 | William Heckford - 1791 - 502 Seiten
...of God, that the caliph Omar Ebn Abdalaziz ufed to fey, prayer carries us half way to God ; fafting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms procure us acmiflion : and Mahomet himfelf ufed to lay of fafting, that it was the gate of religion; DIFFERENT... | |
 | 1811 - 694 Seiten
...roent, and regulation. ' Prayer,' faid an Arabian Caliph, ' car. rie» us half-way to God, fafting brings us to the door of his palace, and alms procure us admiflion.' The Brahmins feem alfo to have attached the higheft merit to charitable aftions, and more... | |
 | John Shute Duncan - 1815 - 242 Seiten
...fee. 4. " Kalif Omar "£bn Abd'al Aziz ufed to fay, that prayer carries " us half way to GOD, fafting brings us to the door " of his palace, and alms procure us admiffiou. " Hafan, the fon of Ali, and grandfon of Moham"med, is related to have thrice in his life... | |
 | Robert Adam - 1823 - 530 Seiten
...is looked upon as so pleasing in tho sight of God, that the Caliph Omar Ebu Abdalaziz used to say, " Prayer carries us half way to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace; and alms procures us admission*." And the last of these practical religious duties, the pilgrimage to Mecca,... | |
 | Thomas Robbins - 1824 - 494 Seiten
...is looked upon as so pleasing in the sight of God, that the Caliph Omar Ebn Abdalnziz u^ed to say, " Prayer carries us half way to God ; fasting brings...door of his palace ; and alms procure us admission.'' As to the NEGATIVE precepts and institutions of this religion, the Mahometans are forbidden the use... | |
 | 1824 - 484 Seiten
...pleasing in the sight of God, that the Caliph Omar Ebn Abdalaziz used to say, " Prayer carries us halfway to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms procure us admission." The Mussulmen have paid as much superstitious attention t« the Koran, as the Jews did to the Bible.... | |
 | 1825 - 538 Seiten
...causing the latter to be heard of GOD ; for which reason the Khallf Omar Ebn Abd'alaziz used to say, That prayer carries us half way to GOD, fasting brings us to the door of his palace, and alms procures us admission". The Mohammedans therefore esteem almsdeeds to be highly meritorious, and many... | |
 | John Malcolm - 1829 - 636 Seiten
...obtaining respect on earth and eternal happiness in heaven : " Prayer," says one of the caliphs n, " carries us half way to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms procures us admission °." The Mahomedans are enjoined fasting as a sacred duty. They are taught that... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1834 - 562 Seiten
...is looked upon as so pleasing in the sight of God, that the caliph Omar Ebn Abdalazir used to say, " Prayer carries us half way to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms procures us admission." The last of these practical religious duties is deemed so necessary, that according... | |
 | Thomas Anthony Trollope - 1834 - 630 Seiten
...it as a necessary means for the acceptation of prayer. Hence that saying of one of their califs : " Prayer carries us half way to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms introduces us into the presence-chamber." Alms also is sometimes used for such lands or goods as are... | |
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that prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings us to the door of his palace, and alms procure us admission. 
