Early Christianity in Arabia - Is Petra the Holy City of Islam?

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; 18 EARLY CHRISTIANITY Yasasin, the brother and successor of Balkis, by his unbounded liberality gained the title of Nasher 'al Neam, 1 and in his Avarlike expeditions he penetrated into Africa as far as the great sandy desert in attempting' to cross which part of his army was buried in the sand, and he was compelled to relinquish the enterprise. He erected a brazen statue on the border of the desert, with an inscription on its breast in the Hamyaritic characters, warning* future adventurers of the dangers and almost inevitable destruction they must encounter, should they proceed beyond it. The twenty-fourth king* of Hamyar was Shamar, the son of Africcus, or according* to others of Yasasin, surnamed Abu Karb, or the father of affliction, from his victories and cruelties. He is celebrated as one of the greatest warriors that ever bore the crown of Yaman. Since the time of Al Hareth the eastern boundaries of the Hamyaritic expeditions were Azerbijan and the frontiers of India ; it was left for Shamar to extend his conquests far beyond those ancient limits. He first defeated the Tahtars in Azerbijan, which he had invaded by way of Mousul. On his return from this expedition he received an embassy from one of the king's of Hindustan, who was desirous of forming* an alliance with him, and from the Indian ambassador the tobbaa first heard of the distant regions of China. 1 Abulfed. ib. Hamza, p. 24. Nuweir, p. 56,
IN ARABIA. 19 The rare and valuable articles from that country which were brought with the embass}^ as presents, excited his cupidity, and induced him to undertake an expedition ag*ainst that distant empire. He began by subduing- Khorasan, and from thence he passed by Balk, through the beautiful regions of Sogd, to its capital, which he destroyed, and which, when rebuilt, was from this circumstance called Samarcand or Shamarchand, i. e. Shamar destroyed it. He afterwards proceeded through Turkistan, to the frontier of Hindustan, and through Thibet, where Amongst Arabian writers there are celebrated four pleasant places of the world,— Damasci viridarium, fluvius Obullce in Basra urbe, rivus Bauvanitarum, et Sogd Samarcandce SJt^>^ 6ysj*n»- Ezzedin Abdelazir, apud Casiri, Biblioth. Hispan. Arab, torn. i. p. 208. The Oriental geographers dwell with rapture on the beauties of Chorasm and Sogd, covered everywhere with orchards, and fields, and gardens. " Yallis enim Al Sogd," says Abulfeda, " viii dierum itinere, a liinitibus Bocharae ad confinia Al Botoni exporrecta, prata viridis, et hortos continuos cotnplectitur. Horti a fluviis perpetuo irriguis terminantur. Ultra prata, ultroque [fluvii] latere arva sunt, et ultra arva, animalium libere vagantium pascua. Nullibi gentium arbores pulchriores, aut amoeniores." Chorasmise, &c. descript. p. 32. inter Geograph. Minor, torn. iii. See also Golii not. in Alfergan. p. 172, 173. "If a person stand on the J&xp Koliendiz (or ancient castle) of Bokhara," says the Oriental Geographer, translated by Sir "W. Ouseley, " and cast his eyes around, he shall not see any thing but beautiful green and luxuriant verdure on every side of the country : so that lie would imagine the green of the earth and the azure of the heavens were united." p. 236. c 2
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IN AHA15IA. 07 even than revenue, w
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IN ARABIA. (50 the throne of Persia
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IN AIIABIA. 71 obliged to retire be
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IN ARABIA. 73 among' the Roman Arab
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— IN ARABIA. iO and native bishop
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IN ARABIA. 77 chased by the promise
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IN ARABIA. < minions of JNaaman wer
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IN ARABIA. 81 tion from Anatolius,
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: IN ARABIA. 83 When he died, he le
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IN ARABIA. 85 probably his son, was
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IN ARABIA. 87 now entirely monopoli
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IN ARABIA. 89 and his presents were
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IN ARABIA. 91 he said in bis letter
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IN ARABIA. 93 heavens opened, and t
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IN ARABIA. 95 this tribe, was the E
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; Many of the IN ARABIA. 1)7 Arab c
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IN ARABIA. 90 pass through which th
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IN ARABIA. 101 SECTION VIII. The ne
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IN ARABIA. 103 from Syria to Kufa,
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IN ARABIA. 105 'vinces of the empir
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IN ARABIA. 107 chains of personal s
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IN ARABIA. 109 SECTION IX. The disp
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— IN ARABIA. Ill of Eutyches were
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IN ARABIA. 113 train of followers w
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IX ARABIA. 115 Constantinople. 8 Du
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IN ARABIA. 117 "virtues of patience
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IN ARABIA. 119 The Syrian monks wer
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IN ARABIA. 121 Severus thus became
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IN ARABIA. 12o worthy bidders, whos
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IN ARABIA. 125 SECTION X. Jacobus B
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TN ARABIA. 1-27 heresy of Eutyches,
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IN ARABIA. 129 supporting' by his z
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IN ARABIA. 131 Christian Arabs of G
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IN ARABIA. 133 reciting- the formul
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IN ARABIA. 135 written and sealed t
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" IN ARABIA. 137 SECTION XI. The di
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IN ARABIA. 139 them and the Becrite
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IN ARABIA. 141 of having' encamped
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IN ARABIA. 143 and at Kufa. Christi
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IN ARABIA. 145 SECTION XII. Of the
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IN ARABIA. 14? clared the purpose o
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IN ARABIA. 149 seized an arrow, and
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IN ARABIA. 15 1 and reminded him of
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IN ARABIA. 153 and the evident absu
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IN ARABIA. 155 river Tigris had ove
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trous creed, and the Christians IN
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IN ARABIA. 109 lent tribes of Arabi
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When we contemplate with IN ARABIA.
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IN ARABIA. 103 charge is calculated
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their free ancestors reign of Islam
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IN ARABIA. 107 There were three cla
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IN ARABIA. 109 ancient idol, the pe
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IN ARABIA. 171 At first Muhammed af
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IN ARABIA. 173 believe in his mirac
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IN ARABIA. 175 SECTION XIV. The inv
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IN ARABIA. 17? power of his idolatr
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IN ARABIA. 179 vinced by this prete
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IN ARABIA. 181 importance of this a
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IN ARABIA. 183 whom he had injured.
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IN ARABIA. 185 all unbelievers ; an
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IN ARABIA. 187 ment of the Christia
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IN ARABIA. 189 A slight concurrence
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APPENDIX. 191 deduceretur, antequam
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APPENDIX. 1Q3 Vaez sur le chapitre
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— APPENDIX. 195 eapables d'ebranl
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GENERAL INDEX. Page Abdolmoralleb I
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B. QUAKITCH'S LIST OF BOOKS. VALUAB
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