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... of life and death . REIS EFFENDI . - This officer may be termed the High Chancellor of the Ottoman empire . 1 He is at the head of a class of attorneys which at this time contains the best informed men of 10 PREFACE .
... of life and death . REIS EFFENDI . - This officer may be termed the High Chancellor of the Ottoman empire . 1 He is at the head of a class of attorneys which at this time contains the best informed men of 10 PREFACE .
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... high Pitch of Dignity - Builds a Mosque -A Change in the Tone of his Revelations - The Faithful now com- manded to fight for the true Religion - His first warlike Attempt unsuccessful -- The Failure compensated in the Second -- Account ...
... high Pitch of Dignity - Builds a Mosque -A Change in the Tone of his Revelations - The Faithful now com- manded to fight for the true Religion - His first warlike Attempt unsuccessful -- The Failure compensated in the Second -- Account ...
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... High glorify in Heaven him whom he has created on earth ! " alluding to the name Mohammed , which signifies praised or glo- rified . At the early age of two years Mohammed lost his father ; and four years after , his mother . The ...
... High glorify in Heaven him whom he has created on earth ! " alluding to the name Mohammed , which signifies praised or glo- rified . At the early age of two years Mohammed lost his father ; and four years after , his mother . The ...
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... high destiny and such profound , veneration as his father's language would imply , we are not in- formed ; but there is good evidence that he acted towards his nephew the part of a kind friend and protector , giving him an education ...
... high destiny and such profound , veneration as his father's language would imply , we are not in- formed ; but there is good evidence that he acted towards his nephew the part of a kind friend and protector , giving him an education ...
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... high des- tiny of him on whose person it appeared . How- ever intrinsically vain and visionary this legend may be deemed , it may , nevertheless , be worth advert- ing to , as affording perhaps , in its remoter sources , a hint of the ...
... high des- tiny of him on whose person it appeared . How- ever intrinsically vain and visionary this legend may be deemed , it may , nevertheless , be worth advert- ing to , as affording perhaps , in its remoter sources , a hint of the ...
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Abraham Abu Sophyan Abu Taleb Abubeker ancient angels apostle apostle of God appears Arabia Arabic army Burckhardt Caaba Cadijah Caliph called camels caravan CHAPTER character Christ Christian Christian heresy churches corrupt death died A. D. divine doctrine earth empire enemy faith favour followers Gabriel hadjis hammed hand hath head heart heaven Hejira holy honour host ihram impostor infidels Ishmael Islam Jesus Jews Kaaba kingdom Koran Koreish little horn locusts Lord Mahomet Mecca medan Medina Mekka miracles Mohammed Mohammed's Mohammedan Moses Moslem mosque Mount Arafat Mussulmans nations Nebajoth origin paradise peculiar person phet pilgrimage pilgrims prayer preach prediction prophecy prophet Ramadan religion revelation Roman empire sacred Saracens Scriptures sent spirit stone Syria temple thing thou thousand tion tribes true believers truth Turks unbelievers uncle unto thee Verily vols whole wives words worship writers
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Page 189 - Shewing to the generation to come the praises of the Lord, And His strength, and His wonderful works that He hath done.
Page 175 - But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh ; but he of the freewoman was by promise. Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
Page 202 - And they had breastplates, as it were breastplates of iron ; and the sound of their wings was as the sound of chariots of many horses running to battle. 10. And they had tails like unto scorpions, and there were stings in their tails, and their power was to hurt men five months.
Page 195 - And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months; and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.
Page 195 - And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.
Page 195 - And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle ; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men...
Page 236 - And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the Lord, and the God that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered and said, It is well spoken.
Page 26 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Page 195 - And they had a king over them, which is the angel of the bottomless pit, whose name in the Hebrew tongue is Abaddon, but in the Greek tongue hath his name Apollyon.
Page 236 - Go to now, ye that say, To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain : whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life ? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.