Islamic Culture, Volume 2Marmaduke William Pickthall, Muhammad Asad Islamic Culture Board, 1928 - Civilization, Islamic |
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Abbasid Abû Ahom Al-Zuhri Allah Amîr Arabic army asked Assam Assamese Aurangzaib Aurangzeb Baghdad Bakr Banu Bengal brother Buranji Caliph called century Christian chronicles court death Deccan Delhi Dhu'l-Qarnain died dinars dirhams Diwân Egypt Emperor Empire father Fatimid Hadîth Himyar Hindu Ibn al-Jauzi Ibn Hajar Ibn Hisham Ibn Ishâq Ibn Sa'd Imâm India Islam Jahân Jews Khalif Khalifah Khan king learned Madînah Maghâzi Malik Maqrizi Masudi Mecca Misk Mogul Moon mosque Mughals Muhammad Muhammadan Muslim Omar Persian planets poems poet political Prince Prophet Qadhi Qurân reign religion ruler says sent Shah Shi'ite Singha Sulaiman Sultan Sunnites Tabari thee thou tion tradition tribe Urdu verses Wâqidî Wazîr words Yahya Yaman Yâqût ابن ان او با بن به ثم سنة عبد الله على عن فقال قال قد كان که لا له لى ما
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Page 12 - Stern Lawgiver ! yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace; Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face: Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads ; Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong; And the most ancient heavens, through Thee, are fresh and strong.
Page 324 - The -Assamese are justly proud of their national literature... -In. no department have they been more successful than in a branch of study in which India,. as a rule, is curiously deficient.
Page 563 - Other monarchs may have one son, or two sons: I have so many thousand sons, namely, my Turki slaves, who will be the heirs of my dominions, and who, after me will take care to preserve my name in the Khutba throughout those territories.
Page 383 - With mazy error under pendent shades Ran nectar, visiting each plant, and fed Flowers worthy of Paradise, which not nice art In beds and curious knots, but Nature boon Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain...
Page 12 - Dust to the dust ! but the pure spirit shall flow Back to the burning fountain whence it came, A portion of the Eternal, which must glow Through time and change, unquenchably the same, Whilst thy cold embers choke the sordid hearth of shame.
Page 494 - Verily, the Afghans are deficient in sense and understanding— They are the tail-cut curs of the butchers' slaughter-house. They have played away dominion, for the gold of the Mughals; And they lust after the offices, that the Mughals can give. Though the camel, with its lading, hath entered their dwelling, They are first taken up with stealing the bell from its neck. Out upon him, who first the name of Sarrah-ban 1 bore!
Page 482 - Where the amount of dower stipulated in any contract of marriage by a Mohammedan is excessive with reference to the means of the husband, the entire sum provided in the contract shall not be awarded in any suit by decree in favour of the plaintiff, or by allowing it by way of set-off, lien or otherwise to the defendant ; but the amount of the dower to be allowed by the Court shall be reasonable with reference to the means of the husband and the status of the wife.
Page 343 - Kamarupa, and is contemplating to invade us. My scheme of subduing the country of the Maghs cannot be completed within a short time. So in the meantime I propose to invade Cooch Behar and Assam. I am awaiting the orders of the Emperor.
Page 15 - The Sultan ordered all the inhabitants to quit the place (Delhi), and upon some delay being evinced he made a proclamation stating that what person soever, being an inhabitant of that city, should be found in any of its houses or streets should receive condign punishment.
Page 129 - It is true that the Great Mogol sends a Vakea-Nevis 1 to the various provinces ; that is, persons whose business it is to communicate every event that takes place ; but there is generally a disgraceful collusion between these officers and the governor, so that their presence seldom restrains the tyranny exercised over the unhappy people.