 | Thomas Rawson Birks - 1873 - 338 pages
...tradition of Abulpharagius, has found its exact counterpart in some modern reasonings of Christian men. " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book...and need not be preserved. If they disagree, they arc pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." But such a view, though its advocates may intend, in advocating... | |
 | George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1873 - 866 pages
...caliph Omar: "If these writings, of the Greeks agree with the Book of Gad,. 292 ALEXANDRIAN SCHOOL they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed." Accordingly, it is said, they were employed to heat the 4,000 baths of the city ; and such was their... | |
 | 1874 - 414 pages
...according .to the story generally believed, in consequence of the fanatic decision of the Caliph Omar : ' If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.' Accordingly, it is said, they were employed to heat the 4000 baths of the city; and such was their... | |
 | Edward Dorr Griffin Prime - 1874 - 478 pages
...again the torch was applied by the Moslem conquerors. When importuned to save it, Omar coolly replied, "If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and oi'ght to be destroyed." in what remains of ancient Alexandria there is nothing more interesting than... | |
 | World - 1874 - 452 pages
...decision of the Caliph Omar, " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God (the Koran), they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Accordingly, it is said, the books were distributed to the various baths in Alexandria, to be burnt... | |
 | Charles Sherwill Dawe - 1874 - 282 pages
...as to the fate of this library, he replied: "If these writings agree with the Word of God (Koran), they are useless and need not be preserved; if they...disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed." In the ten years of Omar's reign " the Saracens reduced to his obedience 36,000 cities or castles,... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1874 - 624 pages
...make of the famous Alexandrian library, the caliph replied, " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and dhould be destroyed." The sentence was executed with blind obedience, and this vast store of ancient... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1875 - 632 pages
...Gnec. torn. ix. p. 458 — 168.) A modern, (John Le Clerc,) who sometimes iiKS'imed the sapie tame. intercourse, Philoponus presumed to solicit a gift,...they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be de stroyed." The sentence was executed with blind obedience . the volumes of paper or parchment were... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1875 - 546 pages
...refused to alienate the minutest object without the consent of the caliph ; and the answer of Omar, inspired by the ignorance of a fanatic, 'If these...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed,' " doomed them to destruction. Such was the sentence said to have been pronounced by the impetuous Omar.... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - 1875 - 620 pages
...the ignorance of a fanatic, ' Jf these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God, they arc useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed,' " doomed them to destruction. Such was the sentence said to have been pronounced by the impetuous Omar.... | |
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If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved • if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be de stroyed. 
