Islam in English LiteraturePrinted at the American Press, 1939 - 258 pages |
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Page 7
... story , told at some length , the beast is a camel , which Muḥam- mad turns loose in the fields before daylight . Rejoicing in its free- dom , the camel " gan to lepe and to sterte , and made grete ioye for he was at large ... and wolde ...
... story , told at some length , the beast is a camel , which Muḥam- mad turns loose in the fields before daylight . Rejoicing in its free- dom , the camel " gan to lepe and to sterte , and made grete ioye for he was at large ... and wolde ...
Page 9
... story runs to the effect that Muḥammad was poisoned by his own followers who wanted to test his prophetic abilities , but he failed to detect the poison and so perished.1 This poison legend may be based on the story related by the ...
... story runs to the effect that Muḥammad was poisoned by his own followers who wanted to test his prophetic abilities , but he failed to detect the poison and so perished.1 This poison legend may be based on the story related by the ...
Page 10
... story disappeared during the era of the Renaissance , and serious doubts were entertained as to the canonical quality of the pigeon story . The gross and offensive stories of Mu- ḥammad's death were early discarded . The iron coffin ...
... story disappeared during the era of the Renaissance , and serious doubts were entertained as to the canonical quality of the pigeon story . The gross and offensive stories of Mu- ḥammad's death were early discarded . The iron coffin ...
Contents
THE MIDDLE AGES AND THE RENAISSANCE | 1 |
THE AGE OF DRYDEN | 19 |
THE AGE OF POPE | 54 |
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