The Faith of IslamTrübner & Company, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... second Súra . " Unquestionably it is one of the very grandest specimens of Koranic or Arabic diction ...... But even descrip- tions of this kind , grand as they be , are not sufficient to kindle and preserve the enthusiasm and the faith ...
... second Súra . " Unquestionably it is one of the very grandest specimens of Koranic or Arabic diction ...... But even descrip- tions of this kind , grand as they be , are not sufficient to kindle and preserve the enthusiasm and the faith ...
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... second foundation of Islám is based on the Hadís ( plural Ahádís ) or Tradition . Commands from God given in the Qurán are called ' farz ' and ' wájib . ' A command given by the Prophet or an example set by him is called ' sunnat , ' a ...
... second foundation of Islám is based on the Hadís ( plural Ahádís ) or Tradition . Commands from God given in the Qurán are called ' farz ' and ' wájib . ' A command given by the Prophet or an example set by him is called ' sunnat , ' a ...
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... second ground of the faith - the Qurán and the Sunnat - as the inspired will of God ; the Shía'hs substituting in the place of the Traditions on which the Sunnat is based , a collection of their own . What it is important to maintain is ...
... second ground of the faith - the Qurán and the Sunnat - as the inspired will of God ; the Shía'hs substituting in the place of the Traditions on which the Sunnat is based , a collection of their own . What it is important to maintain is ...
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... second century A. H. that treatises on the different branches of the Law were written , after which six schools ( Mazhabs ) of jurisprudence were formed . The founders , all Imáms of the first class , were Abu Hanífa , the Imám - í ...
... second century A. H. that treatises on the different branches of the Law were written , after which six schools ( Mazhabs ) of jurisprudence were formed . The founders , all Imáms of the first class , were Abu Hanífa , the Imám - í ...
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... second relative , the third special . THE FIRST DEGREE OF IJTIHÁD . Absolute independence in legislation is the gift of God . He to whom it is given when seeking to discover the meaning of the Divine Law is not bound to follow any other ...
... second relative , the third special . THE FIRST DEGREE OF IJTIHÁD . Absolute independence in legislation is the gift of God . He to whom it is given when seeking to discover the meaning of the Divine Law is not bound to follow any other ...
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