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Page 139
First , a tradition from Muhammad , as follows :God hath chosen four capital cities
— Mecca , capital of his own province ; Medina , the Palm city ; the Holy City ,
which is the Olive city ; and Damascus , which is the Fig city : also four
bordertowns ...
First , a tradition from Muhammad , as follows :God hath chosen four capital cities
— Mecca , capital of his own province ; Medina , the Palm city ; the Holy City ,
which is the Olive city ; and Damascus , which is the Fig city : also four
bordertowns ...
Page 287
Upon which he made a sign unto him with four fingers ( whose length Záhir
described ) . Then he awoke ; but knew not what he said . He applied unto a
certain Shaikh , who said , You shall have four sons ; which proved to be the case
.
Upon which he made a sign unto him with four fingers ( whose length Záhir
described ) . Then he awoke ; but knew not what he said . He applied unto a
certain Shaikh , who said , You shall have four sons ; which proved to be the case
.
Page 414
When Al Walid resolved to build the chapel which is in the midst of the cloister ,
called “ the Vulture's Chapel , ” ( a name given to it by the country people ,
because the porticos on each side look like two wings , ) he dug deep at the four
corners ...
When Al Walid resolved to build the chapel which is in the midst of the cloister ,
called “ the Vulture's Chapel , ” ( a name given to it by the country people ,
because the porticos on each side look like two wings , ) he dug deep at the four
corners ...
Page 500
The Sakhara is a regular octagon , of about sixty feet a side , and is entered by
four spacious doors , each of which is adorned with a porch projecting from the
line of the building , and rising considerably on the wall . All the sides are
panelled .
The Sakhara is a regular octagon , of about sixty feet a side , and is entered by
four spacious doors , each of which is adorned with a porch projecting from the
line of the building , and rising considerably on the wall . All the sides are
panelled .
Page 502
timber , without being vaulted : the cupola is supported by four large arches
resting upon four square pillars : it is spherical , with two rows of windows , and is
ornamented with Arabesque paintings of great beauty : its diameter is equal to
that of ...
timber , without being vaulted : the cupola is supported by four large arches
resting upon four square pillars : it is spherical , with two rows of windows , and is
ornamented with Arabesque paintings of great beauty : its diameter is equal to
that of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Publications Publications, Oriental Translation Fund |
| Author | Oriental Translation Fund |
| Publisher | Royal Asiatic Society, 1836 |
| Original from | The Ohio State University |
| Digitized | 9 Aug 2016 |
| Length | 551 pages |
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