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Anthology of fascinating historical and scientific facts and links to relevant Web sources.

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... The First Book of Factoids First Published on the Links and Factoids Study List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfacto... ...ist http://groups.yahoo.com/group/linknfactoid Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ...ted Press International (UPI) Article Archive – Click HERE! Philosophical Musings and Essays http://samvak.tripod.com/culture.html Malignant Self... ... explained. Gein wondered what it feels like being a woman and fantasized about gender reassignment. He was not shy about his collections and ev... ...as "heo" ("hye", or "hie" in Middle English). "Heo" was also was the plural of all genders. "She" as a noun (she-cousin) was not in acceptable use ... ...s not in acceptable use prior to the 14th century. Even today, the plurals of all genders in English have no feminine forms, as opposed, for insta... ...he 15 th century). The Catholic faith was then endangered by pseudo converts from Judaism (Marranos) and Mohammedanism (Moriscos). On 1 November... ...red the first Adam's androgyny (bisexuality). http://www.us-israel.org/jsource/Judaism/star.html Statues The United States boasts a few sta...

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... every moment in his or her life, anyone who wishes to find a happy, fulfilling life, will find the answers in this book. Since the days of The Zohar and the Tree of Life, the language of Kabbalah has never been as clear as it is in this moving piece. It is worthwhile contemplating the answers in the text, experiencing them in the simplest meaning of the word. Any student ...

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...to receive it), until the current generation; it was this generation for which this method was specifically developed. That is why the Zohar, the Ari and Baal HaSulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag, the author of HaSulam (The Ladder), a commentary on the Zohar) reveal that from this time forward, the Kabbalah will become a simple and genuine way of life, open to all, with no restricti...

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.... 85 Chapter 4. Spiritual Work ...................................................................141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body and Reincarnation ......................................... 239 Chapter 7. Beliefs, Mysticism and The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chapter 8. Prayer, Request a...

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................ Spiritual Work 141 Chapter 5. The Desire for Pleasure: Discovery and Correction ........ 204 Chapter 6. Soul, Body and Reincarnation ...... ...ion .........................................239 Chapter 7. Beliefs, Mysticism and The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chapter 8. Prayer, Re... ...m and The Supernatural ........................ 279 Chapter 8. Prayer, Request and Aim ..................................................310 Chapter ... ... apply today. K A B B A L A H A N D J U DA I S M Q: Is the difference between Judaism and Kabbalah that Juda- ism is a religion, and Kabbalah is a wi... ...p- per World. R I T UA L Q: How does Kabbalah relate to customs and rituals of Judaism? A: Before the soul is revealed, man doesn’t feel any inner nee... ...ot. T H E K A B B A L A H E X P E R I E N C E 62 T WO S E T S O F RU L E S Q: Judaism or Kabbalah? That is the question! A: Judaism is a collection o... ...y of your efforts. T H E G E N D E R O F T H E S O U L Q: Does the soul have a gender, like the body? A: The soul does have a specific gender: male or... ...male) and Malchut (female) of the world of Atzilut are the pro- totypes of the genders in our world, and there are no greater opposites than these. T... ...rt and in its masculine part. In our world, the body is fixed and retains its gender -- male or female. S O U L S O F L E A D E R S O F T H E WO R L ...

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...Kabbalists state that there is no reality at all, but something called His Essence, the Upper Force, and this is what we perceive as our world. As uncanny as it sounds, this notion hides in its wings the very prospect of freedom, for every person, for every nation, and for the entire world. The structure and the perception ...

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... Four: Proper Study Part Four: Proper Study 253 Part Five: Religion, Prejudice and Kabbalah ...................................... 306 Part Six: Genes... ...ven image, nor any manner of likeness (Exodus 20:3). J udaism forbids idolatry and any kind of fetishism. This prohibition envelops the most fundamen... ...ind of fetishism. This prohibition envelops the most fundamental principle in Judaism: that everything we see is only a figment of our imaginations.... ...ay-to-day problems. This perspec- tive determines our reactions, our feelings, and ultimately our reality. What, then, is the actual reality around u... ... great Kabbalists of the past. Contained within him was the entire history of Judaism. His knowl- edge of the history of Judaism and the great rabbis... ...r a shell. M A L E & F E M A L E Q: Why is the Light of Wisdom assigned a male gender and the Light of Mercy a female, motherly gender? A: The Light ... ...You can even see the differences in their handwriting. What separates the two genders are the T H E PAT H O F K A B B A L A H 252 (Hebrew) letters ... ... the revelation of the Creator before the prophet, who was the founder, be it Judaism or any other religion. The wisdom of Kabbalah is a method to at... ...f their souls, but the inner pull toward the Creator does not depend on one’s gender. Many believers and non-believers alike never ask a single ques...

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...is book focuses on a different aspect of the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah, shedding new light on a teaching that has too often been shrouded in mystery and misconceptions. A subtle, yet profound idea weaves the book’s chapters into a coherent and concrete whole.The first three chapters in Kabbalah Revealed tell us why the present world is in a state of crisis, explaining how...

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...fe / Michael Laitman p. cm. ISBN 0-9781590-0-4 1. Cabalah. 2. Mysticism—Judaism. 3. Spiritual life—Judaism. I. Title. BM525.L253 2006 296... .... BM525.L253 2006 296.1’6—dc22 2006031322 Copy Editor: Claire Gerus Layout and Drawings: Baruch Khovov Cover Design: Richard Aquan Printing an... ...to: Manuscripts of Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag, courtesy of Bnei Baruch archives and Studio Yaniv, Israel. FIRST EDITION: JANUARY 2007 KABBALAH REVEALE... ....................................................13 CHAPTER 1 - KABBALAH: THEN AND NOW ..................................... 19 THE MASTER PLAN ......... ...l mistrust, eth- nic and racial conflicts, oppression, economic inequity, and gender inequality will all give way to mutual trust and respect. Peopl...

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...In a time of crisis, we need a guide to help us calm and stabilize our lives. This is why Kabbalah is being revealed to millions today. Kabbalah is a tool for bettering life, and A Guide to the Hidden Wisdom of Kabbalah teaches how we can use this tool. In a graceful, easygoing...

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...Introduction: The laws of nature, our place in the world and our behavior have been studied by scientists and philosophers for thousands of years. Along with logical assumptions, science uses quantifiable research and data. Yet our scientists and researchers have discovered that th...

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...Kabbalah? Chapter 3: What Is a Kabbalist? Chapter 4: The History of Kabbalah and The Zohar Chapter 5: Who Can Study Kabbalah? Chapter 6: How T... ...Can Study Kabbalah? Chapter 6: How To Study Kabbalah Chapter 7: Spirituality and Kabbalah Chapter 8: Reincarnation and Kabbalah Chapter 9: The... ...7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 The laws of nature, our place in the world and our behavior have been studied by scientists and philosophers fo... ...orrection all will know God, from the youngest to the eldest, with no regard to gender or race. The Kabbalah is about man and the desire to receive,... ...yond, is available in English and Russian. I was raised in a religion other than Judaism. It is my belief there are more gods, more holy spirits, etc... ...erested in Kabbalah and have also developed an increasing, personal interest in Judaism. Are you able to provide any guidance whereby I can increase...

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...The great Kabbalists, Rav Yehuda Ashlag, and his son and successor, Rav Baruch Ashlag, offer modern readers valid answers to life's most vital question: What is the meaning of my life? Their interpretations of The Book of Zohar and The Tree of Life explain how we ca...

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...he Wisdom of Kabbalah (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 2 1 The Teaching of the Kabbalah and Its Essence (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 3 1 The Essence of Religion and Its Pur... ... 3 1 The Essence of Religion and Its Purpose (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 5 1 Body and Soul (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 5 9 Exile and Redemption (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 6... ...lag) 6 9 Peace in the World (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 8 3 The Wisdom of Kabbalah and Philosophy (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 9 9 Introduction to The Book of Zohar (R... ...to come out and create a fundamental composition regarding the essence of Judaism, religion, and the wisdom of Kabbalah, and spread it among the nat... ...ustry, there were no fallacious books among us relating to the essence of Judaism, as there were almost no writers who could not stand behind their ... ...ch exalted matters. They skim over the ocean of wisdom and the essence of Judaism in a glance, like that angel, and draw conclusions based on their ... ... considered female. In general, every object and being receives a specifc gender, though in Kabbalah, each term ( Partzuf, world, etc.) may change it... ...nder, though in Kabbalah, each term ( Partzuf, world, etc.) may change its gender according to its functionality at that time: active/giving is male,...

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...Table of Contents IN THE HOTEL 8 LOOKING FOR HAPPINESS 10 WE MUST THINK MORE DEEPLY—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING 20 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS 24 -- THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR VALUES -- 24 SELF-CENTEREDASSUMPTIONS 32 GODBASEDASSUMPTIONS 41 CONCEPTS OF GOD 45 3 WHAT IS GOD LIKE? 46 THEISM 49 PROOFS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF...

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...a-- Book 6 Our Psychological Motivations 1 “. . . AND GU... ...N--OUR REASONS FOR DOING ........................................................................................................... 10 FREUD--AND TH... ........................................................................................................................ 17 Combinations of Needs and Dr... ... .......................................................................................................................................... 48 GENDER... .... ―There is no question that we are all motivated to behave in ways specific to ourselves. Our needs, drives, values, and how we look at our gender... ... ―Strange, but the religious wars nearly always have pitted those who believe in the same God against one another. Abraham, the father of Judais... ...dated from the first born son of Abraham, Ishmael, born of the Arab slave Hagar before Abraham‘s wife Sarah had conceived Isaac. ―So Judais... ... why is it so often called a conquest. So power joins with the quest for orgasm or physical intimacy, in many, if not most, sexual liaisons.‖ GENDER...

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Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.

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... Cyclopedia Of Philosophy 4th EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ... – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@gmail.com Philosophical Essays and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining ... ... one possesses a certain right - prescribes to others certain obligatory behaviours and proscribes certain acts or omissions. This Janus-like nature... ... and eliminate only it? In many religions (Catholicism) contraception is murder. In Judaism, masturbation is "the corruption of the seed" and such a... ... - explicitly or implicitly - the principle of "over-riding affiliation". As usual, Judaism was there first, agonizing over similar moral conflicts.... ...laughter of Westerners, particularly of Americans and Israelis, regardless of age, gender, and alleged culpability. But the phenomenon of exclusion... ...y diseases which afflict only the Jews attest to the veracity of this discovery. Judaism is founded on shared biology as much as shared history a... ...h from men to women. Add to this the disparities in life expectancy between the two genders and the magnitude of the transfer of economic resources ... ...defense mechanisms (e.g., reaction formation and projective identification). It was gender dysphoric and personality disordered. V. Elitism vs. Pop...

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...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

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... Cyclopedia Of Philosophy 4th EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ... – write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to samvaknin@gmail.com Philosophical Essays and Musings: http://philosophos.tripod.com The Silver Lining ... ... one possesses a certain right - prescribes to others certain obligatory behaviours and proscribes certain acts or omissions. This Janus-like nature... ... and eliminate only it? In many religions (Catholicism) contraception is murder. In Judaism, masturbation is "the corruption of the seed" and such a... ... - explicitly or implicitly - the principle of "over-riding affiliation". As usual, Judaism was there first, agonizing over similar moral conflicts.... ...laughter of Westerners, particularly of Americans and Israelis, regardless of age, gender, and alleged culpability. But the phenomenon of exclusion... ...y diseases which afflict only the Jews attest to the veracity of this discovery. Judaism is founded on shared biology as much as shared history a... ...h from men to women. Add to this the disparities in life expectancy between the two genders and the magnitude of the transfer of economic resources ... ...defense mechanisms (e.g., reaction formation and projective identification). It was gender dysphoric and personality disordered. V. Elitism vs. Pop...

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... What is the source of our personal suffering and the suffering of humanity? The vicious circle of human suffering has been idly turning for thousands of years as if without cause, and with no escape. Is this really so? Today we are learning that the wisdom of Kabbalah o...

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...ence to Understand Reality // 1. A Hidden World // 2. Gravity // 3. The Power of a Directed desire // 4. Proper Development // 5. The sin of Creation and the Correction // A. The Sin // B. The Laws of Correction // 6. In the End of Days // 7. The Spiritual Gene and the Reshimot ......

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... Power of a Directed desire 4. Proper Development 5. The sin of Creation and the Correction A. The Sin B. The Laws of Correction 6. In the End of... ...n B. The Laws of Correction 6. In the End of Days 7. The Spiritual Gene and the Reshimot Part 2: Realizing the Choice 1. The Freedom to Choose ... ... Part 4: Contact With The Upper One 1. A Spiritual Destination 2. Bitter and Sweet, True and False 3. Independence 4. Souls in the Path of Pain ... ...ws, is that not a part of our duty? Answer: What we know as the laws of Judaism are rules that were set by the greatest Kabbalists in every gener... ...n to the land of Israel. Their only goal was that we would not forget our Judaism and assimilate in the nations. That is why they set laws and custo... ... able to exist. The practical practice of precepts (mitzvot, the laws of Judaism), which had been important during the two thousand years of exile,... ... It begins in the spiritual worlds, and determines that there will be two genders in our world as well, which is why there is a clear separation be... ...rogress in Kabbalah has all the means to attain it, regardless of his/her gender. There are groups all over the world where men and women study tog...

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... went hand in hand with their social structure. It has been only in the past two or three centuries that religious questioning has occupied the minds and hearts of a large share of the population. Religious questioningis now a concern of the entire world, West and East alike. One sign of this is the extraordinary proliferation of new religiouscreeds and organizations. It s...

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...ELIGIOUS DIMENSION by DONALD BROADRIBB With contributions by Marilyn Holly and Norma Lyons Second Edition Published by the Author York, Western Austra... ... Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with text reset, various emendations, and new index, is published by the Author, Donald Broadribb, owner of the p... ...uthor, Donald Broadribb, owner of the publication rights. Copyright © 1995 and 2006 by Donald Broadribb. Typeset in Times New Roman and Futura, using ... ...n their own existed. Westerners were well acquainted with the existence of Judaism, though very few Christians had much conception of why and how Juda... ...licts have fairly firm foundations. For example, currently— as in the past—Judaism and Islam prescribe quite closely how life is to be lived, not only... ...ectu- al teachings about God. Virtually from their beginning, main- stream Judaism and Christianity placed almost exclusive emphasis on this second me... ...s well as nature. In Greek the word “Spirit” is neuter; that is, it has no gender. (The Greek language distinguishes between masculine, feminine, and ... ...line or feminine) the custom was in religious writing to assign a feminine gender to Spirit. The Holy Spirit was, then, for them a “she.” For several ...

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...Overpopulation is responsible for many of our planet's problems--global warming, the lack of fresh water, poverty, high gasoline and food prices, air and water pollutions, the scarcity of natural resources, the excess of wastes and their proper disposal, and even some wars. In the year 2020 Commander Lemuel Gulliver XVI returns from a twenty year odyss...

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... - “. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS” --In Search of Utopia — 1 BOOK 7 OUR V... .................................................... 8 COMPARISON WITH INDIA AND BANGLADESH ............................................................... ...H ............................................................ 10 ECONOMY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS........................................................... ...ion. ―Still many aspects of society hold a homophobic attitude so gender orientation is still somewhat of a cultural variant in the modern W... ...holiest people in most religions have been single and detached. Islam and Judaism seem to be the exceptions. Although the Sufis of Islam would quali... ... Sufis of Islam would qualify. No ideas of asceticism come to my mind for Judaism.‖ ―In all religions, the object is to recognize one‘s true...

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...of Utopia— Book 4 A Look at Human Values 1 ―. . . AND GULLIVER RETURNS‖ --In Search of Utopia-- BOOK 4 A Look at Human... ............................................... 14 WE MUST THINK MORE DEEPLY—AND UNDERSTAND OUR THINKING ............... 24 OUR BASIC ASSUMPTIONS -- T... ............................................................... 73 PANTHEISM AND PANENTHEISM .............................................................. ...exists and that the scriptures are true, the rest of the belief system of Judaism may follow logically. If, as a Christian, I accept that same God, ... ...ence should always treat others as they themselves wish to be treated.‘ In Judaism it is written ‗What is hateful to you do not do to your neighbor. ... ...ho has a personal relationship with His creations. This is the position of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zoroastrianism and Bahai. While some people ... ...ng laws, and reduced punishments for criminals--and no capital punishment. Gender equality is a major concern, as is a commitment to work for peace. ... ...auto battery manufacture. ―So the legal rights of adults for equal gender treatment are more important than the rights of a child to a toxin ... ...om Adam‘s rib. But that was a tricky type of clone because it was a trans-gendered clone! Cloning is immoral from a God based viewpoint ―But w...

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... Wars and Empire 2nd EDITION Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. Editing and Design: Lidija Rangelovska Lidija Rangelovska A Na... ...es I. The Roots of Anti-Americanism II. Containing the United States III. Islam and Liberalism IV. The New Rome - America, the Reluctant Empire ... ...iberalism IV. The New Rome - America, the Reluctant Empire V. The Democratic Ideal and New Colonialism VI. Add Me to the List VII. The American H... ...d a vade mecum. In this it resembles Confucianism and, to some extent, Hinduism. Judaism and its offspring, Christianity - though heavily involve... ...takes into account the quality of life - things like life expectancy, literacy, and gender and income inequalities). This dismal showing is after P...

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...The Path of Splitness is a major non fiction work of 1,868 pages: This is the latest revised version. The book analyzes and explains: 1: The origins of our Universe: where it came from and how it was created. 2: Basic aspects and dynamics of the Organic Universe and Organic Life. 3: The origins of modern humans going back 25 million years...

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...Chapter 1: The Universe. Pgs 1-112 How the Universe came into being. Chapter 2: Life Pgs 113-131 Structural dynamics of the Universe and Life Chapter 3: Hominids Pgs 132-187 A: How we evolved into Humans Pgs 188-222 B: Summary of Hominid-Human Development Chapter 4: Modern Human Dynamics Pgs 223-266 Hum...

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...09 Due to the ideas presented in this book, I have had to use various terms and words that are not found in dictionaries: beginning with the titl... ...’ is used to describe two complimentary, simultaneous conditions: Connection, and Separation. This book explores the logical extrapolation of this,... ...h a microscope? The answer is; very little. But if you plant an orange seed and wonder about it. If you care for the seedling, and study its grow... ...nfinity are almost the same as the symbols representing male and the female gender is not a coincidence. The Universal symbols of Birth and Infin... ... and Infinity are semantically correct in English, and in Mathematics, and in Gender. When you use logic organically in the correct logical context... ...National identities and priorities. Germany for the Germans. Germany first. Judaism second. Not Judaism first and Germany second when the Nation... ...d began hating the Galilean Jews even more for not conforming to conventional Judaism. Their own people, the rich Jews of Jerusalem marked these p... ...r Jews for extermination; because they were not conforming to the conventional Judaism of that Era. Suddenly the followers of Jesus had the entir...

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...I. A PENN STATE ELECTRONIC CLASSICS SERIES PUBLICATION Theological Essays and Other Papers: Volume Two by Thomas de Quincey is a publication of the P... ...nnsylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...elsewhere; hence also the horror of a Jewish taint in the Spanish hidalgo; Judaism masquing itself in Christianity, was so keenly suspected, or so hau... ... recreation of us males—whom Lily’s Grammar affirms to be ‘of the worthier gender.’ Sitting at breakfast, (which consisted ‘of red herrings and Gruyer...

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...Excerpt: Leviticus. And the LORD called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tabernacle of the congregation, saying -- 2. Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, If any man of you bring an offering unto the LORD, ye shall brin...

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...e, it yields to hardly any in the wonderful effect which it has produced on large masses of men. It has created an all but new phase of human thought and a fresh type of character. It first transformed a number of heterogeneous desert tribes of the Arabian peninsula into a nation of heroes, and then proceeded to create the vast politico-religious organisations of the Muham...

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...- sylvania State University. This Portable Document file is furnished free and without any charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, fo... ... charge of any kind. Any person using this document file, for any purpose, and in any way does so at his or her own risk. Neither the Pennsylvania Sta... ...tion project to bring classical works of litera- ture, in English, to free and easy access of those wishing to make use of them. Cover Design: Jim Man... ... etc., were dissatisfied equally with the religion of their fa- thers, the Judaism and the Christianity which they saw around them, and were anxiously... ...mad as likely to reconcile the Jews to Islam, as a religion embracing both Judaism and Christianity, if they might believe that Jesus had not been put... ...ity 14 –doctrine, as he might have believed, fitted and destined to absorb Judaism, Christianity, and Idolatry; and this persuasion, once admit- ted i... ... with God, and who distract the idolaters in their worship. 7 In the fem. gender in the Ar. This passage was revealed shortly after the circumstances...