 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1823 - Страниц: 512
...taking of the city, by the order of the caliph Omar, who said, with regard to the library ; " if these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are .useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Alexandria is divided into old and new town.... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1829 - Страниц: 738
...to say of them as the barbarian Sultan Omar said of the famous Alexandrian Library — « If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and must be destroyed.' Other books have their use, and are valuable... | |
 | Edward Bickersteth - 1830 - Страниц: 368
...disposed to say of them, as the barbarian Sultan Omar said of the famous Alexandrian Library —' If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and must be destroyed.' Other books have tbeir use, and are valuable... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - Страниц: 750
...ignorance of a savage, and the illiberality of a fanatic. " If," said he to Amrou, " these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Omar was finally assassinated. Othman succeeded... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1832 - Страниц: 428
...returned the following answer, characteristic of an ignorant barbarian and fanatic : " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was rigorously executed ; and... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1833 - Страниц: 676
...the ignorance of a savage, and the illiberality of a fanatic. "If," said he to Amrou, "these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Omar was finally assassinated. Othman succeeded... | |
 | Joseph Emerson Worcester - 1838 - Страниц: 440
...returned the following answer, characteristic of an ignorant barbarian and fanatic : " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was rigorously executed ; and... | |
 | 1833 - Страниц: 370
...Arabian caliph, AD 638 ; who, being solicited to preserve it, returned the well-known answer : " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran they are useless, and not to be preserved : if they disagree they are pernicious, and ouo-ht to be destroyed." Gibbon says,... | |
 | 1834 - Страниц: 440
...the collecting 638; who, being solicited to preserve it, returned the well-known answer: " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless, and not to be preserved: if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Gibbon says,... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1839 - Страниц: 754
...ignorance of a savage, and the illiberality of a fanatic. " If," said he to Amrou, " these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Omar was finally assassinated. Othman succeeded... | |
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these writings of the Greeks agree With the Koran, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed. 
