The Faith of IslamTrübner & Company, 1880 - 269 pages |
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... prayer - Friday Namáz and sermon - Namáz on a journey and in time of war - Namáz in Ramazán , during an eclipse and in time of drought - Funeral service - Its ritual and prayers . Fasting - Its time and nature . Zakát - Nisáb - Pro ...
... prayer - Friday Namáz and sermon - Namáz on a journey and in time of war - Namáz in Ramazán , during an eclipse and in time of drought - Funeral service - Its ritual and prayers . Fasting - Its time and nature . Zakát - Nisáb - Pro ...
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... praying for God's mercy and bless- ing upon As - Shafi'í . " " Whosoever pretends , " said Abu Thaur , " that he saw the like of As - Sháfi'í for learning is a liar . " Having carefully studied the systems of the two preceding Imáms he ...
... praying for God's mercy and bless- ing upon As - Shafi'í . " " Whosoever pretends , " said Abu Thaur , " that he saw the like of As - Sháfi'í for learning is a liar . " Having carefully studied the systems of the two preceding Imáms he ...
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... prayers in Abraham's place it would be better . ' Then a revelation came down ' Take the place of Abraham for a place of prayer . ' The second is , that I said , ' O messenger of God ! good and bad people come to your house ; and I do ...
... prayers in Abraham's place it would be better . ' Then a revelation came down ' Take the place of Abraham for a place of prayer . ' The second is , that I said , ' O messenger of God ! good and bad people come to your house ; and I do ...
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... prayer in its ordinary sense , e.g. Sulát - ul - Istisqá ( prayer in time of drought ) is du'a , not namáz . 4. Muawwal , words which have several significations , all of which are possible , and so a special explanation is required ...
... prayer in its ordinary sense , e.g. Sulát - ul - Istisqá ( prayer in time of drought ) is du'a , not namáz . 4. Muawwal , words which have several significations , all of which are possible , and so a special explanation is required ...
Page 51
... prayer ( salát ) and give alms , " ( zakát . ) Both salát and zakát are Mushtarik ' words . The people , therefore , did not understand this verse , so they applied to Muhammad for an explanation . He explained to them that " salát ...
... prayer ( salát ) and give alms , " ( zakát . ) Both salát and zakát are Mushtarik ' words . The people , therefore , did not understand this verse , so they applied to Muhammad for an explanation . He explained to them that " salát ...
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