An Account of the Transactions of His Majesty's Mission to the Court of Persia: In the Years 1807-11, Volumen2J. Bohn, 1834 |
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... Mecca who was highly interested in the regular arri- val of the Mahommedan pilgrimage , which the Wahauby was anxious to put a stop to , had early commenced a series of hostilities against him ; and these had been sometimes successful ...
... Mecca who was highly interested in the regular arri- val of the Mahommedan pilgrimage , which the Wahauby was anxious to put a stop to , had early commenced a series of hostilities against him ; and these had been sometimes successful ...
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... Mecca , and so not be violated ; and lastly , what was still more extraordinary , that if the other Arabs asked the prophet the reason of his granting such concession , he should say , God had commanded him to do so . * It seems ...
... Mecca , and so not be violated ; and lastly , what was still more extraordinary , that if the other Arabs asked the prophet the reason of his granting such concession , he should say , God had commanded him to do so . * It seems ...
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... Mecca , which was bravely defended by Shaik Ghaleb , the shereef ; who , at last , contrived to leave the town with his family , having previously set fire to such part of the fur- niture of the palace as he could not carry away . Mecca ...
... Mecca , which was bravely defended by Shaik Ghaleb , the shereef ; who , at last , contrived to leave the town with his family , having previously set fire to such part of the fur- niture of the palace as he could not carry away . Mecca ...
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... Mecca , in con- sequence of the Wahauby having left but a slen- der garrison in the castles , which submitted on conditions ; and Abdul Mayen , the brother of Ghaleb , whom the Wahauby had appointed as governor , followed the example of ...
... Mecca , in con- sequence of the Wahauby having left but a slen- der garrison in the castles , which submitted on conditions ; and Abdul Mayen , the brother of Ghaleb , whom the Wahauby had appointed as governor , followed the example of ...
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... Mecca , for the Wahaubys here most rigidly enforced a regular observance of prayer , as well as the disuse of tobacco . Not long after its surrender , Saoud visited Medina , and stripped the prophet's tomb of the few valuables that had ...
... Mecca , for the Wahaubys here most rigidly enforced a regular observance of prayer , as well as the disuse of tobacco . Not long after its surrender , Saoud visited Medina , and stripped the prophet's tomb of the few valuables that had ...
Términos y frases comunes
Abdul Abdullah Abdulwahaub afterwards Ahmed Ally Pacha amongst Arabs arrived artillery attack autres avaient avait ayant Bagdad Bedouins blessés Bourg Burckhardt Bussora Cairo camels camp Captain caravan cavalry cents chefs citadel command Constantinople d'une Dereyah desert deux Dorama dows Egypt enemy été expedition fire force garrison général Gonfonde Grain Grand guerre habitans Harbs Hassan hauby hawkman head Hedjaz hommes horse Hossein Ibn Saoud Ibrahym Pacha Imaum India infantry inhabitants Janissary Jedda jour Kerbela Kiah Kolach Koran l'armée l'artillerie Latouche Le pacha Mahommed Ally Mamelukes Mecca Medina ment Mohammed Nejd Nereide never Ottoman Paçha Pachalik palace party Persian person plunder Porte possession prendre prince prit provisions qu'il qu'on reader received returned Saoud sent shaik Shereef Ghaleb soldats sortit Suleiman Suleiman Pacha Sultan Tamy Taraba Tayef tent tion took Toussun town tribes troops troupes Turcs Turkish Turks Wahauby chief Yembo
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Página 232 - And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
Página 233 - If he rise again, and walk abroad upon his staff, then shall he that smote him be quit : only he shall pay for the loss of his time, and shall cause him to be thoroughly healed.
Página 193 - In the name of the most merciful God, to the rest of the true believers. Health and happiness, and the mercy and blessing of God, be upon you. I praise the most high God, and I pray for his prophet Mahomet. This is to acquaint you, that I intend to send the true believers into Syria l4 to take it out of the hands of the infidels. And I would have you know, that the fighting for religion is an act of obedience to God.
Página 163 - HE that hath wife and children hath given hostages to fortune ; for they are impediments to great enterprises, either of virtue or mischief. Certainly the best works, and of greatest merit for the public, have proceeded from the unmarried or childless men ; which both in affection and means have married and endowed the public.
Página 172 - Europeans always have in great abundance, but which are concealed in private drawers that none except themselves can discover. He assured them these opinions were erroneous with respect to him, for that he was not a rich merchant, but only a young soldier of fortune, employed to carry orders from his government in Europe, to their...
Página 220 - ... time to take their departure. But no sooner did they make their appearance without, and were mounting their horses, than they were suddenly fired upon from every quarter, and all became at once a scene of confusion, and dismay, and horror, similar volleys being directed at all the rest who were collected round and preparing to return with them, so that the victims dropped by hundreds. ' Saim himself had time to gain his saddle, and even to penetrate to one of the gates of the citadel ; but all...
Página 109 - Palestine, related the danger* he had encountered in visiting the holy city, and described, with exaggeration, the cruelty and vexations of the Turks; who, to use the language of those zealots, not only profaned the sepulchre of the Lord by their presence, but derided the sacred mysteries in the very place of their completion, and where the Son of God was speedily expected to hold his great tribunal5.
Página 31 - It wanted little but the unbelievers had tempted thee to swerve from the instructions which we had revealed unto thee, that thou shouldest devise concerning us a different thing ; and then would they have taken thee for their friend : and unless we had confirmed thee, thou hadst certainly been very near inclining unto them a little.
Página 1 - Who is more unjust than he who uttereth a lie concerning God, and denieth the truth, when it cometh unto him? Is there not a dwelling provided in hell for the unbelievers? But he who bringeth the truth, and giveth credit thereto...
Página 220 - ... time to those in the town, and to such even as were encamped without, round the foot of the fortress, to pursue the work of extermination on all stragglers that they should find, so that not one of the proscribed body might escape. • Saim Bey, and his two brothers in command, finding that the Pasha did not return to them, and being informed by the attendants that he was gone into his harem (an answer that precluded all further inquiry), judged it to be time to take their departure. But no sooner...