A Dictionary of Islam: Being a Cyclopaedia of the Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies, and Customs, Together with the Technical and Theological Terms, of the Muhammadan Religion |
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... holy act of duty , which will draw my soul near to the throne of the Most High . In the name of God , the Great and Mighty . Praise be to God who has given us grace to be Muslims . Islam is a truth and infidelity a falsehood . " When ...
... holy act of duty , which will draw my soul near to the throne of the Most High . In the name of God , the Great and Mighty . Praise be to God who has given us grace to be Muslims . Islam is a truth and infidelity a falsehood . " When ...
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... Holy Land , We gave him two sons , that he might cheer himself thereby , namely , Isaac and Jacob ; and each [ of them ] We made a prophet ; and We bestowed upon them ( namely , the three ) , of our mercy , wealth , and children ; and ...
... Holy Land , We gave him two sons , that he might cheer himself thereby , namely , Isaac and Jacob ; and each [ of them ] We made a prophet ; and We bestowed upon them ( namely , the three ) , of our mercy , wealth , and children ; and ...
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... Holy Hill owes its name to the following legend : -When our first parents forfeited heaven for eating wheat , which deprived them of their primeval purity , they were cast down upon earth . The ser- pent descended upon Ispahăn , the ...
... Holy Hill owes its name to the following legend : -When our first parents forfeited heaven for eating wheat , which deprived them of their primeval purity , they were cast down upon earth . The ser- pent descended upon Ispahăn , the ...
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... Holy House . " A name given to the temple at Jerusalem . [ AL - MASJIDU ' L - AQSA . ] BAITU ' L - QUDS ( ww ) . Lit. " The House of Holiness . " A term used by the Sufis for the heart of the true seeker after God when it is absorbed in ...
... Holy House . " A name given to the temple at Jerusalem . [ AL - MASJIDU ' L - AQSA . ] BAITU ' L - QUDS ( ww ) . Lit. " The House of Holiness . " A term used by the Sufis for the heart of the true seeker after God when it is absorbed in ...
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... holy angels told how they had , by the command of God , taken up Jesus , and transformed Judas , that he might suffer the punishment which he wished to bring on Jesus . And he that writeth said , Is it lawful for me to ask of Thee , in ...
... holy angels told how they had , by the command of God , taken up Jesus , and transformed Judas , that he might suffer the punishment which he wished to bring on Jesus . And he that writeth said , Is it lawful for me to ask of Thee , in ...
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Abdu Abraham Abū Abu Bakr Abu Hanifah Abu Hurairah according al-Baizawi al-Madinah amongst angels Apostle Arabia Arabic Banu believe called child Christians Companions d-din Dajjal daughter death died A.H. divine divorce earth Egypt evil faith father female fire Gabriel given God's hajj hand hath heaven hell Hidayah Holy Husain husband ILMU Imam infidels Injil Ishmael Islam Jesus Jews Jinn Ka'bah Khalifah khutbah Mahomet Makkah marriage married Masjid mercy Mishkat Moses mosque mother Muḥam Muhammad Muhammadan Muhammadan law Muslim night Paradise Persian person phet pilgrimage prayer Prophet punishment Qur'an Quraish rak'ah recited regard religion religious sacred Scriptures sect sent servant Shaikh Shi'ahs slain slave soul stone Sufi Sunnis Surah Suratu term thee things Thou art thy Lord tion Traditions tribe truth Umar unto Verily verse Wahhabis whilst wife woman women word worship
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Page 88 - When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
Page 196 - And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be grievous in thy sight because of the lad, and because of thy bondwoman $ in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice : for in Isaac shall thy seed be called. And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation: because he is thy seed.
Page 196 - And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away : and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
Page 17 - Ishmael was to become a great nation, — that he was to be a wild man, — his hand against every man, and every man's hand against him.
Page 9 - Ye are forbidden to marry your mothers, and your daughters, and your sisters...
Page 196 - And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child, And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
Page 53 - O God our Lord, cause a table to descend unto us from heaven, that the day of its descent may become a festival day unto us, unto the first of us, and unto the last of us, and a sign from thee ; and do thou provide food for us, for thou art the best provider.
Page 88 - But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery : and whosoever shall marry her that is divoreed committeth adultery.
Page 423 - We believe in God, and that which hath been sent down unto us, and that which hath been sent down unto Abraham, and Ishmael, and Isaac, and Jacob, and the tribes, and that which was delivered unto Moses and Jesus, and that which was delivered unto the prophets from their Lord : we make no distinction between any of them...
Page 212 - Verily, God is the third of three;' for there is no God but one, and if they do not desist from what they say, there shall touch those who misbelieve amongst them grievous woe. Will they not turn again towards God and ask pardon of Him? for God is forgiving and merciful. 71 The Messiah the son of Mary...