Lives of Mahomet and His Successors, Volumes 1-2Baudry's European Library, 1850 - 384 pages |
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... Christian portents CHAPTER VIII . Outlines of the Mahometan Faith • PAGE 30 35 CHAPTER IX . Ridicule cast on Mahomet and his doctrines - Demand for miracles -- Conduct of Abu Taleb - Violence of the Ko- reishites - Mahomet's daughter ...
... Christian portents CHAPTER VIII . Outlines of the Mahometan Faith • PAGE 30 35 CHAPTER IX . Ridicule cast on Mahomet and his doctrines - Demand for miracles -- Conduct of Abu Taleb - Violence of the Ko- reishites - Mahomet's daughter ...
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... Christian era , that great chersonese or peninsula formed by the Red Sea , the Euphrates , the Gulf of Persia , and the Indian Ocean , and known by the name of Arabia , remained unchanged and almost unaffected by the events which ...
... Christian era , that great chersonese or peninsula formed by the Red Sea , the Euphrates , the Gulf of Persia , and the Indian Ocean , and known by the name of Arabia , remained unchanged and almost unaffected by the events which ...
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... Christian writers cite it as containing the fulfilment of the covenant of God with Abraham , as recorded in Holy Writ . " And Abraham said unto God , O that Ishmael might live before thee ! And God said , As for Ishmael , I have heard ...
... Christian writers cite it as containing the fulfilment of the covenant of God with Abraham , as recorded in Holy Writ . " And Abraham said unto God , O that Ishmael might live before thee ! And God said , As for Ishmael , I have heard ...
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... Christian religion had likewise its adherents among the Arabs . St. Paul himself declares in his epistle to the Galatians , that soon after he had been called to preach Christianity among the heathens , he " went into Arabia . " The ...
... Christian religion had likewise its adherents among the Arabs . St. Paul himself declares in his epistle to the Galatians , that soon after he had been called to preach Christianity among the heathens , he " went into Arabia . " The ...
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... Christian era . He was of the valiant and illustrious tribe of Koreish , of which there were two branches , descended from two brothers , Haschem and Abd Schems . Haschem , the pro- genitor of Mahomet , was a great benefactor of Mecca ...
... Christian era . He was of the valiant and illustrious tribe of Koreish , of which there were two branches , descended from two brothers , Haschem and Abd Schems . Haschem , the pro- genitor of Mahomet , was a great benefactor of Mecca ...
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Abd'almâlec Abda'lrahman Abdallah Ibn Abu Beker Abu Jahl Abu Obeidah Abu Sofian Alashtar Allah Allah Achbar Amru angel Arabian Arabs arms army Ayesha Babylonia Bassora battle beauty booty Bosra Caaba Cadijah Caliph Caliphat called camels camp captives caravan castle CHAPTER Christian command conquest cried Cufa Damascus daughter death Derar desert doctrines Egypt emir emperor enemy exclaimed faith father favour fight followers gate gave governor Greek hand head heart heaven Hegira Heraclius horse Hosein host hundred Ibn Abu infidels inhabitants Irak Islam Khaled Koran Koreish Koreishites lance latter Mahomet Malec Mecca Medina Merwân Moawyah Moslems mosque mountains Musa night Obeid'allah Omar Othman paradise Persian prayer prophet province received replied Saad sacred sallied scimetar sent Serjabil siege siege of Damascus slain soldiers spoils sword Syria tent thee thou thousand took tribe troops valour victory walls warrior Werdan wife Yezid Youkenna Zobeir
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Page 4 - The merchants of Sheba and Raamah, they were thy merchants: they occupied in thy fairs with chief of all spices, and with all precious stones, and gold.
Page 9 - God, and could not out of the good things that are seen, know him that is : neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster ; but deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the violent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world.
Page 6 - And he will be a wild man ; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
Page 206 - ... eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to conceive.
Page 2 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Page 5 - ... and variegated carpets ; aged women and men, no longer able to walk, tied on the heap of domestic furniture; infants crammed into saddle-bags, their tiny heads thrust through the narrow opening, balanced on the animal's back by kids or lambs tied on the opposite side : young girls clothed only in the close-fitting Arab shirt, which displayed rather than concealed their graceful forms ; mothers with their children on their shoulders; boys driving flocks of lambs ; horsemen armed with their long...
Page 109 - Unfortunately, the learned zeal of the Grammarian gave a consequence to the books in the eyes of Amru, and made him scrupulous of giving them away without permission of the Caliph. He forthwith wrote to Omar, stating the merits of John, and requesting to know whether the books might bo given to him. The reply of Omar was laconic, but fatal. " The contents of those books," said he, " are in conformity with the Koran, or they are not.
Page 4 - The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord.
Page 49 - Four things come not back: the spoken word ; the sped arrow; the past life ; and the neglected opportunity.
Page 77 - Abdallah, the son of Zeid, who declared that it was revealed to him in a vision. It was instantly adopted by Mahomet, and such is given as the origin of the following summons, which is to this day heard from the lofty minarets throughout the East, calling the Moslems to the place of worship : " God is great ! God is great ! There is no God but God.