 | Asiatic Society (Kolkata, India) - 1879 - 580 pages
...descend on the night of power. And who shall teach thee what the night of power is P The night of power excelleth a thousand months ; therein descend the...permission of their Lord in every matter ; and all is peace till the breaking of the morn." % The text Jam is the parallel of the Mosaic phrase, " And God said... | |
 | Thomas Patrick Hughes - 1875 - 232 pages
...(the Quran) to descend on the night of power. 78 ' The night of power excelleth a thousand nights : ' Therein descend the angels and the spirit by permission...Of their Lord in every matter ; ' And all is peace till the breaking of the morn.' By these verses commentators* understand that on this night the Quran... | |
 | John Medows Rodwell - 1876 - 600 pages
...of P0WER. And what shall teach thee what the night of power is ? The night of power is better than a thousand months : Therein descend the angels and the Spirit by permission of their Lord for every matter ; * All is peace until the breaking of the morn. [XXII.] SURA LXXXVI.— THE NIGHT-COMER.... | |
 | Thomas Patrick Hughes - 1877 - 312 pages
...on the night of power. " And who shall teach thee what the night of power is ? " The night of power excelleth a thousand months ; " Therein descend the...Of their Lord in every matter ; " And all is peace till the breaking of the morn." By these verses commentators * understand that on this night the Quran... | |
 | Frederic Salmon Growse - 1883 - 550 pages
...night of power. And who shall teach thee what the night of power is ? The night of power exceedeth a thousand months -. therein descend the angels and...permission of their Lord in every matter; and all is peace till the breaking of the morn." 238 THE BYOM SXR OF BAKHTXWAR. This is abundantly attested by tbe Kuran... | |
 | Frederic Salmon Growse - 1883 - 564 pages
...night of power. And who shall teach thee what the night of power is ? The night of power ezceedeth a thousand months -, therein descend the angels and the spirit by permission of their Lord in erery matter ; and all is peace till the breaking of the morn." 238 THE BYOM S^R OF BAKHT^WAR. This... | |
 | Thomas Patrick Hughes - 1885 - 794 pages
...1 QadrU? "The Lailatu '1-Qadr excelleth a thousand monthi : " Therein descend the angela, and th« spirit by permission " Of their Lord in every matter ; " And all is peace until the breaking of ihn dawn." This night muet not be confounded, at it often is, with the Shab-i-Baru'ah, which i» generally... | |
 | George Thomas Bettany - 1893 - 342 pages
...revealed to Mahomet in portions by the archangel Gabriel. This is called the night of power : " Herein descend the angels and the spirit by permission of their Lord in every matter; and all is peace till the breaking of the morn" (xcvii.). Two sayings in the Tradition are worthy of note: "If a keeper... | |
 | Charles Eliot - 1908 - 480 pages
...make thee know what the night of power is ! The night of power is better than a thousand months. In it descend the angels and the spirit by permission of their Lord in every matter. It U peace till the rising of the dawn." than the other. Mevlud, or birthday of the Prophet (Rebiu-'l-evel... | |
 | Claud Field - 1911 - 368 pages
...night of power, and what shall teach thee what the night of power is? The night of power is better than a thousand months. Therein descend the angels and the Spirit by permission of their Lord for every matter ; all is peace until the breaking of the morn." (RomvELL). " Inna 'aradhna Tamanata... | |
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Verily we have caused it (the Quran) to descend on the night of power. " And who shall teach thee what the night of power is ? " The night of power excelleth a thousand months ; " Therein descend the angels and the spirit by permission " Of their Lord... 
