 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 oldal
...this familiar though important conversation, he again descended to Jerusalem, remounted the Borak, returned to Mecca, and performed in the tenth part of a night, the journey of many thousand years. Such are the marvellous talcs with which he vulgar are amused. Prayer, fasting, and alms, are the religious... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 oldal
...this familiar though important conversation, he again descended to Jerusalem, remounted the Borak, returned to Mecca, and performed in the tenth part of a night, the journey of many thousand years. Such are the marvellous tales with which the vulgar are amused. Prayer, fasting, and alms, are the... | |
 | 1830 - 768 oldal
...the divine commands, he descended to Jerusalem, remounted the Borak, and returned to Mecca, having performed in the tenth part of a night the journey of many thousand years.* We cannot but recognise some features of resemblance between this romantic legend of the East and the... | |
 | Thomas Timpson - 1834 - 158 oldal
...camel complained to him ; Chat a shoulder of mutton informed him of its being poisoned." Others say, '' His resistless word split asunder the orb of the moon...accomplished the seven revolutions round the Caaba, saluted Mahomet in the Arabian tongue, and suddenly contracting her dimensions, entered at the collar and issued... | |
 | Asahel Grant - 1841 - 376 oldal
...the seven heavens, and " performed in the tenth part of a night the journey of many thousand years His resistless word split asunder the orb of the moon; the obedient planet stooped from her orb in the sky, accomplished the seven revolutions around the Caaba, saluted Mohammed in the Arabian... | |
 | Asahel Grant - 1841 - 408 oldal
...seven heavens, and " performed in the tenth part of a night the journey of many thousand years. * * * * His resistless word split asunder the orb of the moon ; the obedient planet stooped from her orb in the sky, accomplished the seven revolutions around the Caaba, saluted Mohammed in the Arabian... | |
 | Asahel Grant - 1841 - 402 oldal
...animate and inanimate nature were equally subject to the apostle of God." He visited the seven heavens, and " performed in the tenth part of a night the journey of many thousand years. * * * * His resistless word split asunder the orb of the moon; the obedient planet stooped from her... | |
 | Edward Budge - 1851 - 322 oldal
...descended to Jerusalem, and, remounting the mysterious animal, returned to Mecca : thus performing in the tenth part of a night, the journey of many thousand years. The venerable Abu-Beker vouched for the authenticity of the story, and the people were either silenced... | |
 | Gustave Louis M. Strauss - 1854 - 188 oldal
...finallydismissed; he again descended to Jerusalem, remounted the Borak, and returned to Mecca, having thus performed in the tenth part of a night the journey of many thousand years. Verily, in this precious tale we do not know which to admire most,—whether the audacity of the impostor... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1855 - 496 oldal
...this familiar though important conversation, he again descended to Jerusalem, remounted the Borak, returned to Mecca, and performed in the tenth part of a night the journey of many thousand years.98 According to another legend, the apostle confounded in a national assembly the malicious challenge... | |
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... permitted to proceed; he passed the veil of unity, approached within two bow-shots of the throne, and felt a cold that pierced him to the heart, when his shoulder was touched by the hand of God. After this familiar though important conversation, he... 
