PublicationsRoyal Asiatic Society, 1836 - 551 pages |
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Page xxvi
... cities of Damascus , Acre , Tyre , Antioch , & c . are mentioned ; many tra- ditions relating to the Patriarchs are brought forward ; the peculiar privileges of the Holy City , ( especially the Masjidu - l - Aksá and Al Sakhra , ) and ...
... cities of Damascus , Acre , Tyre , Antioch , & c . are mentioned ; many tra- ditions relating to the Patriarchs are brought forward ; the peculiar privileges of the Holy City , ( especially the Masjidu - l - Aksá and Al Sakhra , ) and ...
Page xxvii
... cities he does this with some dexterity , and seems to have good reason for his preference . To establish the meritorious efficacy of gifts , offerings , and alms , in ... City are nearer to Heaven than any of TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE . XXVII.
... cities he does this with some dexterity , and seems to have good reason for his preference . To establish the meritorious efficacy of gifts , offerings , and alms , in ... City are nearer to Heaven than any of TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE . XXVII.
Page 5
... city , and in order that the glory and dignity of both cities might centre in him ; and associated the journey from Mecca to heaven in equal honour with the journey from Jerusalem to heaven . Also it is said , " Praised then be God ...
... city , and in order that the glory and dignity of both cities might centre in him ; and associated the journey from Mecca to heaven in equal honour with the journey from Jerusalem to heaven . Also it is said , " Praised then be God ...
Page 85
... city of Salat , under the tree of Moses . Then we arrived at a place where towers and buildings appeared to be in a desert . Here I prayed as be fore ; and , again professing my ignorance , he told me that I had prayed in Bethlehem ...
... city of Salat , under the tree of Moses . Then we arrived at a place where towers and buildings appeared to be in a desert . Here I prayed as be fore ; and , again professing my ignorance , he told me that I had prayed in Bethlehem ...
Page 86
... city , which appeared , when displayed , to contain small holes , ( upon this one present said unto me , Apostle of God ! how didst thou find them to the feet ? I replied , Like furiously boiling fountains of hot water ) . After this ...
... city , which appeared , when displayed , to contain small holes , ( upon this one present said unto me , Apostle of God ! how didst thou find them to the feet ? I replied , Like furiously boiling fountains of hot water ) . After this ...
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