Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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... legend . A legend which appears early and persists beyond the time of the Renaissance is the story of Sergius the heretic monk , who is supposed to have inspired Muḥammad to set himself up as a prophet , and who wrote his Koran , in ...
... legend . A legend which appears early and persists beyond the time of the Renaissance is the story of Sergius the heretic monk , who is supposed to have inspired Muḥammad to set himself up as a prophet , and who wrote his Koran , in ...
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... legend may be based on the story related by the Moslem biographers that Muḥammad once narrowly escaped being poisoned by his enemies , and that during the remaining years of his life he felt the effect of the small amount of poison ...
... legend may be based on the story related by the Moslem biographers that Muḥammad once narrowly escaped being poisoned by his enemies , and that during the remaining years of his life he felt the effect of the small amount of poison ...
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... legend that the great library of Alexandria was destroyed by the order of the caliph ' Umar . The legend asserts that ' Umar was asked what should be done with the books . He replied , in effect , " If they agree with the Koran , they ...
... legend that the great library of Alexandria was destroyed by the order of the caliph ' Umar . The legend asserts that ' Umar was asked what should be done with the books . He replied , in effect , " If they agree with the Koran , they ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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