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The Life of Mohammad

by Etienne Dinet and Sliman Ben Ibrahim

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Translation of the Arabic Calligraphy

TITLE PAGE opening: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is the Prophet of Allah.
CHAPTER THE FIRST opening: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.
closing: Then when ye have ended the prayer, make mention of Allah, standing, and sitting, and reclining. (The Qur’an, iv, 104.)
CHAPTER THE SECOND opening: Have We not opened thy breast for thee? * And taken off from thee thy burden? (The Qur’an, xciv, 1-2.)
closing: And provide for your journey; but the best provision is the fear of Allah. (The Qur’an, ii, 193.)
CHAPTER THE THIRD opening: Verily, we have caused It (the Qur’an) to descend on the night of Power. (The Qur’an, xcvii, 1.)
closing: O thou enwrapped in thy mantle! * Arise and warn! * And thy Lord—magnify Him! (The Qur’an, lxxiv, 1-3.)
CHAPTER THE FOURTH opening: Ye shall assuredly be tried in your possessions and in yourselves. (The Qur’an, iii, 183.)
closing: And before them have We set a barrier and behind them a barrier, and We have shrouded them in a veil, so that they shall not see. (The Qur’an, xxxvi, 8.)
CHAPTER THE FIFTH opening: And fight for the cause of Allah against those who fight against you. (The Qur’an, ii, 186.)
closing: Believers! when ye confront a troop, stand firm and make frequent mention of the name of Allah; haply it shall fare well with you. (The Qur’an, viii, 47.)
CHAPTER THE SIXTH opening: And be not faint-hearted, and be not sorrowful; For ye shall gain the upper hand if ye be believers. (The Qur’an, iii, 133.)
closing: Nay rather Allah is your liege lord, and He is the best of helpers. (The Qur’an, iii, 143.)
CHAPTER THE SEVENTH opening: Verily, We have won for thee an undoubted victory. (The Qur’an, xlviii, 1.)
closing: Now hath Allah helped you in many battle-fields, and, on the day of Hunain, when ye prided yourselves on your numbers; but it availed you nothing. (The Qur’an, ix, 25.)
CHAPTER THE EIGHTH opening: Accomplish the Pilgrimage and the Visitation of the Holy Places in honour of Allah. (The Qur’an, ii, 192.)
closing: Say: Go through the earth, and see how He hath brought forth created beings. (The Qur’an, xxix, 19.)
CHAPTER THE NINTH opening: Thou truly art mortal, O Mohammad, and they truly are mortals. (The Qur’an, xxxix, 31.)
closing: Mohammad is no more than an apostle; other apostles have already passed away before him; if then he die, or be slain, will ye turn upon your heels? (The Qur’an, iii, 138.)
THE PROPHET’S PORTRAIT opening: O my supreme Master, lavish thy Blessings and thy Favours for ever and ever on Thy Friend (Mohammad), the best of all created beings. (Al-Bourdate. Poem by the Shaykh Al-Busiri, in honour of the Prophet.)
closing: There is no God but Allah, and Mohammad is the Prophet of Allah.
CHAPTER THE TENTH opening: Say: O my people! Act as ye best can: I verily will act my part, and hereafter shall ye know! (The Qur’an, vi, 135.)
closing: Allah will perhaps establish goodwill between yourselves and those of them with whom ye are at enmity, and Allah is Powerful: and Allah is Gracious, Merciful. (The Qur’an, lx, 7.)
FINAL ENGRAVING One’s pen should be ennobled; that is, by treating of worthy matters.
COVER Upon him, Mohammad, Salvation
BACK PAGEMohammad’s Seal. [Transcriber’s note: seal not found.]

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