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Hilaire Belloc. The Mercy of Allah
The Mercy of Allah
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I. ENTITLED AL-RAFSAT, OR THE KICK
CHAPTER II. ENTITLED AL-DURAR, OR THE PEARLS
CHAPTER III. ENTITLED AL-TAWAJIN, OR THE PIPKINS
CHAPTER IV. ENTITLED AL-KANTARA, OR THE BRIDGE
CHAPTER V. ENTITLED MILH, OR SALT
CHAPTER VI. ENTITLED AL-WUKALÁ, OR THE LAWYERS
CHAPTER VII. ENTITLED AL-GHANAMAT, OR THE SHEEP
CHAPTER VIII. ENTITLED AL-BUSTÁN, OR THE ORCHARD
CHAPTER IX. ENTITLED AL-JAMAL WA’L-NAKHL, OR CAMELS AND DATES
CHAPTER X. ENTITLED AL-HISĀN, OR THE HORSE
CHAPTER XI. ENTITLED AL-WALI, OR THE HOLY ONE
CHAPTER XII. ENTITLED AL-MAHALLAT AL-JADIDA, OR THE NEW QUARTER OF THE CITY
CHAPTER XIII. ENTITLED AL-FULÚS AL-MASNÚ MIN AL-QIRTÁS, OR THE MONEY MADE OF PAPER
CHAPTER XIV. ENTITLED ITMI’NÁN AL-NAFS, OR THE PEACE OF THE SOUL
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Hilaire Belloc
Published by Good Press, 2019
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“I hastened, therefore, to send back a further message that by a curious coincidence we had upon this occasion nothing else in stock but Kzaran carpets, and begged the slave to emphasize this important point to his master.
“His reply was to twist his right hand, palm upwards, with a strange smile. I pulled out my purse, showed him the shining dinars, and asked him whether he would rather have one now for his fee or five on the completion of the transaction? With glistening eyes—and even (as I thought) a pathetic gratitude—the slave leapt at the latter offer.
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