The Faith of IslamTrübner & Company, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... hands stands Khadija's life , is my witness that thou wilt be the Prophet of this people . " The next Súra , the 74th , was revealed at Mecca , after which there seems to have been an intermission , called the Fatrah . It was during ...
... hands stands Khadija's life , is my witness that thou wilt be the Prophet of this people . " The next Súra , the 74th , was revealed at Mecca , after which there seems to have been an intermission , called the Fatrah . It was during ...
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... hands of the Chinese and the tongue of the Arabs . " They were unrivalled for their eloquence , for the skill with which they arranged their material and gave expression to their thoughts . It is in this very particular that superior ...
... hands of the Chinese and the tongue of the Arabs . " They were unrivalled for their eloquence , for the skill with which they arranged their material and gave expression to their thoughts . It is in this very particular that superior ...
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... hands and said , " Praise be to God who guides the messenger of His Prophet in what He pleases . " This is considered a proof of the authority of Ijtihád for the Prophet clearly sanctioned it . 1. Mudárij - un - Nabuwat , p . 1009 ...
... hands and said , " Praise be to God who guides the messenger of His Prophet in what He pleases . " This is considered a proof of the authority of Ijtihád for the Prophet clearly sanctioned it . 1. Mudárij - un - Nabuwat , p . 1009 ...
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... hand , seems every where in the last extremity to bid disorganization and decay defiance , and to find , Antæus - like , in the earth which he touches , the spring of a new and fruitful progress . For there is that in his belief , his ...
... hand , seems every where in the last extremity to bid disorganization and decay defiance , and to find , Antæus - like , in the earth which he touches , the spring of a new and fruitful progress . For there is that in his belief , his ...
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... hand , there is the severity of the ' Ulamá , which requires from the candidate things almost impossible ; on the other , there is the attachment of the ' Ulamá to their own Imáms , for should such a man arise no one is bound now to ...
... hand , there is the severity of the ' Ulamá , which requires from the candidate things almost impossible ; on the other , there is the attachment of the ' Ulamá to their own Imáms , for should such a man arise no one is bound now to ...
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