An apology for the life & character of the celebrated prophet of Arabia, called Mohamed, or the IllustriousR. Hunter, 1829 - 108 pages |
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An Apology for the Life & Character of the Celebrated Prophet of Arabia ... Godfrey Higgins No preview available - 2015 |
An Apology for the Life and Character of the Celebrated Prophet of Arabia ... Godfrey Higgins No preview available - 2014 |
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absurd Abu Sophian admitted allowed appear Arabia Arabic argument attributed authority Barnabas believe bigotry bigots Cadigha Caliph Othman caliphs called cause celebrated character of Mohamed Chris Christ Christian priests church circumstances conduct considered corrupted denied divine doctrines doubt elegant empire enemies epistles evidence fact faith fanaticism favour Gibbon give GODFREY HIGGINS gospel histories gospel of Barnabas Greek hamedan Hegira Holy honourable ignorance illustrious impostor Ishmael Jews Koran Koreish language learned Mahomet Manichæans mankind means Mecca Medina medism miracles mission Moha Mohamed Mohamed's Mohamedan monks moral Moriscoes Moses never opinion Othman Paraclete paradise passage persecution philosopher pious possession preach pretended Prideaux says probably prophecy prophet proselytes prove racter received religion religion of Jesus religion of Mohamed religious rendered respecting Romish Sale Saracens sects seems sent seventh century shew sion spirit sword Tertullian thing tians tion translation tribes true truth Turks word write
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Page 58 - Receive the Holy Ghost for the Office and work of a Priest in the Church of God, now committed unto thee by the Imposition of our hands. Whose sins thou dost forgive, they are forgiven; and whose sins thou dost retain, they are retained.
Page 75 - And when Jesus the son of Mary said, O children of Israel, verily I am the apostle of God sent unto you, confirming the law which was delivered before me, and bringing good tidings of an apostle who shall come after me, and whose name shall be Ahmed.
Page 50 - By the repetition of a sentence and the loss of a foreskin, the subject or the slave, the captive or the criminal, arose in a moment the free and equal companion of the victorious Moslems.
Page 65 - Verily, Christ Jesus, the son of Mary, is the Apostle of God, and his word, which he conveyed unto Mary, and a spirit proceeding from him ; honourable in this world and in the world to come ; and one of those who approach near to the presence of God.
Page 42 - ... showing liberality to the poor, courtesy to every one, fortitude against his enemies, and above all a high reverence for the name of God; severe against the perjured, adulterers, murderers, slanderers, prodigals, covetous, false witnesses, &c., a great preacher of patience, charity, mercy, beneficence, gratitude, honouring of parents and superiors, and a frequent celebrator of the divine praises.
Page 45 - And unto such of your slaves as desire a written instrument allowing them to redeem themselves on paying a certain sum, write one, if ye know good in them; and give them of the riches of God, which he hath given you.
Page 34 - ... years' journey (for so far and farther will the blessed see in the next life); but that he will be in the highest honour with GOD, who shall behold his face morning and evening: and this favour al...
Page 34 - Scriptures have been obliged to represent the celestial enjoyments by corporeal images; and to describe the mansion of the blessed as a glorious and magnificent city, built of gold and precious stones, with twelve gates; through the streets of which there runs a river of water of life, and having on either side the tree of life, which bears twelve sorts of fruits, and leaves of a healing virtue.
Page 74 - Comforter 11 , they have in this apocryphal gospel inserted the word Periclyte, that is, the famous or illustrious, by which they pretend their prophet was foretold by name, that being the signification of Mohammed in Arabic 1 : and this they say to justify that passage of the Koran...