Muhammadan
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Only a man who was at once a Muhammadan, a scientist and a leader of great tact, courage and obstinacy could have consummated this expedition.
From Time Magazine Archive
A suit once arose between a Kōmati boat-owner and his Muhammadan captain during settlement of the accounts.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
He was well versed in the Quran, the Hadis, and Muhammadan theology and literature, and held a position of honour in the towns of Quetta and Kandahar.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)
He was careful to say that he had not any intention of becoming a Christian, but merely desired to read them because every Muhammadan regarded them with veneration as the word of God.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by Pennell, T. L. (Theodore Leighton)
The Panthays had proved the efficacy of such a revival by the establishment of an independent Muhammadan State in the south-west of China.
From The Earl of Mayo Rulers of India by Hunter, William Wilson
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