 | Thomas Rawson Birks - 1873 - 320 стор.
...some modern reasonings of Christian men. " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved. If they disagree, they arc pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." But such a view, though its advocates may intend, in advocating... | |
 | Mary Elsie Thalheimer - 1874 - 480 стор.
...interposed, with the narrow bigotry peculiar to ignorance. " If these writings of the Greeks," said he, "agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need...preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The inestimable manuscripts were distributed for kindling among the 4,000 baths... | |
 | Marcius Willson - 1874
...disposition he should make of the famous Alexandrian library, the caliph replied, " If these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and dhould be destroyed." The sentence was executed with blind obedience, and this vast store of ancient... | |
 | World - 1874
...the fanatic decision of the Caliph Omar, " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God (the Koran), they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Accordingly, it is said, the books were distributed to the various baths in... | |
 | Sir Ernest Alfred Wallis Budge - 1890 - 311 стор.
...inspired by the ignorance of a fanatic. ' If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved : if they disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed.' The sentence was executed with blind obedience : the volumes of paper or parchment... | |
 | 1891
...Caliph Omar. The Caliph decreed that " if these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they ought to be destroyed." So the building was burned to the ground, and the manuscripts were sent to... | |
 | William Shepard Walsh - 1892 - 1104 стор.
...Caliph Omar. The Caliph decreed that " if these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they ought to be destroyed." So the building was burned to the ground, and the manuscripts were sent to... | |
 | WILLIAM S WALSH - 1892
...under Caliph Omar. The Caliph decreed that "if these writings of the Greeks agree with the Book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they ought to be destroyed." So the building was burned to the ground, and the manuscripts were sent to... | |
 | Israel Smith Clare - 1893
...Amru wrote to Omar, asking how he should dispose of the great library. The Khalif replied thus : "If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran,...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, arid should be destroyed." Accordingly that great store of ancient learning was sacrificed to the bigotry... | |
 | Chandler Belden Beach - 1893
...story is told that the Arab caliph, Omar, when asked to preserve the library, said, " If these.writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed." So they were used to heat the four thousand baths of the city, and such was... | |
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If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed. 
