Ikhwánu-s Safá, Or, Brothers of PurityTrübner, 1869 - 156 pages |
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... hands of When the King had heard all the details of the ani- mals , he instantly issued a command , saying , " Good ! let messengers be sent quickly , and let them bring the men 1 Takht - gáh— " throne place , " capital . man . into my ...
... hands of When the King had heard all the details of the ani- mals , he instantly issued a command , saying , " Good ! let messengers be sent quickly , and let them bring the men 1 Takht - gáh— " throne place , " capital . man . into my ...
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... hand of oppression . Having caught horses , asses , mules , bulls , and camels , they began to exact service from them ; and by force and tyranny they brought to pass ( all ) those evils which had never come to the knowledge of our ...
... hand of oppression . Having caught horses , asses , mules , bulls , and camels , they began to exact service from them ; and by force and tyranny they brought to pass ( all ) those evils which had never come to the knowledge of our ...
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... hands , do not inquire as to their treatment , for , bound and fettered , they were carried off , and what various ills were inflicted upon them ! Besides this , it is their practice to slaughter ( the animals ) , to flay them , to ...
... hands , do not inquire as to their treatment , for , bound and fettered , they were carried off , and what various ills were inflicted upon them ! Besides this , it is their practice to slaughter ( the animals ) , to flay them , to ...
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... glorious constellations , and the matter of the elements was ready and prepared for the pro- duction of agreeable forms . Consequently man's person was 1 Kurán , Súrat xciii . v . 4 . made fair , his stature erect , his hands and.
... glorious constellations , and the matter of the elements was ready and prepared for the pro- duction of agreeable forms . Consequently man's person was 1 Kurán , Súrat xciii . v . 4 . made fair , his stature erect , his hands and.
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... hands and feet ugly . There is belonging to you the camel , of large form , long neck , and small tail . And there is the elephant , whose form is very large and heavy , two long tusks stick out from his mouth , his ears are very broad ...
... hands and feet ugly . There is belonging to you the camel , of large form , long neck , and small tail . And there is the elephant , whose form is very large and heavy , two long tusks stick out from his mouth , his ears are very broad ...
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