The History of the Saracens: Comprising the Lives of Mohammed and His Successors, to the Death of Abdalmelik, the Eleventh Caliph. With an Account of Their Most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Revolts, &c. Collected from Authentic Sources, Especially Arabic MssH.G. Bohn, 1857 - 512 pages |
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... night - journey to heaven - Persecuted by the Koreish- Flight to Medina - Victory at Beder - Defeat at Õhud - Prohibits wine War of the Ditch - Marries Zainab and Juweirah - Ayesha's intrigue - Submission of Mecca - Nearly poisoned ...
... night - journey to heaven - Persecuted by the Koreish- Flight to Medina - Victory at Beder - Defeat at Õhud - Prohibits wine War of the Ditch - Marries Zainab and Juweirah - Ayesha's intrigue - Submission of Mecca - Nearly poisoned ...
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... night , I cannot pretend once to entertain the least thought of seeing home till Michaelmas . Were it not that there is some satisfaction in answering the end of my profession , some ' n making new discoveries , and some in the hopes of ...
... night , I cannot pretend once to entertain the least thought of seeing home till Michaelmas . Were it not that there is some satisfaction in answering the end of my profession , some ' n making new discoveries , and some in the hopes of ...
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... night doth the day . * Though it would be the height of ingratitude in me not to acknowledge that they were daily alleviated by the favours and courtesies which I received from persons of the greatest dignity and merit in that noble ...
... night doth the day . * Though it would be the height of ingratitude in me not to acknowledge that they were daily alleviated by the favours and courtesies which I received from persons of the greatest dignity and merit in that noble ...
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... Nights , tells us , that " The water of this well is believed to possess miraculous virtues , and is there- fore brought away in bottles or flasks by many of the pilgrims , to be used , when occasion may require , as medicine , or to be ...
... Nights , tells us , that " The water of this well is believed to possess miraculous virtues , and is there- fore brought away in bottles or flasks by many of the pilgrims , to be used , when occasion may require , as medicine , or to be ...
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... night . * The Kaaba is supported by pillars of aloe - wood , between which hang silver lamps , and a spout of gold ... Nights . 66 The date of the birth of Mohammed is not fixed with precision . It is only known from Oriental authors ...
... night . * The Kaaba is supported by pillars of aloe - wood , between which hang silver lamps , and a spout of gold ... Nights . 66 The date of the birth of Mohammed is not fixed with precision . It is only known from Oriental authors ...
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Abbas Abdallah Abdalmelik Abdarrhaman Abu Obeidah Abu Sofian Abubeker Abulfeda Acbar afterwards Alashtar Ali's amongst Amrou answered apostle apostle of God Arabians Arabs army asked Ayesha bade Bassorah battle besieged caliph called camel castle Christians cœpit command Cufah Cufians D'Herbelot Damascus death Derar desired Egypt Ehwaz emperor enemy faithful father favour fight friends gave give governor Greeks hand Hareth Hasan hath head heard heaven Hejaj Hejirah Heraclius horse Hosein hundred Irak Kaaba Kaled killed Koran Koreish letter lieutenant Lord Malec Mecca Medina Merwan messenger Moawiyah Mogeirah Mohalleb Mohammed Mohammed's Mohammedan Moktar mosque murdered Musab Mussulmans never night Obeidollah Omar Ommiyah Othman party Persian person prayers prisoner prophet received religion Saïd Saracens sent Serjabil Shebib soon sword Syria thee things thou thousand told took tribe vols Walid whilst words Yezid Youkinna Ziyad Zobeir