[104] He conquered Persia in the time of the Khalifa Omar.
[105] The Arabs address elders in this way.
[106] One of the most renowned of the early Sufis. His grandfather was a Magian who accepted Islam. He was born in 777 A. D. and died at a great age in 878 A. D.
Some Preliminary Announcements
of
THE GAEKWAD STUDIES
IN
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Edited by
ALBAN G. WIDGERY M.A.,
Professor of Philosophy and the Comparative Study of Religions, Baroda.
This Series is established with the sanction and financial support of the Government of His Highness the Maharajah Gaekwad of Baroda. The aim is to provide an opportunity for the publication of works on religious and philosophical subjects. Some of the volumes will be more popular and some more technical in nature. Only books written in the tolerant spirit of genuine scholarship will be included.
The Manager,
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THE GAEKWAD STUDIES IN RELIGION
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First issues:
Personality and Atonement. By the Editor.