Ikhwánu-s Safá, Or, Brothers of PurityTrübner, 1869 - 156 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 16
Page 28
... angels , is just the same ; for if any one of them possesses very great talents , there is still some little defect . Perfection belongs to God only , to no other . " When the ass finished this speech , the bull said , “ When God has ...
... angels , is just the same ; for if any one of them possesses very great talents , there is still some little defect . Perfection belongs to God only , to no other . " When the ass finished this speech , the bull said , “ When God has ...
Page 35
... angelic spirits , through which they hold the pre - eminence over us ; and besides , they are acquainted with many wiles and stratagems . In ages past there have been many battles between men and the Jins , the hearing of which should ...
... angelic spirits , through which they hold the pre - eminence over us ; and besides , they are acquainted with many wiles and stratagems . In ages past there have been many battles between men and the Jins , the hearing of which should ...
Page 36
... angels on to the earth . They accordingly came here , and having beaten the Jins , expelled them , making many of them prisoners and captives . They then began to live upon the earth . It so happened that ' Azázíl , the accursed devil ...
... angels on to the earth . They accordingly came here , and having beaten the Jins , expelled them , making many of them prisoners and captives . They then began to live upon the earth . It so happened that ' Azázíl , the accursed devil ...
Page 37
... angels who were dwelling on the earth- " I will make one , who is not one of you , ruler of the earth , and I will call you up to heaven . " The angels , who had been living here for a long period , through having to depart , deemed ...
... angels who were dwelling on the earth- " I will make one , who is not one of you , ruler of the earth , and I will call you up to heaven . " The angels , who had been living here for a long period , through having to depart , deemed ...
Page 38
... angels were asked their names , they did not know , but being confounded , held their peace . When Adam was asked , he instantly told the names of all , and set forth the uses and defects of every one . When the angels saw this fact ...
... angels were asked their names , they did not know , but being confounded , held their peace . When Adam was asked , he instantly told the names of all , and set forth the uses and defects of every one . When the angels saw this fact ...
Other editions - View all
IKHWANU-S-SAFA Ikhwan Al-Safa,Edward Backhouse 1814-1883 Eastwick,John T. (John Thompson) 1830-19 Platts No preview available - 2016 |
Common terms and phrases
Almighty American Ancient angels animals Appendix Arabic astrologers Author bestowed Bibliographical birds blessings boast body British Chinese cloth College containing creatures Crown 8vo David Urquhart delivered DICTIONARY Ditto dwell earth Edward Engineer English Engravings Essay Evans Bell F. J. Furnivall F. W. Newman Fcap Folio Frances Power Cobbe Francis Francis William Newman French German gilt GRAMMAR Henry History Illustrations India insects Introduction James James Hunt Jins Johann Gottlieb Fichte John kindness King asked King directed Kurán labour LANGUAGE late Lectures Letters literature LL.D London Martin Haug masters Notes numerous Oxford Plates Poems Post 8vo PRACTICAL praise prayer Professor prophets published race rapacious beasts religion replied revised Royal 8vo Royal Asiatic Society sage Sanskrit sciences Second Edition sewed slaves Small 4to speech Súrat Text Theodore Goldstücker tion Translated TREATISE Trübner viii volume wazír William
Popular passages
Page 20 - GEOLOGY AND HISTORY. A popular Exposition of all that is known of the Earth and its Inhabitants in Pre-historic Times.
Page 64 - Professor in the University of Oxford. With an Introduction on the proper use of the ordinary English Alphabet in transcribing Foreign Languages. The Vocabulary compiled by John Bellows. Crown 8vo, pp.
Page 45 - Hernisz. — A GUIDE TO CONVERSATION IN THE ENGLISH AND CHINESE LANGUAGES, for the use of Americans and Chinese in California and elsewhere. By STANISLAS HERNISZ. Square 8vo. pp. 274, sewed.
Page 52 - Lathe and Its Uses: Or Instruction in the Art of Turning Wood and Metal. Including a Description of the Most Modern Appliances for the Ornamentation of Plane and Curved Surfaces, an Entirely Novel Form of Lathe for Eccentric and Rose- Engine Turning; A Lathe and Planing Machine Combined; and Other Valuable Matter Relating to the Art.
Page 26 - MEDICAL LEXICON ; A Dictionary of Medical Science : Containing a concise Explanation of the various Subjects and Terms of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology...
Page 98 - WANKLYN and CHAPMAN.— WATER ANALYSIS. A Practical Treatise on the Examination of Potable Water. By JA Wanklyn, and ET Chapman.
Page 26 - ... explanation of the various Subjects and Terms of Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology, Hygiene, Therapeutics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Surgery, Obstetrics, Medical Jurisprudence and Dentistry...
Page 50 - AFROZ (the Illuminator of the Understanding). By Maulavi Hafizu'd-din. A New Edition of the Hindustani Text, carefully revised, with Notes, Critical and Explanatory. By Edward B. Eastwick, FRS, FSA, MRAS, Professor of Hindustani at Haileybury College.
Page 53 - LEGGE.— THE CHINESE CLASSICS, translated into English. With Preliminary Essays and Explanatory Notes. Popular Edition.
Page 61 - MEDITATIONS ON DEATH AND ETERNITY. Translated from the German by Frederica Rowan. Published by Her Majesty's gracious permission.