The Faith of IslamTrübner, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... ( Súra xcvii . 1. ) That night is called the blessed night , the night better than a thousand months , the night when angels came down by the permission of their Lord , the night which bringeth peace and blessings till the rosy dawn ...
... ( Súra xcvii . 1. ) That night is called the blessed night , the night better than a thousand months , the night when angels came down by the permission of their Lord , the night which bringeth peace and blessings till the rosy dawn ...
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... ( Súra xcvi . 5. ) " When the voice had ceased to speak , telling how from minutest beginnings man had been called into existence , and lifted up by understanding and knowledge of the Lord , who is most beneficent , and who by the pen had ...
... ( Súra xcvi . 5. ) " When the voice had ceased to speak , telling how from minutest beginnings man had been called into existence , and lifted up by understanding and knowledge of the Lord , who is most beneficent , and who by the pen had ...
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... ( Súra ii . 91. ) This Súra was revealed some years after the Prophet's flight to Madína . The other references to the revelation of the Qurán are : - " Verily from the Lord of the worlds hath this book come down ; the Faithful Spirit ...
... ( Súra ii . 91. ) This Súra was revealed some years after the Prophet's flight to Madína . The other references to the revelation of the Qurán are : - " Verily from the Lord of the worlds hath this book come down ; the Faithful Spirit ...
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... Súra . " Unquestionably it is one of the very grandest specimens of Koranic or Arabic diction ...... But even descrip- tions of this kind , grand as they be , are not sufficient to kindle and preserve the enthusiasm and the faith and ...
... Súra . " Unquestionably it is one of the very grandest specimens of Koranic or Arabic diction ...... But even descrip- tions of this kind , grand as they be , are not sufficient to kindle and preserve the enthusiasm and the faith and ...
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... Súra of the Qurán it is written : " O true believers ! obey God and obey the apostle . " " We have not sent any apostle but that he might be obeyed by the permission of God . " From these and similar passages the following doctrine is ...
... Súra of the Qurán it is written : " O true believers ! obey God and obey the apostle . " " We have not sent any apostle but that he might be obeyed by the permission of God . " From these and similar passages the following doctrine is ...
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