 | Nathan Drake - 1800 - 482 страници
...predestination, flashed terror to the hearts of his opponents; "a drop of blood" says the martial apostle, "shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer: whoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven : at the day of judgment his Wounds shall... | |
 | 1832 - 852 страници
...the roving Arabs were allured to the standard of religion and plunder 'The sword,' says Mohammed, ' is the key of heaven and of hell ; a drop of blood...arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer* The conquest of Mecca determined the faith and obedience of the Arabian tribes " (Gib. chap.... | |
 | Edward Gibbon - 1805 - 488 страници
...roving Arabs were allured to the standard of religion and plunder: the apostle sanctified the license of embracing the female captives as their wives or...arms, is of more avail than two " months of fasting or prayer : whosoever falls in battle, his "sins are forgiven: at the day of judgment, his wounds shall... | |
 | John Evans - 1807 - 344 страници
...sword (saith Mahomet) is the key of heaven and of hell ; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, or a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer. Whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven at the day of judgment ; his wounds shall... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 страници
...beauty was the type of their promised paradise. " The sword," says Mahomet, " is the key of heaven and hell : a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a...of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer ; whoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven ; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendant... | |
 | William Jones - 1816 - 500 страници
...was the type of their pro-, mised paradise. " The sword," says Mahomet, " is the key of heaven and hell : a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a...of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer ; whoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven ; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendant... | |
 | J. W. Baker - 1817 - 262 страници
...the vanquished : death or conversion was the only choice offered to the idolaters. * The sword (saith Mahomet) is the key of heaven and of hell : a drop...arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or pray-J cr. Whosoever falls in hattle, his sms are forgiven at the day of judgment; his wounds shall... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1818 - 416 страници
...assigning the highest rewards of a future state to the most heroic warrior. " The sword," says the Koran, " is the key of heaven and of hell: a drop of blood...arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer: whosoever fails in battle, his sins are forgiven : at the day of judgment his wounds shall... | |
 | 1830 - 604 страници
...huried, certainly the policy of this martial apostle was a superior one. • A drop of hlood,' says he, ' shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is...more avail than two months of fasting and prayer: whoever falls in hattle, his sins are forgiven : at the day of judgment, his wounds shall he resplendent... | |
 | William Jones - 1819 - 626 страници
...like manner, to bribe heaven, by benefactions to the church, in order to supersede all future inquest. of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in...of more avail than two months of fasting and prayer ; whoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven ; at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent... | |
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is the key of heaven and of hell; a drop of blood shed in the cause of God, a night spent in arms, is of more avail than two months of fasting or prayer: whosoever falls in battle, his sins are forgiven: at the day of judgment his wounds shall be resplendent... 
