 | Edward Gibbon - 1826 - 546 pages
...Omar was inspired by the ignorance of a fanatic: "If these writings of " the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are " useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, " they are pei'nicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was executed with blind obedience: the volumes... | |
 | Selina Bunbury - 1828 - 372 pages
...destruction ordered by the Saracen. ' If ' these writings of the Greeks,' said Omar, ' agree with the book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.' In accordance with the order of supreme ignorance, the parchment volumes of Alexandria were devoted... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1829 - 738 pages
...said of the famous Alexandrian Library — « If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and must be destroyed.' Other books have their use, and are valuable in their place ; but let us first... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1830 - 368 pages
...Omar said of the famous Alexandrian Library —' If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and must be destroyed.' Other books have tbeir use, and are valuable in their place; but let us first take... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1831 - 522 pages
...was inspired by the ignorance of a fanatic. " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book ot God, they are useless, and need not be preserved :...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was executed with blind obedience : the volumes of paper or parchment were dis? tributed... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 pages
...and the illiberality of a fanatic. " If," said he to Amrou, " these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Omar was finally assassinated. Othman succeeded Omar, in 645. He added Bactriana, find a part of Tartary,... | |
 | Richard Watson - 1832 - 1094 pages
...He accordingly wrote to Omar, whose well-known answer was dictated by the ignorance of a fanatic : " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran,...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence of destruction was executed with blind obedience : the volumes of paper or parchment were... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1832 - 428 pages
...answer, characteristic of an ignorant barbarian and fanatic : " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was rigorously executed ; and the whole library, said to contain from 500,000 to 700,000... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1833 - 676 pages
...savage, and the illiberality of a fanatic. "If," said he to Amrou, "these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Omar was finally assassinated. Othman succeeded Omar, in 045. lie added Bactriana, and a part of Tartary,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1838 - 440 pages
...answer, characteristic of an ignorant barbarian and fanatic : " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was rigorously executed ; and the whole library, said to contain from 500,000 to 700,000... | |
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If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed. 
