Persian Literature, Ancient and Modern

CHAPTER VIII.

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THE KORĀN.

THE SUCCESSOR OF THE ZEND-AVESTA—AUTHOR OF THE KORĀN—FIRST 165 REVELATIONS—THE HIGRAH—CONTINUED WARFARE—DEATH OF MOHAMMED—RECENSION OF THE TEXT—TEACHING OF THE KORĀN— HEAVEN—HELL—PREDESTINATION—POLYGAMY—LITERARY STYLE OF THE KORĀN

DIVISION IV.—THE PERIOD SUCCEEDING THE MOHAMMEDAN CONQUEST.