 | William Heckford - 1791 - 502 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 - 1818 - 494 lehte
...the sick, travellers, and soldiers in the field, who cannot ohVOL. I. oo Abdalaziz used to say: — " Prayer carries us halfway to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms procures us admission."* And the last of these practical religious duties is deemed so necessary, that,... | |
 | 1824 - 484 lehte
...is looked upon as so pleasing in the sight of God, that the Caliph Omar Ebn Abdalaziz used to say, " Prayer carries us halfway to God ; fasting brings...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.... | |
 | Thomas Robbins - 1824 - 494 lehte
...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 us to the 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... | |
 | 1825 - 538 lehte
...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 lehte
...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... | |
 | 1834 - 332 lehte
...hereafter. This opinion was also entertained by the followers of Mahomet, since we find in the Alcoran — ' Prayer carries Us halfway to God ; fasting brings us to the door of his palace ; and alms introduces us into his presence-chamber.' To such an extent was this feeling carried three or four... | |
 | Charles Augustus Goodrich - 1834 - 562 lehte
...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... | |
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Koran, and often recommended therein jointly with prayer; the former being held of great efficacy in causing the latter to be heard of God: for which reason the Khalif Omar Ebn Abd'alaziz used to say, "that prayer carries us half way to God, fasting brings... 
