nine chapters of the Korân , which ...
... commentators , believed to be of divine original , uo less than the text itself ; but the more moderate are of opinion they are only human additions , and not the very word of God . There are twenty - nine chapters of the Korân , which ...
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... commentators chiefly allege , in admitting these va- rious readings , are seven in number . There being some passages in the Korân which are contradictory , the Mohammedan doctors obviate any objection from thence , by the doctrine of ...
... commentators chiefly allege , in admitting these va- rious readings , are seven in number . There being some passages in the Korân which are contradictory , the Mohammedan doctors obviate any objection from thence , by the doctrine of ...
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... commentators are so very numerous . And it may not be amiss to take notice of the rules they observe in expounding it . One of the most learned commentators distinguishes the contents of the Korân , into allegorical and literal . The ...
... commentators are so very numerous . And it may not be amiss to take notice of the rules they observe in expounding it . One of the most learned commentators distinguishes the contents of the Korân , into allegorical and literal . The ...
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... commentators use several shifts : some saying , they know not what measure of time God intends in those passages ; others , that these forms of speaking are figurative , and not to be strictly taken , and were designed only to express ...
... commentators use several shifts : some saying , they know not what measure of time God intends in those passages ; others , that these forms of speaking are figurative , and not to be strictly taken , and were designed only to express ...
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... commentators do not approve ; pretending that by the " white thread and the black thread " are to be understood the light and dark streaks of the day- break : and they say the passage was at first revealed without the words " of the ...
... commentators do not approve ; pretending that by the " white thread and the black thread " are to be understood the light and dark streaks of the day- break : and they say the passage was at first revealed without the words " of the ...
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Abraham Abu Jahl Abulfed Abulfeda according afterwards Al Beidâwi alms angels answered apostle Arabs Beidâwi called cause chap chapter children of Israel Christians commanded creatures D'Herbel day of resurrection death Disc divine evil faith father favour fear follow genii give God's grievous Hareth hath created hearts hell fire honour ibid Idem idolaters idolatry idols infidels inhabitants INTITLED Jallalo'ddin Jesus Jews judgment knoweth Korân Koreish Medina mercy Mohammed Mohammed's Mohammedans Moses Moslems night opinion paradise passage was revealed Pentateuch person Pharaoh pleaseth prayer Prelim pretend prophet punishment received religion REVEALED AT MECCA reward Savary say unto scriptures sect sent down unto servants signifies signs unto soul Spec suppose surely Syria Thamud therein thereof things thou shalt thy LORD tribe true believers truth ubi sup unbelievers unto thee Verily verses Vide Poc wherefore wicked words worship Yahya Zamakh Zamakhshari
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Page 292 - The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light.
Page 61 - And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them; I the Lord have spoken it.
Page 1 - Praise be to God the Lord of all creatures, the most merciful, the King of the day of judgment. Thee do we worship, and of thee do we beg assistance. Direct us in the right way, in the way of those to whom thou hast been gracious ; not of those against whom thou art incensed, not of those who go astray.
Page 435 - Youths which shall continue in their bloom for ever, shall go round about to attend them, with goblets, and beakers, and a cup of flowing wine; their heads shall not ache by drinking the same, neither shall their reason be disturbed...
Page 41 - ... she answered, LORD, how shall I have a son, since a man hath not touched me? the angel said, So GOD createth that which he pleaseth; when he decreeth a thing, he only saith unto it, Be, and it is...
Page 5 - God answered, Verily I know that which ye know not ; and he taught Adam the names of all things, and then proposed them to the angels, and said, Declare unto me the names of these things if ye say truth. They answered, Praise be unto thee, we have no knowledge but what thou teachest us, for thou art knowing and wise. God said, Oh Adam, tell them their names.
Page 12 - And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Page 88 - Unto every one of you have we given a law, and an open path ; and if God had pleased, he had surely made you one people; but he hath thought fit to give you different laws, that he might try you in that which he hath given you respectively. Therefore strive to excel each other in good works : unto God shall ye all return, and then will he declare unto you that concerning which ye have disagreed.
Page 83 - Verily, I am with you: if ye observe prayer, and give alms, and believe in my apostles, and assist them, and lend unto God on good usury, I will surely expiate your evil deeds from you, and I will lead you into gardens, wherein rivers flow: but he among you who disbelieveth after this erreth from the straight path.
Page 65 - ... will take the left, but both of them must first pass the bridge, called in Arabic, al Sirat. which they say is laid over the midst of hell, and described to be finer than a hair, and sharper than the edge of a sword...