 The winners, however, tasted not of the flesh, any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a shame for a man to stand out, and not venture his money on such...  The Sword of Islam - Page 321by Arthur Naylor Wollaston - 1905 - 523 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1825 - 538 pages
...the flesh any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor ; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a shame for a man to stand oat, and not venture his money on such an occasion0. This custom, therefore, though it was of some... | |
 | George Sale - 1856 - 690 pages
...the flesh, any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a...therefore, though it was of some use to the poor, and diversion to the rich, was forbidden by Mohammed,' as the source of greater inconveniences, by... | |
 | 1856 - 692 pages
...the flesh, any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a...therefore, though it was of some use to the poor, and diversion to the rich, was forbidden by Mohammed,1 as the source of greater inconveniences, by... | |
 | 1860 - 688 pages
...distributed among the poor; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a shame for R man to stand out, and not venture his money on such...therefore, though it was of some use to the poor, and diversion to the rich, was forbidden by Mohammed,i as the source of greater inconveniences, by... | |
 | William Smith - Bible - 1869 - 908 pages
...which was always given to the poor, and " this they did out of pride and ostentation," says Sale, " it being reckoned a shame for a man to stand out, and not venture his money on such an occasion." Sale, however, is hardly philosophical in this remark, which concerns only the abuse of a practice... | |
 | 1871 - 694 pages
...the flesh, any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a...to stand out, and not venture his money on such an occasion.9 This custom, therefore, though it was of some use to the poor, and diversion to the rich,... | |
 | William Smith - Bible - 1872 - 928 pages
...camel, which was always given to the poor, and this they did out of pride and ostentation," says Sale, " it being reckoned a shame for a man to stand out, and not venture his money on such an occasion." Sale, however, is hardly philosophical in this remark, which concerns only the abuse of a practice... | |
 | E. M. Wherry - Qurʼan - 1882 - 432 pages
...the flesh, any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor ; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a...to stand out, and not venture his money on such an occasion.2 This custom, therefore, though it was of some use to the poor and diversion to the rich,... | |
 | Arthur Naylor Wollaston - 1886 - 414 pages
...the flesh any more than the losers, but the whole was distributed among the poor ; and this they did out of pride and ostentation, it being reckoned a...inconveniences, by occasioning quarrels and heart-burnings, wKich arose from the winners insulting those who lost. Under the name of lots, commentators agree that... | |
 | William Smith - Bible - 1888 - 922 pages
...camel, which was always given to the poor, and this they did out of pride and ostentation," says Sale, " it being reckoned a shame for a man to stand out, and not venture his money on such an occasion." Sale, however, is hardly philosophical in this remark, which concerns only the abuse of a practice... | |
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