"Sura" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... portrayed in them, or allusions that would otherwise be obscure. All the longer Yashts are in verse, and some of them have poetic merit. Chiefly to be mentioned among the longer ones are: first, the one in praise of Ardvi Sura Anahita, or the stream celestial (Yt. 5); second, the Yasht which exalts the star Tishtrya and his victory over the demon of drought (Yt. 8); then the one devoted to the Fravashis or glorified souls of the righteous (Yt. 13) as well ...
— Library Of The World's Best Literature, Ancient And Modern, Vol 3 • Various
... and hastened to Shiraz, eager to prove his zeal. His orders were (according to one tradition) to introduce the name of 'Ali Muḥammad into the call to prayer (azan) and to explain a passage in the commentary on the Sura of Joseph. This was done, and the penalty could not be delayed. After suffering insults, which to us are barely credible, Muḳaddas and his friend found shelter for three days in ...
— The Reconciliation of Races and Religions • Thomas Kelly Cheyne
... my Sura? well! drink we to the omen, and may we to the valour and the principles of Marius unite the fortunes ...
— The Roman Traitor (Vol. 1 of 2) • Henry William Herbert |
