The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire . he lossof his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cheru-bim, The intrepid souls of the Arabs were fired with enthu-siasm; the picture of the invisible world was strongly paintedon their imagination; and the death which they had alwaysdespised became an object of hope and desire. The Koraninculcates, in the most absolute sense, the tenets of faith andpredestination, which would extinguish both industry and virtue,if the actions of man were governed by his speculative their influence in every age has exalted the
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire . he lossof his limbs shall be supplied by the wings of angels and cheru-bim, The intrepid souls of the Arabs were fired with enthu-siasm; the picture of the invisible world was strongly paintedon their imagination; and the death which they had alwaysdespised became an object of hope and desire. The Koraninculcates, in the most absolute sense, the tenets of faith andpredestination, which would extinguish both industry and virtue,if the actions of man were governed by his speculative their influence in every age has exalted the courage of theSaracens and Turks. The first companions of Mahomet ad-vanced to battle with a fearless confidence; there is no dangerwhere there is no chance : they were ordained to perish in their Two of his martial sayings are recorded by tradition (Gagnier, torn. ii. p. 88,337). 135 The whole subject de jure belli Mohammedanorum is exhausted in a separatedissertation by the learned Reland (Dissertationes Miseellaneae, torn. iii. p. 3-53)..
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