Islam in English LiteratureCaravan Books, 1977 - 275 pages |
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Page 101
... Paradise to those who fall in battle , are alluded to several times , 103 though the dying Caled ( Khā- lid ) , instead of anticipating the joys of Paradise , repudiates his proph- et.104 Yet it is in a speech by Caled to his warriors ...
... Paradise to those who fall in battle , are alluded to several times , 103 though the dying Caled ( Khā- lid ) , instead of anticipating the joys of Paradise , repudiates his proph- et.104 Yet it is in a speech by Caled to his warriors ...
Page 139
... Paradise , resembles the speech by Caled in The Siege of Damascus and was probably modeled on it : Fall who may In such a cause , the everlasting gates Of paradise shall open to receive His mounting spirit . There , while crowds of ...
... Paradise , resembles the speech by Caled in The Siege of Damascus and was probably modeled on it : Fall who may In such a cause , the everlasting gates Of paradise shall open to receive His mounting spirit . There , while crowds of ...
Page 191
... Paradise . " With regard to the Houris of Paradise : They come their kerchiefs green they wave , And welcome with a kiss the brave ! 154 A note gives a Turkish battle - song as the authority for this passage . The Qur'an mentions only ...
... Paradise . " With regard to the Houris of Paradise : They come their kerchiefs green they wave , And welcome with a kiss the brave ! 154 A note gives a Turkish battle - song as the authority for this passage . The Qur'an mentions only ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 20 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 58 |
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