The Faith of IslamTrübner & Company, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... Khalif Abu Bakr , said , " The slaughter may again wax hot amongst the repeaters of the Qurán in other fields of ... Khalíf Osmán was persuaded to put a stop to such a danger . He appointed Zeid with three of the leading men of the ...
... Khalif Abu Bakr , said , " The slaughter may again wax hot amongst the repeaters of the Qurán in other fields of ... Khalíf Osmán was persuaded to put a stop to such a danger . He appointed Zeid with three of the leading men of the ...
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... Khalíf of Islám , 1. " Authority becomes sacred because sanctioned by heaven . Despo tism , being the first form of ... ( Khalif ) arises with a knowledge of the rules propounded by the previous ones , and with judgment enough to apply ...
... Khalíf of Islám , 1. " Authority becomes sacred because sanctioned by heaven . Despo tism , being the first form of ... ( Khalif ) arises with a knowledge of the rules propounded by the previous ones , and with judgment enough to apply ...
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... Khalif Al - Mamun this question was fiercely debated . The Freethinkers , whilst believing in the Mission of ... Khalíf issued a decree to the effect that all who held the Qurán to be uncreated were to be declared guilty of heresy . But ...
... Khalif Al - Mamun this question was fiercely debated . The Freethinkers , whilst believing in the Mission of ... Khalíf issued a decree to the effect that all who held the Qurán to be uncreated were to be declared guilty of heresy . But ...
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... Khalif of the house of ' Abbás , was right or wrong in thus trans- ferring the title is not my purpose now to discuss . I only adduce the fact to show how it illustrates the feeling of the need of a Pontiff - a divinely appointed Ruler ...
... Khalif of the house of ' Abbás , was right or wrong in thus trans- ferring the title is not my purpose now to discuss . I only adduce the fact to show how it illustrates the feeling of the need of a Pontiff - a divinely appointed Ruler ...
Page 90
... Khalíf Hárún - ur - Rashíd who said to him : " How great is thy abnegation ? " He replied , " Thine is greater . " " How ... Khalif flogged , tortured and finally beheaded . Thus died one of the early martyrs of Súfíism , but it grew in ...
... Khalíf Hárún - ur - Rashíd who said to him : " How great is thy abnegation ? " He replied , " Thine is greater . " " How ... Khalif flogged , tortured and finally beheaded . Thus died one of the early martyrs of Súfíism , but it grew in ...
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Page 88 - That each, who seems a separate whole, Should move his rounds, and fusing all The skirts of self again, should fall Remerging in the general Soul, Is faith as vague as all unsweet: Eternal form shall still divide The eternal soul from all beside; And I shall know him when we meet...
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