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262The Persians, on the other hand, even in early Sasaniantimes, included a knowledge of writing (daplrih} amongstthe accomplishments proper to a prince, 1 and many of themseem to have also possessed a good knowledge of Arabic beforethe daysof Islam. ^Thus King Bahrain Gur (A.D. 420-438),who was educated by Mundhir amongst the Arabs of Hira,was instructed in the Persian, Arabic, and even Greek languagesand writings, 2 and poemsin Arabic ascribed to him arecited in
LITERARY PRE-EMINENCE OF PERSIANS 263playing a conspicuous part in the Klnrijite rebellion of Abu Hamza,in consequence of which participation he was put to death byMarwan's adherents, who succeeded in getting him into theirhands. A whole series of the most eminent Muhammadans wasdescended from Persian prisoners of war. The grandsire of AbuIshaq, whose Biography of the Prophet is one of the principalsources for the history of early Islam, was Yasar, a Persian prisonerof war ;so likewise was the father of Abu Miisa b. Nusayr, whothrust himself into prominence in Andalusia ;while the fathers andgrandfathers of many other men distinguished in politics, learning,and literature were Persian and Turkish prisoners of war, who wereaffiliated [as mawdli, or clients] to some Arab tribe, and who, bytheir thoroughly Arabian nisba, almost cast into oblivion their foreignorigin. 1 But the retention of the remembrance of their foreignorigin is not altogether excluded in the case of such Arab 'clients'[inawali], even though it be not exactly common. The Arab poetAbu Ishaq Ibrahim as-Suli (d. A.D. 857) retained in this his familyname as-Suli the remembrance of his ancestor $ol-takin, a chiefof Khurasan conquered and deprived of his throne by Yazid b.al-Mtihallab. Converted to Islam, he became one of the mostdevoted partisans of his conqueror. On the arrow which he shotagainst the troops of the Caliph he is said to have written the words,'ol summons you to follow the Book of God and the Sunna of hisProphet.' From this Turk the celebrated Arabic poet wasdescended."The whole of this chapter in Goldziher's masterly work isprofoundly instructive, and to it we refer the reader for fullerinformation on this matter. Amongst the most strikingillustrations which he gives3 of the preponderating influenceof these foreign Maiv&li is a dialogue between the UmayyadCaliph 'Abdu'l-Malik and the famous theologian az-Zuhn,whence itappears that alike in Mecca, Yaman, Egypt, Syria,Mesopotamia, Khurasan, Kufa, and Basra foreign "clients"1Al-Baladhuri (p. 247), as Goldziher remarks, gives a list of such men,conspicuous amongst whom are the four sons of Shirin.1On the Arabic forms given to Persian proper names, see Goldziher,op. cit., p. 133, n. 2 ad calc. Thus Mdhdn becomes Maytnun; and Basfaruj,Abu ufra, while in one case the name of the Persian Prophet Zoroasteris replaced by that of the Arabian Prophet Muhammad.Op. cit., vol. i, pp. 114, 115.
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A Literary Historyof PersiaFrom the
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StackAnnexPtPrefaceFOR many yearsI
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PREFACEixdown to the Mongol Invasio
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PREFACExl7f," says a well-known Eas
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xivCONTENTSCHAPTERVII.BOOK IIION TH
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CHAPTER IINTRODUCTORYTHIS book, as
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THE OLD PERSIAN LANGUAGE 5in the th
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PERIODS OF THE PERSIAN LANGUAGE 7Pd
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DISUSE OF PAHLAWt SCRIPT $Armenian
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BEGINNINGS OF MODERN PERSIAN 11char
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BEGINNINGS OF PERSIAN POETRY 13glee
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BARBAD THE MINSTREL 15were transcri
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BARBAD AND RtfDAGt I?"When Rudagi r
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THE MEDES 19now enter is, unfortuna
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THE MEDES 21and disclosed by Mordec
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THE MEDES 23bcrceau du Zoroastrisme
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LANGUAGE OF THE AVESTA **>same unan
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PERSIAN DIALECTS 27" Pehlevi-Musulm
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DATE OF THE A VESTA 29Paris, 1892-3
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'THE CRIME OF " MA GICIDE " }tSasin
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fORIGIN OF THE IRANIANS 33the race
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GEOGRAPHY OF THE A VESTA 35the reli
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SEMTTIC INFLUENCES 37Greek is far m
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CHAPTER IITHE DISCOVERY AND INTERPR
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ARABIC CHAIRS FOUNDED 41according t
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THOMAS HYDE 43the Arabic Mah prefix
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ANQUETIL DU PERRON 45year above men
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ANQUETIL DU PERRON 47immediately co
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S7R WILLIAM JONES 49whence, after a
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SJR W. JONES AND ANQUETIL 51de Us e
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S/R W. JONES AND ANQUETIL 53Sir Wil
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WILLIAM JONES 55with many of them,
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VINDICATION OF ANQUETIL 57catholic
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DECIPHERMENT OF INSCRIPTIONS 59know
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DECIPHERMENT OF INSCRIPTIONS 61of t
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DECIPHERMENT OF INSCRIPTIONS 63Yet,
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ORIGIN OF PERSIAN CUNEIFORM 65From
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BURNOUF'S WORK 67and the like, in t
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"THE WAR OF THE METHODS" 69acumen,"
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PAHLA Wt INSCRIPTIONS 71The Sdsania
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HUZVARISH 73more as to the essentia
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HUZVARISH 75at." So in like manner
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RECAPITULATION 77so whatever they w
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RECAPITULATION 79language " be used
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RECA PITULA TION8 iof the third and
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MODERN DIALECTS 83added concerning
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DIALECTAL POETRY 853-Vi-shum, vdshu
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DIALECTS OF PERSIA 87Kirman, Rafsin
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A PERSONAL EXPLANATION 89(iii) The
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ACHAEMENIAN INSCRIPTIONS 91produce
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ACHMMENIAN INSCRIPTIONS 93Any obser
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THE A VESTA 95heard itsaid by Engli
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Avesta during the periodTHE A VESTA
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, THE AVESTA 99festation of the Ine
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THE AVESTA 101spiritual hierarchy.T
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PAHLAWt INSCRIPTIONS 103III.THE PAH
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PAHLA Wt L1TERA TURE 16$1. Pahlawi
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PAHLA Wt LITERA TURE 107Bridge of $
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thoughPAHLAWt LITERATURE 109the con
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THE PERSIAN EPICinsources inscripti
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DOCTORTHE PERSfAMBfcWEN MIN4SJAN,th
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THE PERSIAN EPICitsDevil, who begui
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THE PERSIAN EPIC 117the Avesta as a
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THE PERSIAN EPICas follows. The fir
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THE PERSIAN EPIC 121and professedly
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THE PERSIAN EPIC 123This Pahlawi Kh
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CHAPTER IVTHE SAsANIAN PERIOD (A.D.
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DIVINE RIGHT OF KINGS 129were withd
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BfB/ SHAHR-BANti 131Now whether thi
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BiBt SHAHR-BANll 133the Persian hat
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TOLERATION A SIN 135delivered up un
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LEGEND OF ARDASHJR 137Sasanian dyna
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LEGEND OF ARDASH/R 139Karnamak."Aft
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141Brilliantly blazing like the bri
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LEGEND OF ARDASHJR 143The next epis
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LEGEND 01^ ARDASH/R 145Hard by our
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LEGEND OF HAFTAN-BOKHT 147foot of t
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LEGEND OF HAFTAN-BdKHT 149When the
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'THE HAji-ABAD INSCRIPTION 151of th
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THE HAjI-ABAD INSCRIPTION 153We oug
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THE MANICHJEANS 155the former (nota
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THE MANICHJEANS 157corrupted thy re
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THE MANICHAEANS 159Manichasans. ...
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THE MANICHJSANS 161.presents itself
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THE MANICHAEANS 163Progress of \.(A
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THE MANICH^EANS 165standing " ;the
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MAZDAK 167reckless cruelty, nor fro
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MAZDAK 169the fourth Excursus (Uebe
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MAZDAK 171we have already seen (p.
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FALL OF THE HOUSE OF SAsAN 173no ye
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THE CHRISTIANS OF NEJRAN 175Bilqis
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"THE PEOPLE OF THE ELEPHANT" 177Whi
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seek relief from one of the two gre
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REGICIDE AND ANARCHY 181in the midd
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THE PROPHETS MESSAGE 183the doomed
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CHAPTER VTHE ARAB INVASION" DURING
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MUSLIMS BEFORE THE NEGtfSH 187of th
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THE EARLY MUSLIMS 189down his leg,
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191and tribal interests to the dema
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THE PAGAN ARABS 193And if Hudhayl b
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AL-FAKHRt'S NARRATIVE 195and their
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AL-FAKHRt'S NARRATIVE 197concealed
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AL-FAKHRJ'S NARRATIVE 199possession
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CONVERSION OF THE PERSIANS 201retai
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EARLY PERSIAN CONVERTS 203soldiers
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PERSIAN INDISPENSABLE TO ARABS 205i
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SURVIVAL OF "FIRE WORSHIP'' 207the
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CHAPTER VITHE UMAYYAD PERIOD (A.D.
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Page 273 and 274: CHAPTER VIIGENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
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SINBADH "THE MAGIAN" 313followers o
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THE RAWANDIYYA 315Fihnst (p. 345) h
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USTADHS/3places, believing that the
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"THE VEILED PROPHET" 319al-Muqanna'
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"THE VEILED PROPHET" 321"This verse
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BABAK AL-KHURRAMf 323teenth century
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BABAK AL-KHURRAMf* 325went forth in
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BABAK AL-KHURRAMf 327" 'So when it
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EXECUTION OF BABAK 329the Khurramis
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THE TRIAL OF AFSH/N 331two others w
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THE TRIAL OF AFSHfN 333" what means
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THE TRIAL OF AFSHiN 335flies ' (mea
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BOOK IVON THE FIRST PERIOD OF THE D
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340 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEand sti
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342 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATETurkish
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344 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEbadges,
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346 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEIt was
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348 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEfounded
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350 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEslaves
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DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATE" " Occulta
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'-354 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEThe s
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356 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATERawdhak
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358 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEardent
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360- DECLINE >OF THE CALIPHATEdynas
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362 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATE"Those
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364 DECLINE OP THE CALIPHATEmay men
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366 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEthe sam
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'368 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATECarmat
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3/0 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATE>others
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372of Islam. This Sabuktagin was or
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374 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEwith ea
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376 DECLINE OF THE CALIPHATEof Isld
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378 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERATUREo
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380 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERATUREI
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.ii.382 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERAT
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384 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERATUREh
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386 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERATUREF
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388 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERATUREH
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390 THE STATE OF MUSLIM LITERATUREo
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392 THE ISMAlLi SECT(especially tho
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394 ^HE ISMA'/Lf SECTMaymtin al-Qad
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1 a'396 THE ISMAfli SECTtheir oppre
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398 THE ISMA'JLI SECTof Syria was i
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400 THE ISMA'JLf SECTwhile, on the
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402 THE iSMAlLt SECTafter this (A.D
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404set in its place, to the infinit
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406 THE ISMA'lLf SECTTo Europeans t
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408 THE ISMAIL! SECT("owing allegia
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410 THE ISMAiLJ SECT5. Space, or Pl
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412 THE ISMAfLI SECTthat the skins
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4HTHE ISMAftf SECTnot the last of t
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CHAPTER XIIIRELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS OF
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4J8THE StfFf MYSTICISMcame into use
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420 THE $tfFI MYSTICISMan enormous
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422 THE StfFf MYSTICISMthan the gre
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424 THE StfFf MYSTICISMthe Turkish
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426 THE $tfFJ MYSTICISMSayings of S
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428 THE Sl)Fl MYSTICISMregarding Go
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430 THE SIJF1 MYSTICISMin one of th
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432 THE StiFI MYSTICISMpurpose ;whi
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434 THE StfFf MYSTICISMwoman named
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436 THE StfFl MYSTICISMAdh-Dhahabi
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438 THE StfFf MYSTICISMstudy, espec
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440 THE SUFI MYSTICISMreveals the N
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442 THE StfFf MYSTICISMescape from
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444 THE SI)Ft MYSTICISMthere are le
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446 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIA(includ
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448 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIArare ma
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450 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAwriting
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452 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAJ. B. E
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454 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAthough
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456 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAagrees
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458 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAThou mi
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460 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAits san
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462 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIABut for
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464 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAHamada'
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466 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAAbu Bak
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468 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIASeven m
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470 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAAth-Tha
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472 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAmetrica
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474 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAKalila
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476 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAArabic
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478 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIAruary 1
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480 THE LITERATURE OF PERSIATo thos
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482 BIBLIOGRAPHYin Geiger and Kuhn'
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484 BIBLIOGRAPHYI16. G. Ravvlinson'
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486 BIBLIOGRAPHY40. C. de Harlez :
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BIBLIOGRAPHY62. Dr. W.Wright: The C
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490 BIBLIOGRAPHY*8o.Wellhausen's Mt
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492 BIBLIOGRAPHY105. Von Hammer :Hi
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494 BIBLIOGRAPHY/-. 'Ushshdq (" Lov
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496 BIBLIOGRAPHYLatinum Etymologicu
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498 INDEXAdhar- (Atur-) Farnbag, so
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5ooINDEXAvestic language (so-called
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502 INDEXChrist See ?*$ (
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504 INDEXFargard (chapters of Vendi
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506 INDEXHebrew. language. 40, 41,
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508 INDEX-Juybari, Abu Ishaq Ibrahi
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INDEXBO considered,;246 Fatimid, 39
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512 INDEXMuhitu'J-Multit (Arabic Di
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5'4 INDEXPersian literature, Birth
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INDEXSaint-Martin, 65-Sarvi (or-Sar
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INDEXTmmm \\rntS** Tm~rtmim (fa*i !
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52OINDEXSttfiWool typifying renunci
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