The Faith of IslamTrübner & Company, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... month the books of Abraham came down from heaven ; on the sixth the books of Moses ; on the thirteenth the Injil ... months , the night when angels came down by the permission of their Lord , the night which bringeth peace and blessings ...
... month the books of Abraham came down from heaven ; on the sixth the books of Moses ; on the thirteenth the Injil ... months , the night when angels came down by the permission of their Lord , the night which bringeth peace and blessings ...
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... month of Ramazán , it is now asserted that it has been lost , and that the four Gospels of the New Testament are ... months . In some mysterious way Gabriel , through this brightness or vision , made known the will of God . 2. Gabriel ...
... month of Ramazán , it is now asserted that it has been lost , and that the four Gospels of the New Testament are ... months . In some mysterious way Gabriel , through this brightness or vision , made known the will of God . 2. Gabriel ...
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... month of Rama- zán the Qurán is repeated every night in the mosque , it being so arranged that one - thirtieth part shall be recited each night . The Imám of the mosque , or public Reader , ( Qárí ) who commences according to one of the ...
... month of Rama- zán the Qurán is repeated every night in the mosque , it being so arranged that one - thirtieth part shall be recited each night . The Imám of the mosque , or public Reader , ( Qárí ) who commences according to one of the ...
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... month , taking one Sípára each day . Musalmáns never quote the Qurán as we do by Súra and Ayat , but by the Sípára and Rukú ' , a term I now proceed to explain . 6. Ruku ' ( plural Rukúát ) . This word literally means a prostration made ...
... month , taking one Sípára each day . Musalmáns never quote the Qurán as we do by Súra and Ayat , but by the Sípára and Rukú ' , a term I now proceed to explain . 6. Ruku ' ( plural Rukúát ) . This word literally means a prostration made ...
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... month of Ramazán , used to make twenty rak'ats each evening . In each rak'at he introduced different verses of the Qurán , beginning with the first chapter and going steadily on . In this way he recited about two hun- dred verses each ...
... month of Ramazán , used to make twenty rak'ats each evening . In each rak'at he introduced different verses of the Qurán , beginning with the first chapter and going steadily on . In this way he recited about two hun- dred verses each ...
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