The Faith of IslamTrübner & Company, 1880 - 269 pages |
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Page iii
... original has been con- sulted when necessary . A few slight and occasional errors in translit- eration have occurred , such as Sulát for Salát , Munkar for Munkir , & c . , but in no case is the mean- ing affected . In some words , such ...
... original has been con- sulted when necessary . A few slight and occasional errors in translit- eration have occurred , such as Sulát for Salát , Munkar for Munkir , & c . , but in no case is the mean- ing affected . In some words , such ...
Page xii
... original fierceness , it has also adopted many superstitious practices , such as those against which the Wahhábís protest . The great mass of the Musalmán people are quite as superstitious , if not more so , than their heathen ...
... original fierceness , it has also adopted many superstitious practices , such as those against which the Wahhábís protest . The great mass of the Musalmán people are quite as superstitious , if not more so , than their heathen ...
Page 55
... original Arabic , but each one has some approximate name , ( as Baqr - the cow , Nisá - women , & c . , ) generally taken from some expression which occurs in it . They are not arranged in chronological order , but accord- ing to their ...
... original Arabic , but each one has some approximate name , ( as Baqr - the cow , Nisá - women , & c . , ) generally taken from some expression which occurs in it . They are not arranged in chronological order , but accord- ing to their ...
Page 78
... original or actual : hence the Imám is called ma'sum ( innocent . ) 2 God rules the world by wisdom , hence the sending forth of prophets was a necessity ; but it was equally necessary to establish the Imámat . Thus the Imám is equal to ...
... original or actual : hence the Imám is called ma'sum ( innocent . ) 2 God rules the world by wisdom , hence the sending forth of prophets was a necessity ; but it was equally necessary to establish the Imámat . Thus the Imám is equal to ...
Page 114
... original Arabic will be found in the Journal Asiatique . It is of considerable interest as a protest against idolatry . It is as follows : -I know that God is merciful , that the sect of Abu Hanífa is orthodox and identical with the ...
... original Arabic will be found in the Journal Asiatique . It is of considerable interest as a protest against idolatry . It is as follows : -I know that God is merciful , that the sect of Abu Hanífa is orthodox and identical with the ...
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