The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira: With Introductory Chapters on the Original Sources for the Biography of Mahomet and on the Pre-Islamite History of Arabia, Volumen3

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Smith, Elder & Company, 1861
 

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Página 310 - The glass is as it were a shining star. (This lamp is) kindled from a blessed tree, an olive neither of the East nor of the West, whose oil would almost glow forth (of itself) though no fire touched it. Light upon light.
Página 307 - Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled ; for that is abomination before the LORD : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Página 225 - O prophet, shalt be among them, and shalt pray with them, let a party of them arise to prayer with thee, and let them take their arms ; and when they shall have worshipped, let them stand behind you, and let another party come that hath not prayed, and let them pray with thee, and let them be cautious and take their arms. The unbelievers would that ye should neglect your arms and your baggage while ye pray, that they might turn upon you at once. It shall be no crime in you, if ye be incommoded by...
Página 49 - God. A certain number of days shall ye fast: but he among you who shall be sick, or on a journey, shall fast an equal number of other days.
Página 217 - Verily if they be expelled, they will not go forth with them : and if they be attacked, they will not assist them :' and if they do as'sist them, they will surely turn their backs : and they shall not be protected.
Página 45 - Keblah towards which thou didst formerly pray, only that we might know him who followeth the apostle, from him who turneth back on his heels; though this change seem a great matter, unless unto those whom GOD hath directed.
Página 112 - For who will hearken unto you in this matter? but as his part is that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tarrieth by the stuff: they shall part alike.
Página 303 - There is no limit, as supposed by Sale, to the number of slave-girls, with whom (irrespective of his four wives) a Moslem may, without any antecedent ceremony or any guarantee of continuance, cohabit. Female slavery, being a condition necessary to the legality of this illimitable indulgence, will never be p\it down, with a willing or hearty co-operation, by any Mussulman community.
Página 231 - Our only matter of wonder is, that the revelations of Mahomet continued after this to be regarded by his people as inspired communications from the Almighty, when they were so palpably formed to secure his own objects, and to pander even to his evil desires.
Página 280 - God much. And when the believers saw the confederates they said, 'This is what God and His Apostle promised us; God and His Apostle are true!

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