Ikhwánu-s Safá, Or, Brothers of Purity |
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... given you without any labour or trouble ( of your own ) . For the wise and prudent consider that to be a ( ground of ) boast which they have acquired by their own industry and labour , as when they master the theological sciences , or ...
... given you without any labour or trouble ( of your own ) . For the wise and prudent consider that to be a ( ground of ) boast which they have acquired by their own industry and labour , as when they master the theological sciences , or ...
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... given to no other ? There is no one in the world on whom all talents and blessings are be- stowed . The bounties of the great disinterested Giver are not confined to any one species . His mercy is over all His works , but to one much ...
... given to no other ? There is no one in the world on whom all talents and blessings are be- stowed . The bounties of the great disinterested Giver are not confined to any one species . His mercy is over all His works , but to one much ...
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... given up visiting inhabited places . But with all this even we get no deliverance from their malignity . So suspicious and mistrustful are they of us , that if any child , woman , or man is stupid , foolish , or sick , they say directly ...
... given up visiting inhabited places . But with all this even we get no deliverance from their malignity . So suspicious and mistrustful are they of us , that if any child , woman , or man is stupid , foolish , or sick , they say directly ...
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... given by the divine Majesty ( Arabic verse , of which the meaning is ) — “ O Adam , do you dwell with your wife in this garden , and eat at your pleasure whatever your heart de- sires , only do not go near this tree , for if you do go ...
... given by the divine Majesty ( Arabic verse , of which the meaning is ) — “ O Adam , do you dwell with your wife in this garden , and eat at your pleasure whatever your heart de- sires , only do not go near this tree , for if you do go ...
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... given to any one . If you eat a little from this tree , then your knowledge and excellence will be greatly increased , and you will live here for ever in perfect ease and comfort ; death will never come , and you will always enjoy ...
... given to any one . If you eat a little from this tree , then your knowledge and excellence will be greatly increased , and you will live here for ever in perfect ease and comfort ; death will never come , and you will always enjoy ...
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IKHWANU-S-SAFA Ikhwan Al-Safa,Edward Backhouse 1814-1883 Eastwick,John T. (John Thompson) 1830-19 Platts No preview available - 2016 |
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