The People of PersiaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 192 pàgines |
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Pàgina 7
... sacred writers . We are thus enabled to perceive that the modern Persians retain the characteristics of their ancestors , to an extent unequalled probably by any other Asiatic nation that has remained in the same land in which their ...
... sacred writers . We are thus enabled to perceive that the modern Persians retain the characteristics of their ancestors , to an extent unequalled probably by any other Asiatic nation that has remained in the same land in which their ...
Pàgina 10
... sacred writers , is only the southern portion of the empire , as the name is now employed by the natives , and as a designation for their whole country it is utterly unknown to them , Ajem , ( which means a clown , or rude person ...
... sacred writers , is only the southern portion of the empire , as the name is now employed by the natives , and as a designation for their whole country it is utterly unknown to them , Ajem , ( which means a clown , or rude person ...
Pàgina 32
... , but to kneel down on when they say their prayers , they are con- sidered in some measure sacred , and hence arises the custom of a visitor leaving his slippers at a room door . The term " door " 32 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
... , but to kneel down on when they say their prayers , they are con- sidered in some measure sacred , and hence arises the custom of a visitor leaving his slippers at a room door . The term " door " 32 THE PEOPLE OF PERSIA .
Pàgina 68
... sacred , without caring to penetrate the hidden meanings which the learned assigned to that worship . This superstition is not extinct . It is still cherished by those descendants of the ancient Persians who retained the old religion ...
... sacred , without caring to penetrate the hidden meanings which the learned assigned to that worship . This superstition is not extinct . It is still cherished by those descendants of the ancient Persians who retained the old religion ...
Pàgina 93
... sacred the obligation of their fathers ; and the descendants of the captives of Timûr became the chief supporters of the family of Suffee , and eventually enabled the son of a devotee to ascend what was then one of the most splendid ...
... sacred the obligation of their fathers ; and the descendants of the captives of Timûr became the chief supporters of the family of Suffee , and eventually enabled the son of a devotee to ascend what was then one of the most splendid ...
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Abraham Abubekr Amer ancient appear Arabian Arabic Armenians Baghdad believe British and Foreign caliph caliphat called carpets Caspian Sea chief Christ Christian claims courts death declare descendants dish Divine doctrine dove's dung earth Euphrates European faith favour give gospel habit hand Harro Hassan honour Hossein houses imaum inhabitants Isfahan Islam Jews Justin Perkins Kerbelah Koran Kufah learned Lord Martyn matter Mecca medan Meerza ment Meshid missionaries Mohammed Mohammedan mollah Moses Moslem Moslem doctors mosques Nadir Shah nations observed occasion Omar peculiar Persian language Persians person pilgrimage plastered prayers present priest prince principles prophet racter Ramazan received regard religion religious respect Romanist roof sacred says scarcely Scott Waring Scripture sect servant Shah Sheahs sheikh-ul-islam Shiraz Sooffeeism Sooffees successor Sunnees supposed thee tion translation truth Turkey Turks unclean unto usually walls whole words worship Yezid
Passatges populars
Pàgina 58 - And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron, and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant.
Pàgina 179 - And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand went a fiery law for them.
Pàgina 178 - And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee : Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly ; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.
Pàgina 57 - I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.
Pàgina 179 - I will raise them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth. and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.
Pàgina 42 - And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
Pàgina 58 - Nay, my lord, hear me : the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee ; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead.
Pàgina 155 - Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Pàgina 130 - Come, let us meet together in some one of the villages in the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And I sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so that I cannot come down: why should the work cease, whilst 1 leave it, and come down to you?
Pàgina 58 - My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead.