Other Books by William St. Clair Tisdall
by
W. St. Clair-Tisdall
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PREFACE
Sources of Islam
vii Translations recommended
xiii INTRODUCTION
1 CHAPTER I.
Sources according to Muslim Divines
2 CHAPTER II.
Arabian Customs maintained in Islam
4 CHAPTER III.
Sabaeans
11 Subjects taken from Jewish Commentators
11 Cain and Abel
15 Abraham
17 Queen of Sheba
24 H�r�t and M�r�t
33 Mount Sinai
38 The Preserved Table
41
CHAPTER IV.
Tales derived from Heretical Christian Sects
The Seven Sleepers
47 Mariam and Virgin Mary
49 Childhood of Jesus
57 The Heavenly Table
59 The Paraclete
65 The Balance
67 Abraham's Ascent to Heaven
71 CHAPTER V.
Zoroastrian Subjects
The Mir�j: Muhammad's Ascent to Heaven
76 Paradise and Houries
82 Az�z�l, the Evil Spirit
84 The Light of Muhammad
86 Bridge Sirat
88 CHAPTER VI.
The Hanefites
92 Zeid
94 Successive Orders of Muhammad for War
97 The Saviour promised by Abraham
101
Reference: Rev. W. St. Clair-Tisdall, The Sources of Islam: A Persian Treatise, translated and abridged by Sir William Muir, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, Scotland. 1901, xiii, 102 pages.
Textual Alterations: The spelling of some words has been updated: Coran => Qur'an, Mahomet => Muhammad, Moslem => Muslim, Sunnie => Sunni, Shieah => Shi'ite, Tour�t => Torah, Irac => Iraq, Hindoo => Hindu, Protevangelium => Protoevangelium, Urdoo => Urdu
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