[286] Yezīd, second Caliph of Damascus, persecutor of Husayn, son of the fourth Caliph ‘Ali.
[287] The original naturally mentions the “qibla” of Islām; not the “east,” as used in Christian churches.
[288] “My poverty’s my pride” is a saying traditionally attributed to Muhammed.
[289] Qur’ān iii. 12, mentions several things “made goodly to man.“
[290] Qur’ān vii. 189, relates the creation of a helpmate for Adam.
[291] Muhammed.
[292] For Humayrā, see a note in No. 8, dist. 69.
[293] Yet Europe still pretends to believe that Islām has denied the possession of a soul by woman!
[294] Qur’ān lxxix. 24. So Pharaoh is there said to have styled himself.
[295] Qur’ān ii. 3, &c.