 | Muḥammad Qāsim Hindū Shāh Astarābādī Firishtah - 1829 - 748 sider
...believers would be a meritorious act. The King acknowledged there might be reason in what they aaid, but replied, that if he should consent to such a measure, his name would be handed down to posterity as " Mahmood the idol-seller," whereas he was desirous of being known as " Mahmood the " destroyer : "... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - 1830 - 398 sider
...money, given in charity among true believers, would be a meritorious act. The king acknowledged that there might be reason in what they said; but replied,...measure, his name would be handed down to posterity as ' Mahmood the idol-seller :' whereas he was desirous of being known as ' Mahmood the idol-destroyer;'... | |
 | Godfrey Thomas Vigne - 1840 - 524 sider
...image, raised his mace and struck off its nose. He ordered two pieces of the idol to be broken off, and sent to Ghuzni, that one might be thrown at the...measure, his name would be handed down to posterity, as " Mah12 mini the idol seller," whereas he was desirous of being known as " Mahmud the destroyer:" he... | |
 | 1843 - 734 sider
...fragments were reserved to be sent to Mecca and Medina. It is a well-authenticated fact, that when Mahmood was thus employed in destroying this idol, a crowd...measure, his name would be handed down to posterity as ' Mahmood the idol-seller,' whereas he was desirous of being known as 'Mahmood the destroyer :' he... | |
 | Leopold von Orlich - 1845 - 340 sider
...for they said that breaking one idol would not do away with idolatry altogether, but that such a sum given in charity among true believers would be a meritorious...there might be reason in what they said, but replied, if he should consent to such a measure his name would be handed down to posterity as ' Mahmood, the... | |
 | Leopold von Orlich - 1845 - 342 sider
...for they said that breaking one idol would not do away with idolatry altogether, but that such a sum given in charity among true believers would be a meritorious...there might be reason in what they said, but replied, if he should consent to such a measure his name would be handed down to posterity as ' Mahmood, the... | |
 | Leopold von Orlich - 1845 - 342 sider
...for they said that breaking one idol would not do away with idolatry altogether, but that such a sum given in charity among true believers would be a meritorious...there might be reason in what they said, but replied, if he should consent to such a measure his name would be handed down to posterity as ' Mahmood, the... | |
 | 1858 - 448 sider
...money given in charity among true believers would be a meritorious act. The king acknowledged that there might be reason in what they said; but replied,...should consent to such a measure, his name would be banded down to posterity as ' Mahmood the idol-seller,' whereas he was desirous of being known as '... | |
 | Asiatic Society of Bombay - 1897 - 446 sider
...they said that breaking one idol would not do away with idoltary altogether, that, therefore, it conld serve no purpose to destroy the image entirely ; but...be reason in what they said, but replied, that if we should cousent to »uch a measure, his name would be handed down to posterity as 'Mahmud the idol-seller;'... | |
 | Flora Annie Webster Steel - 1919 - 418 sider
...gained might be given to the poor But the Judas argument failed. "The King" — to quote the text — "acknowledged there might be reason in what they said,...measure his name would be handed down to posterity as ' Mahmud the idol-seller,' and he wished it to be 'Mahmud the idol-breaker.' He therefore directed... | |
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Brahmins petitioned his attendants, and offered a quantity of gold if the king would desist from further mutilation. His officers endeavoured to persuade him to accept of the money ; for they said that breaking one idol would not do away with idolatry... 
