The Calcutta Review, Volume 21University of Calcutta, 1853 |
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Page 33
... body of the Azdites emigrated from Yemen about 120 A. D. They halted in the Hejâz , on their northward progress ; but after a lengthened residence in the valley of Batn Marr , not far from Mecca , the land became too strait for them ...
... body of the Azdites emigrated from Yemen about 120 A. D. They halted in the Hejâz , on their northward progress ; but after a lengthened residence in the valley of Batn Marr , not far from Mecca , the land became too strait for them ...
Page 53
... bodies , was the earliest form of departure in Arabia , from the pure adoration of the deity . The book of Job , and many historical notices , and certain early names in the Himyar dynasty , imply the prevalence of the system . † As ...
... bodies , was the earliest form of departure in Arabia , from the pure adoration of the deity . The book of Job , and many historical notices , and certain early names in the Himyar dynasty , imply the prevalence of the system . † As ...
Page 54
... bodies ; and it is remarkable that a similar rite was practised at the other idol fanes in Ara- bia.t Mahomet is said to have held that Ameer , son of Lohai ( the first Khozâite king , A. D. 200 ) was the earliest who dared to change ...
... bodies ; and it is remarkable that a similar rite was practised at the other idol fanes in Ara- bia.t Mahomet is said to have held that Ameer , son of Lohai ( the first Khozâite king , A. D. 200 ) was the earliest who dared to change ...
Page 62
... body . He died in fact of ulcers . The legend shows to how late a date ( 540 A. D. ) fiction mingles with Arabian history . † See Wachidi , p . 64 , and Hishâmi , p . 426 ; where their embassy is described . The patriarchs , Ghatafan ...
... body . He died in fact of ulcers . The legend shows to how late a date ( 540 A. D. ) fiction mingles with Arabian history . † See Wachidi , p . 64 , and Hishâmi , p . 426 ; where their embassy is described . The patriarchs , Ghatafan ...
Page 71
... bodies , all governed by the same code of honor and morals , exhibiting the same manners , and speaking , for the most part , the same language , but possessed of no cohesive principle ; restless , and generally at war , each with some ...
... bodies , all governed by the same code of honor and morals , exhibiting the same manners , and speaking , for the most part , the same language , but possessed of no cohesive principle ; restless , and generally at war , each with some ...
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