!['The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [‎401] (442/786)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023553883.0x000001/X 699 vol. 2_0442.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [‎401] (442/786)")
'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.' [401] (442/786)
The record is made up of 1 volume (715 pages). It was created in 1815. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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THE HISTORY OF PERSIA. 401
phrase alarmed the bigotry of the orthodox priests, and he was chap.xxii.
seized and impaled. An inspired Sooffee is said to have demanded
of the Almighty why he permitted Munsoor to suffer? The reply
was, " This is the punishment of the revealer of secrets*." Among Their desire to
the many fables they relate of this holy person, is one that marks
distinctly the manner in which they desire to reconcile their doc- mlhoml 0f
trines with the faith of Mahomed. When Munsoor Heldj was
carried to the stake, the executioners, they observe, could not perform
their duty : it was in vain they endeavoured to seize him ; his body
eluded their grasp, and appeared seated in a composed posture in the
air, at some distance from the stake *1*. While this was occurring
upon earth, his soul sought the regions of paradise. He was accosted
by Mahomed, who admitted that he had arrived at the stage of
W&ssil&h, or " union," and that his saying he was God was truth:
but he entreated him, for the sake of practical religion, which was
necessary to keep men within proper limits, to permit himself to be
impaled. The soul of the holy man, convinced of the justice of what
the prophet had said, returned to earth, to reanimate his body, which
endured the death to which he had been sentenced.
The principal fables of the Sooffees relate to those of their sect Their belief in
who have suffered martyrdom. Of these, one of the most celebrated fobleS "
is Shems Tubreezee, who was sentenced to be flead alive J, on
followed her, and having seen her communicate with the houries, and receive from
these celestial nymphs a cup of nectar, he insisted upon drinking one or two drops
that remained of this celestial liquor. His sister told him he could not contain it, and
that it would cause his death. He persisted; and from the moment that he swallowed
it he kept exclaiming, An-ool-huk! that is,« I am the truth!" till he was put to death.
* Persian MS. f Captain Graham's MS. J Ibid.
vol. ii. 3 f
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The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.
The book, in two volumes, is written by John Malcolm and contains illustrations.
Publication Details: London : printed for John Murray, Albemarle Street, and Longman and Co., Paternoster-Row, by James Moyes, Greville Street, MDCCCXV [1815]
Ownership: With stamps of the East India Company Library and India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Library.
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There is a table of contents at the beginning (v-vii) and an index at the end of the volume (639-715).
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Conditioning: the book is made of two volumes, this is the second.
Dimensions: 320 mm x 265 mm.
Pagination: vii, [1], 715, [1] p., [11] leaves of plates.
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- 'The History of Persia, from the most early period to the present time: containing an account of the religion, government, usages and character of the inhabitants of that kingdom. By Colonel Sir John Malcolm, KCB, KLS Late minister plenipotentiary to the court of Persia from the supreme government of India. In two volumes.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:vii-v, 1:44, 44a:44d, 45:114, 114a:114d, 115:160, 160a:160d, 161:262, 262a:262d, 263:314, 314a:314d, 315:522, 522a:522h, 523:524, 524a:524h, 525:596, 596a:596d, 597:602, 602a:602d, 603:716, viii-r:ix-v, back-i
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- Malcolm, Sir John
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