...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 disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed,' " doomed them to destruction. Such was the sentence said to have been pronounced...

...subdued this country with its cities, Memphis and Alexandria. The words ascribed to the Caliph Omar: "If these writings agree with the Koran they are useless...disagree, they are pernicious and should be destroyed," were said to have referred to the library then at Alexandria, and to have been the reason of the destruction...

...the Khalif for a decision. The answer was prompt. " If," said Omar, " these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran they are useless, and need not...preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed ; " 8 and so they went to feed 1 Mr. Maclaren, in the same article. ' Condi,...

...disposition should be made of the Alexandrian library. "If the writings agree with the Koran", says Omar, "they are useless and need not be preserved; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed". In like manner, according to Mr. Hill, although the greater part of my results...

...burned by order of Omar (638), who reasoned: "If these writings of the Greeks agree with the book of God (the Koran), they are useless and need not be preserved ; if they di.sagree, they are pernicious and ought to be destroyed."1 In the eighth century, however, the Saracens themselves began to cultivate...

...of the captured city the Caliph replied, "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." No library ever had such a history as that of Alexandria; it was founded 283...

...applied for instructions, ordered it to be destroyed. " If," said he, " these writings of the Greeks agree with the Koran, they are useless, and need not...preserved ; if they disagree, they are pernicious, and ought to be destroyed." The sentence of destruction was executed with blind obedience. The volumes...

...fanatic decision of the Caliph Omar: " 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." Accordingly, it is said, they were employed to bent the 4,000 baths of the...

...reign and immortality to his moderation : " 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." So the incomparable collection which reflected the glory of the Ptolemies was...

...fanatic decision of the Caliph Omar: " 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." Accordingly, it is said, they were employed to heat the 4,000 baths of the...