The Koran: Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Part 121Richard Alfred Davenport W. Tegg & Company, 1867 - 648 pages |
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... given me occasion to practise , I think so reasonable , that I have not , in speaking of Mohammed or his Korân , allowed myself to use those opprobrious appellations , and unmannerly expressions , which seem to be the strongest ...
... given me occasion to practise , I think so reasonable , that I have not , in speaking of Mohammed or his Korân , allowed myself to use those opprobrious appellations , and unmannerly expressions , which seem to be the strongest ...
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... given to the Mohammedan preachers . They pursued a method very dif ferent from that of the Greek and Roman orators ; their sentences being like loose gems , without connexion , so that this sort of composition struck the audience ...
... given to the Mohammedan preachers . They pursued a method very dif ferent from that of the Greek and Roman orators ; their sentences being like loose gems , without connexion , so that this sort of composition struck the audience ...
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... given by all who were present , that Arâbah was the most generous of the three . ง Nor were these the only good qualities of the Arabs ; they are com- mended by the ancients for being most exact to their words , and respectful to their ...
... given by all who were present , that Arâbah was the most generous of the three . ง Nor were these the only good qualities of the Arabs ; they are com- mended by the ancients for being most exact to their words , and respectful to their ...
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... given the most succinct account I have been able , of the state of the ancient Arabians before Mohammed , or , to use their expres- sion , in the time of ignorance . I shall now proceed briefly to consider the state of religion in the ...
... given the most succinct account I have been able , of the state of the ancient Arabians before Mohammed , or , to use their expres- sion , in the time of ignorance . I shall now proceed briefly to consider the state of religion in the ...
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... given to the Pentateuch and Gospel . The Koran is divided into one hundred and fourteen larger portions of This name was at first given to the Pentateuch Hist . Crit . du Vieux Test . lib . 1. c . 9. 7 Vide 8 Marracc . de Alcor . p . 41 ...
... given to the Pentateuch and Gospel . The Koran is divided into one hundred and fourteen larger portions of This name was at first given to the Pentateuch Hist . Crit . du Vieux Test . lib . 1. c . 9. 7 Vide 8 Marracc . de Alcor . p . 41 ...
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according afterwards Al Beidâwi angels answered apostle appear Arabs bear Beidâwi brought called cause chap chapter Christians commanded commentators concerning created death delivered directed Disc divine earth enter evil faith father fear fire follow give given God's hand hath hearts heaven hell Idem imagine infidels Jallalo'ddin Jews judgment knoweth knowledge Korân matter means Mecca mentioned mercy Mohammed Mohammedans Moses night observed occasion opinion paradise particular passage Persians person prayer Prelim prophet punishment reason received religion revealed reward scriptures sect sent servants signs soul speak suffer suppose surely taken thee therein thereof things thou thy LORD tribe true believers truth turn unbelievers understand unto unto thee Verily verses Vide wherefore witness women worship
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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...