The History of Arabia: Ancient and Modern ...Harper & brothers, 1834 - Arabian Peninsula ... Containing a description of the country, an account of its inhabitants, antiquities, political condition, and early commerce, the life and religion of Mohammed, the conquests, arts and literature of the Saracens, the Caliphs of Damascus, Bagdad, Africa, and Spain, the civil government and religious ceremonies of the modern Arabs, oriign and suppression of the Wahabees, the institutions, character, manners and customs of the Bedouins and a comprehensive view of its natural history. |
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... chiefly occupied in extirpating the race of Ommiah , whose hapless adherents were persecuted with unsparing vengeance . Almansor had established his court at Hashemiah , a city founded by his brother on the CALIPHS OF BAGDAD . 11.
... chiefly occupied in extirpating the race of Ommiah , whose hapless adherents were persecuted with unsparing vengeance . Almansor had established his court at Hashemiah , a city founded by his brother on the CALIPHS OF BAGDAD . 11.
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... chiefly due to the talents of their earlier princes ; and of these it will be necessary to give a cursory sketch before recording the entire downfall of their house . During the sanguinary feuds that followed 20 CALIPHS OF BAGDAD .
... chiefly due to the talents of their earlier princes ; and of these it will be necessary to give a cursory sketch before recording the entire downfall of their house . During the sanguinary feuds that followed 20 CALIPHS OF BAGDAD .
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... chiefly engrossed with books and study . Even in his father's lifetime , and during his journey to Kho rasan , of which he was appointed governor , he had selected for his companions the most eminent scholars among the Greeks , Persians ...
... chiefly engrossed with books and study . Even in his father's lifetime , and during his journey to Kho rasan , of which he was appointed governor , he had selected for his companions the most eminent scholars among the Greeks , Persians ...
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... chiefly of the lower orders , were instructed in the elements of reading , writing , and religion . From the Arabic alphabet they gradually advanced to the Koran , for the correct pronunciation of which , rules were carefully prescribed ...
... chiefly of the lower orders , were instructed in the elements of reading , writing , and religion . From the Arabic alphabet they gradually advanced to the Koran , for the correct pronunciation of which , rules were carefully prescribed ...
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... chiefly remarkable for the extent and accuracy of his historical knowledge . He wrote treatises on forty - one different subjects , some of them consisting of many volumes ; and there is scarcely a topic in elegant or scientific ...
... chiefly remarkable for the extent and accuracy of his historical knowledge . He wrote treatises on forty - one different subjects , some of them consisting of many volumes ; and there is scarcely a topic in elegant or scientific ...
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Abbassides Abdallah Aenezes Akaba Aleppo ancient animal appearance Arabia Arabs arms army Bagdad beautiful Bedouins Burckhardt Cairo caliphs called camels capital caravans celebrated century chief chiefly Christians coffee colour command common considerable Damascus Deraiah desert dominions dowlah East Egypt enemy Europe feet Forskal Gebel gold governor Greeks Gulf hajjis hand Haroun Hauran Hejaz honour horses houses ihram imam India inhabitants Jidda Kaaba Koran Mecca Medina ment Mocha Mohammed Mohammedan Moslem mosque Mount mountains natives neighbouring Nejed Niebuhr pasha Persian person pilgrimage pilgrims possession prayers princes principal Prophet province reckoned Red Sea reign remarkable resembling round Sanaa Saoud Saracens sheiks sheriff Sinai soldiers sometimes sovereign Spain species stone strangers Suez sultan sword Syria Taïf tent throne tion tomb Toussoun town travellers tribes troops Turkish Turks visited Wady Wahabees walls whole Yembo Yemen
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Page 17 - Among the other spectacles of rare and stupendous luxury was a tree of gold and silver spreading into eighteen large branches, on which, and on the lesser boughs, sat a variety of birds made of the same precious metals, as well as the leaves of the tree. While the machinery affected spontaneous motions, the several birds warbled their natural harmony. Through this scene of magnificence the Greek ambassador was led by the vizier to the foot of the caliph's throne.
Page 21 - The queen (he spoke of Irene) considered you as a rook and herself as a pawn. That pusillanimous female submitted to pay a tribute, the double of which she ought to have exacted from the Barbarians. Restore therefore the fruits of your injustice, or abide the determination of the sword.
Page 396 - Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? Whose house I have made the wilderness, And the barren land his dwellings. He scorneth the multitude of the city, Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.
Page 419 - I have seen at Medina and Tayf locust shops, where these animals were sold by measure. In Egypt and Nubia they are only eaten by the poorest beggars." " The Arabs, in preparing locusts as an article of food, throw them alive into boiling water with which a good deal of salt has been mixed. After a few minutes they are taken out and dried in the sun ; the head, feet, and wings are then torn off ; the bodies are cleansed from the salt and perfectly dried, after which process whole sacks are filled...
Page 189 - It is an irregular oval, about seven inches in diameter, with an undulated surface, composed of about a dozen smaller stones of different sizes and shapes, well joined together with a small quantity of cement, and perfectly...
Page 57 - ... the same God who has given a tongue to the Arabians, had more nicely fashioned the...
Page 217 - ... which was guarded by eunuchs in splendid dresses. Around this enclosure were pitched the tents of the men who formed her numerous suite. The beautiful embroidery on the exterior of -this linen palace, with the various colours displayed in every part of it, constituted an object which reminded me of some descriptions in the Arabian Tales of a Thousand and One Nights.