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Arabian Wisdom

Analecta Gorgiana

195 Series Editor George Anton Kiraz

Analecta Gorgiana is a collection of long essays and short monographs which are consistently cited by modern scholars but previously difficult to find because of their original appearance in obscure publications. Carefully selected by a team of scholars based on their relevance to modern scholarship, these essays can now be fully utilized by scholars and proudly owned by libraries.

Arabian Wisdom

John Wortabet

1 gorgias press 2010

Gorgias Press LLC, 954 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA www.gorgiaspress.com Copyright © 2010 by Gorgias Press LLC Originally published in 1916 All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise without the prior written permission of Gorgias Press LLC. 2010

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ISBN 978-1-60724-295-6

ISSN 1935-6854

This is a facsimile edition of the book published under the same title by John Murray, London, 1916.

Printed in the United States of America

CONTENTS PAGE

INTRODUCTION

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THE FIRST CHAPTER OF THE KORAN

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REPENTANCE

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A SINNER'S CRY UNTO GOD

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FORGIVING OTHERS

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FORBEARANCE

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HUMILITY

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TRUE NOBILITY

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SELF-RESPECT

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CHARACTER

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BENEVOLENCE

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GENEROSITY

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GRATITUDE

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RECOMPENSE

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FLAUNTING KINDNESS

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KNOWLEDGE

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SPECULATIVE STUDIES

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THOUGHTS, DOUBTS

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WISDOM

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IGNORANCE, FOLLY

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CONSULTATION

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SPEAKING, WHITING, BOOKS

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SILENCE

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TRUTHFULNESS

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TRUTHFULNESS TO PROMISES

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TRUTHFULNESS TO SECRETS

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DECEIT

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EXERTION

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OPPORTUNITIES

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ECONOMY

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VICISSITUDES OF FORTUNE PATIENCE

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CONTENTMENT

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CHEERFULNESS WAR

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CONTENTS ANGER

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HATRED, MALICE MURDER

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ENVY

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RASHNESS

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LAZINESS

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AVARICE COMPLAINT, BLAME MARRIAGE CHILDREN FILIAL DUTY

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BROTHERS FRIENDS NEIGHBOURS

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SALUTATION

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LOVE OF COUNTRY AND HOME TRAVELLING

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HEALTH

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YOUTH AND OLD AGE DEATH

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