The Calcutta Review, Volume 21University of Calcutta, 1853 |
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... hills , the soil is fertilized by the streams or fountains ; and the Wâdi or Oasis , contrasting with the wild bleak wilderness around , charms the traveller with an unspeakable freshness and verdure . The whole of this vast continent ...
... hills , the soil is fertilized by the streams or fountains ; and the Wâdi or Oasis , contrasting with the wild bleak wilderness around , charms the traveller with an unspeakable freshness and verdure . The whole of this vast continent ...
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... hill to the east of Antioch , and by a life of wonderful austerity , and the fame of miraculous power , at- tracted multitudes to his presence . Irac and Arabia heard the rumour of his virtues : many Arabs joined the throng of his ...
... hill to the east of Antioch , and by a life of wonderful austerity , and the fame of miraculous power , at- tracted multitudes to his presence . Irac and Arabia heard the rumour of his virtues : many Arabs joined the throng of his ...
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... hills , to the ' boundaries of Ayla . " - C . de Perc . p . 249 . The " mountains of snow " are likely the high ranges of Tiberias . This branch was probably overthrown in the destructive war again kindled between Persia and the West ...
... hills , to the ' boundaries of Ayla . " - C . de Perc . p . 249 . The " mountains of snow " are likely the high ranges of Tiberias . This branch was probably overthrown in the destructive war again kindled between Persia and the West ...
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... hill of Marwa to that of Safa , seeking for water . Ishmael lies wailing on the ground ; but , lo ! as he passionately kicks around , a fountain bubbles forth beneath his feet ; it is the well of Zamzam . A tribe of Amalekites are ...
... hill of Marwa to that of Safa , seeking for water . Ishmael lies wailing on the ground ; but , lo ! as he passionately kicks around , a fountain bubbles forth beneath his feet ; it is the well of Zamzam . A tribe of Amalekites are ...
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... hills of Safa and Marwa , close by the Kaaba , might be performed with merit at any season ; but especially in the sacred month of Rajab , which formed a break in the middle of the eight secular months . Before entering the sacred ...
... hills of Safa and Marwa , close by the Kaaba , might be performed with merit at any season ; but especially in the sacred month of Rajab , which formed a break in the middle of the eight secular months . Before entering the sacred ...
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