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Page 139
... cities - Mecca , capi- tal of his own province ; Medina , the Palm city ; the Holy City , which is the Olive city ; and Damascus , which is the Fig city : also four border- towns , Alexandria in Egypt ; Kaswin in Khoras- sán ; Abádán in ...
... cities - Mecca , capi- tal of his own province ; Medina , the Palm city ; the Holy City , which is the Olive city ; and Damascus , which is the Fig city : also four border- towns , Alexandria in Egypt ; Kaswin in Khoras- sán ; Abádán in ...
Page 145
... City six ponds ; three in the city - the Pool of the sons of Israël , the Pool of Solomon , and the Pool of Eyád ( Gad ) ; and three without the city . These he made to be reservoirs of water for the sons of Israël . With respect to the ...
... City six ponds ; three in the city - the Pool of the sons of Israël , the Pool of Solomon , and the Pool of Eyád ( Gad ) ; and three without the city . These he made to be reservoirs of water for the sons of Israël . With respect to the ...
Page 146
... City ? Who replied , I dislike not the Holy City , but I cannot endure the people of the Holy City . An- other commentator has said , It is written in the Law of Moses , The Holy City is a goblet of gold filled with scorpions . The ...
... City ? Who replied , I dislike not the Holy City , but I cannot endure the people of the Holy City . An- other commentator has said , It is written in the Law of Moses , The Holy City is a goblet of gold filled with scorpions . The ...
Page 147
... City , lo ! one morning the fingers of their hands were smeared and covered with gold . To this was conjoined , the miracles wrought by Solo- mon . How he made ( a pond ) below the ground , and therein constructed upon the surface of ...
... City , lo ! one morning the fingers of their hands were smeared and covered with gold . To this was conjoined , the miracles wrought by Solo- mon . How he made ( a pond ) below the ground , and therein constructed upon the surface of ...
Page 148
... City and would have destroyed it , but for the supreme goodness of God unto his servants . In the Mosque which overlooks the road which Omar- Al - Khattáb took , in marching from the Church of the Resurrection , are two columns of stone ...
... City and would have destroyed it , but for the supreme goodness of God unto his servants . In the Mosque which overlooks the road which Omar- Al - Khattáb took , in marching from the Church of the Resurrection , are two columns of stone ...
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Abbás Abraham Abú Abú Sufián Abú-Ubaidah adored Akká angels Apostle Apostle of God Arian arrived asserted Baitu-l Baitu-l-Mukaddas began behold brought building built Chapel children of Israël Christians church commanded Damascus David day of judgment divine earth Egypt Elia entered faith father favour Franks Gabriel gate George glorious God's grant hath heaven Hijra Holy Abode Holy City Holy House Holy Land honour Imám Islám Jerusalem Jesus Jews Kaab Kaaba Kámil Khalíf Kiblah king Korán Lord martyr matter Mecca Medína mercy Moáwiyah Moses Moslems Mosque Al Aksá Muezzin Muhammad Muhammadan Musalmáns night OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Omar Palestine Paradise peace and blessing pilgrimage Praise prayed prayer Prophet Rakás replied Rock sacred Sakhrá sent servants Shaikh Solomon sons of Israël spot stone Sultán Syria Temple thee therein things thou tion tomb took Tower Tower of David tradition unto verse victory whilst whosoever word καὶ