The Faith of IslamTrübner, 1880 - 269 pages |
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Page xi
... sent orthodox Islám , nor do I believe their counter- part would be found amongst the ' Ulamá of a Muslim State . The fact is that the wave of scepti- cism which has passed over Europe has not left the East untouched . Hindu and Muslim ...
... sent orthodox Islám , nor do I believe their counter- part would be found amongst the ' Ulamá of a Muslim State . The fact is that the wave of scepti- cism which has passed over Europe has not left the East untouched . Hindu and Muslim ...
Page 12
... sent any apostle but that he might be obeyed by the permission of God . " From these and similar passages the following doctrine is deduced : " It is plain that the Pro- phet ( on whom and on whose descendants be the mercy and peace of ...
... sent any apostle but that he might be obeyed by the permission of God . " From these and similar passages the following doctrine is deduced : " It is plain that the Pro- phet ( on whom and on whose descendants be the mercy and peace of ...
Page 19
... of this position . " For to thee have we sent down the book which cleareth up every thing . " ( Súra xvi . 91 ) " Nothing have we passed over in the book . " ( Súra vi . 38. ) " Neither is there a grain in the The Four Orthodox Imáms . 19.
... of this position . " For to thee have we sent down the book which cleareth up every thing . " ( Súra xvi . 91 ) " Nothing have we passed over in the book . " ( Súra vi . 38. ) " Neither is there a grain in the The Four Orthodox Imáms . 19.
Page 40
... sent to rectify it . This idea has been worked up to a science of abrogation , according to which some verses of the Qurán abrogate others . Muhammad found it necessary to shift his stand - point more than once , and thus 40 The Faith ...
... sent to rectify it . This idea has been worked up to a science of abrogation , according to which some verses of the Qurán abrogate others . Muhammad found it necessary to shift his stand - point more than once , and thus 40 The Faith ...
Page 42
... sent to me to read the Qurán in one dialect , and I was attentive to the Court of God , and said : ' make easy the reading of the Qurán to my sects . ' These instruc- tions were sent to me a second time saying : ' read the Qurán in two ...
... sent to me to read the Qurán in one dialect , and I was attentive to the Court of God , and said : ' make easy the reading of the Qurán to my sects . ' These instruc- tions were sent to me a second time saying : ' read the Qurán in two ...
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