...celebrated Library, is well known. " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, or book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." They were accordingly distributed among the 4000 baths of the city, and six months were barely sufficient...

...these writings u " of the Greeks agree with the hook of God, they are ^^^^^ et useless and need not he preserved : if they disagree, " they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was executed with blind ohedience : the volumes of paper or parchment were distributed to the four thousand...

...caliph. To this request, Omar answered, "if these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." This sentence was executed with blind obedience; the volumes of paper or parchment were distributed...

...inspired by the ignorance of a fanatic. " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved : if they...pernicious and ought to be destroyed." The sentence was executed with blind obedience: the volumes of paper or parchment were distributed to the four thousand...

...order of the caliph Omar, who said, with regard to the library ; " if these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are .useless, and need...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Alexandria is divided into old and new town. The latter extends along the coast, and is the centre...

...consideration of the Caliph. " If these books," observed Omer, in his answer, " agree with the book of God, (Koran,) they are useless, and need not be preserved...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." They were destroyed accordingly, and many are disposed to believe that a great mass of human presumption...

...ordered by the Saracen. ' If ' these writings of the Greeks,' said Omar, ' agree with the book of God, they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed.' In accordance with the order of supreme ignorance, the parchment volumes of Alexandria were devoted...

...Omar betrayed the ignorance of a savage, and the illiberality of a fanatic. " If," said he to Amrou, " these writings agree with the Koran, they are useless,...disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." Omar was finally assassinated. Othman succeeded Omar, in 645. He added Bactriana, find a part of Tartary,...

...the ignorance of a fanatic : " If these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, or book of God, they are useless, and need not be preserved ; if they...pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence of destruction was executed with blind obedience : the volumes of paper or parchment were distributed...

...assistance of his favorite general Obeidah, in one campaign, deprived the Greek empire of Syria, Phoenicia, Mesopotamia, and Chaldea ; and in a second campaign,...history. 13. Omar, during a reign of 10 years, reduced 3(5,000 cities and villages to his obedience, demolished 4,000 Christian churches or temples, and erected...