 | Mogens Trolle Larsen - 1996 - 420 pages
...of human beings. It was made by 'those infidel giants of whom the Prophet - peace be with him! - has said that they were higher than the tallest date tree;...Noah peace be with him! - cursed before the flood! (Layard 1849, vol. I: 66-7). All present agreed with this analysis, which was not exactly apt to create... | |
 | David Damrosch - 2003 - 344 pages
...men's hands," exclaimed he, "but of those infidel giants of whom the Prophet, peace be with him! has said, that they were higher than the tallest date...Noah, peace be with him! cursed before the flood." (Nineveh, 1:73) Assessing this newly uncovered wonder in light of the Koran, the sheikh is reacting... | |
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Sheikh could be prevailed upon to descend into the pit, and convince himself that the image he saw was of stone. " This is not the work of men's hands... 
