The Life of Mahomet: Founder of the Religion of Islam, and of the Empire of the Saracens. : with Notices of the History of Islamism and of ArabiaT. Tegg, 1840 - 404 pages |
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... tribes of Arabia , following no higher occupation than that of a caravan - trader , possess- ing no peculiar advantages of mental culture , nor distinguished in the outset by any pre - eminence of power or authority , should yet have ...
... tribes of Arabia , following no higher occupation than that of a caravan - trader , possess- ing no peculiar advantages of mental culture , nor distinguished in the outset by any pre - eminence of power or authority , should yet have ...
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... tribes - and from the coincidence of their cha- racter and habits with those prophetically attributed to Ishmael - Mahomet's descent from Arab princes - Idol- atry of the early tribes CHAPTER III . Adnan - The Kaaba or temple at Mecca ...
... tribes - and from the coincidence of their cha- racter and habits with those prophetically attributed to Ishmael - Mahomet's descent from Arab princes - Idol- atry of the early tribes CHAPTER III . Adnan - The Kaaba or temple at Mecca ...
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... tribes of Arabs subdued - The prophet medi- tates the conquest of Syria - A rival prophet , and his fate - Mahomet's life attempted by poison - His illness- The prodigious increase of his cause - Mahomet's death . 187 CHAPTER XI ...
... tribes of Arabs subdued - The prophet medi- tates the conquest of Syria - A rival prophet , and his fate - Mahomet's life attempted by poison - His illness- The prodigious increase of his cause - Mahomet's death . 187 CHAPTER XI ...
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... tribes of wan- dering Ishmaelites would sojourn here , and , as their conquests extended , the name by which their country was distinguished would also extend . From this , or from some other cause not now to be ascertained , the ...
... tribes of wan- dering Ishmaelites would sojourn here , and , as their conquests extended , the name by which their country was distinguished would also extend . From this , or from some other cause not now to be ascertained , the ...
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... tribes , and sustain and refresh their numerous cattle and dependants . These cultivated patches , of varying extent , af- forded grass for cattle , and corn and fruits for man . In such a country , wells would be a most valuable ...
... tribes , and sustain and refresh their numerous cattle and dependants . These cultivated patches , of varying extent , af- forded grass for cattle , and corn and fruits for man . In such a country , wells would be a most valuable ...
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Abu Taleb Abubeker Abulfeda ancient angels apostle Arabia Arabs army Ayesha caliph camels caravan cause Chap chapter character Christian Christian heresy command conquest Damascus death descendants desert destroy divine doctrine dominion earth Egypt empire enemies faith favour foes followers Greek hand hath heart heaven Hejira holy homet hometan honour hundred idolaters ihram imposture infidels inhabitants Ishmael Islamism Jews Kaaba Kaled kingdom knoweth Koran Koreish Lord Mahomet Mahometan Mecca Medina ment mercy Moawiyah Moslem mosque Mount Arafat Mussulmans nations Obeidah Omar Ommiade paradise Persian phet pilgrimage pilgrims prayer princes probably prophecy prophet punishment racter Ramadan received reign religion religious revelations reward sacred Saracens Scriptures sent slain Sofian spirit success successors sword Syria temple thing thou thousand throne tion tribes troops true believers truth Turks unbelievers unto thee Verily victory Wahabees whole wives worship writers Yemen
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Page 350 - For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
Page 342 - And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Page 334 - Shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.
Page 342 - And he opened the bottomless pit; and there arose a smoke out of the pit, as the smoke of a great furnace; and the sun and the air were darkened by reason of the smoke of the pit. And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.
Page 326 - And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand ; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
Page 342 - And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle ; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men: and they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions : And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron, and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle.
Page 342 - And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
Page 119 - When ye encounter the unbelievers, strike off their heads, until ye have made a great slaughter among them; and bind them in bonds: and either give them a free dismission afterward, or exact a ransom; until the war shall have laid down its arms.
Page 326 - Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, "How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot?" And he said unto me, "Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed.
Page 94 - Praise be unto him, who transported his servant by night, from the sacred temple of Mecca to the farther temple of Jerusalem,1 the circuit of which we have blessed, that we might show him some of our signs ; for God is he who heareth and seeth.