The Faith of IslamTrübner, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... knowledge of it , what the Faith of Islám really is , and how it influences men and nations in the present day . I think that recent Fatvás delivered by the ' Ulamá in Constan- tinople show how firmly a Muslim State is bound in the ...
... knowledge of it , what the Faith of Islám really is , and how it influences men and nations in the present day . I think that recent Fatvás delivered by the ' Ulamá in Constan- tinople show how firmly a Muslim State is bound in the ...
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... knowledge of the Lord , who is most beneficent , and who by the pen had revealed that which man did not know , Muhammad woke up from his trance and felt as if " a book had been written in his heart . " He was much alarmed . Tradition ...
... knowledge of the Lord , who is most beneficent , and who by the pen had revealed that which man did not know , Muhammad woke up from his trance and felt as if " a book had been written in his heart . " He was much alarmed . Tradition ...
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... knowledge of the various circumstances under which special revelations had been made ; they alone knew which verses of the Qurán abrogated others , and which verses were thus abrogated . The knowledge of these matters and many other ...
... knowledge of the various circumstances under which special revelations had been made ; they alone knew which verses of the Qurán abrogated others , and which verses were thus abrogated . The knowledge of these matters and many other ...
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... knowledge of the Law was purely Traditional . In forming their judgments they had no recourse either to speculation , to private opinion , or to arguments founded upon analogy . " However , as the Empire grew , new conditions of life ...
... knowledge of the Law was purely Traditional . In forming their judgments they had no recourse either to speculation , to private opinion , or to arguments founded upon analogy . " However , as the Empire grew , new conditions of life ...
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... knowledge of the Qurán , the Sunnat , and the sayings of the Com- panions . " Never , " said Imám Ibn Hanbal , " have I passed a night without praying for God's mercy and bless- ing upon As - Sháfi'í . ” " Whosoever pretends , " said ...
... knowledge of the Qurán , the Sunnat , and the sayings of the Com- panions . " Never , " said Imám Ibn Hanbal , " have I passed a night without praying for God's mercy and bless- ing upon As - Sháfi'í . ” " Whosoever pretends , " said ...
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