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• “[he says] “things which it is disgraceful to discuss; matters which would distress certain people; and such reports as al-Bakka’i [Ibn Ishaq’s student, who edited his work] told me he could not accept as trustworthy.”

  Ibn Ishaq (704–768) said by 768 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Ibn Hisham, in : Alfred Guillaume, “Ibn Hisham’s Notes,” in Ibn Ishaq, 691. quoted in Did muhammad exist? : an inquiry into islam’s obscure origins. (2012). . ISI Books. March 1 2024

• “Alternate translation: Christ gives us the relics of saints as health-giving springs through which flow blessings and healing. This should not be doubted. For if at God’s word water gushed from hard rock in the wilderness-yes, and from an ass’s jawbone when Samson was thirsty -why should it seem incredible that healing medicine should distill from the relics of saints”

  John of Damascus (675–749) said by 749 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: In Relics: The Shroud of Turin, the True Cross, the Blood of Januarius: History, Mysticism, and the Catholic Church, by Joan Carroll Cruz, 1984 <!--, Our Sunday Visitor, Huntington, Indiana, ISBN 0879737018 ISBN 9780879…

• “Nag Bhat I, king of the Gurjar Pratihar Empire, was chosen as the leader of the Indian alliance comprising of Rashtrakuta, Guhil, Chalukya, and Gurjar armies to face the enemy. This alliance was between North Indian and South Indian rulers. Vikramaditya II was then the king of the Chalukya dynasty and Bappa Rawal of the Guhils.”

  Nagabhata I (750–780) said by 780 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: Rawal M. S. & Rawal Y. S. (2019). Saffron swords. Garuda Prakashan.

• “Five souls are the most dignified in creation: a scholar who is not self-indulgent (moderate), a Sufi jurisprudent, a humble rich person, a thankful poor one, and a noble who follows the Sunnah.”

  Sufyan al-Thawri (716–784) said by 784 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “به‌هنگام دو عید مهربانی او بیشتر می‌شد. وقتی شب عرفه فرا می‌رسید موهای مرا می‌تراشید و من و خواهرم را غسل می‌داد و چون صبح فرا می‌رسید لباس نو بر ما می‌پوشانید و ما را به مسجدالنبی می‌فرستاد تا نماز عید را بجای بیاوریم و وقتی که از مسجد بازمی‌گشتم من و خواهرم را در کنار خود می‌نشاند و در کنار ما گوسفند قربانی می‌نمود.”

  قاسم بن محمد (657–730) said by 730 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “白日依山尽， 黄河入海流。 欲穷千里目， 更上一层楼。”

  Wang Zhihuan (688–742) said by 742 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “اگر لحظه‌ای ذکر مرگ از من جدا شود قلبم فاسد خواهد شد.”

  عمر بن عبدالعزیز (681–720) said by 720 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “If people realize the value of science and knowledge, they will sacrifice themselves for earning it.”

  Ali Zayn al-Abidin (659–713) said by 713 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Patience is praiseworthy save in what prejudices the faith or renders sovereignty contemptible, and moderation is commendable except at the season of opportunity.”

  As-Saffah (722–754) said by 754 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Fasting is a shield against (hell) fire. Charity and dole remove and finish sin, as does the remembrance of God in the midnight.”

  Muhammad al-Baqir (677–733) said by 733 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Kings can tolerate everything but three practices– revealing a secret, an outrage on his harem, or a blow aimed at his power.”

  Al-Mansur (713–775) said by 775 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Every divine feast, when celebrated, fills the faithful with spiritual joy, drawing from treasures and sources that come from God.”

  Germanus I of Costantinople (634–732) said by 732 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “«فرزند، هر طور دلت می‌خواهد بخور، امّا آن طور که مردم می‌پسندند بپوش.»”

  ابوعمرو بن العلاء (684–774) said by 774 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Thou hast succeeded to the throne, and didst not revile 'Ali, nor terrify The innocent man, nor follow the counsel of the evil-doer; Thou didst speak, and didst confirm what thou didst say by what Thou didst do, and every Muslim became well content.”

  Kuthayyir (660–723) said by 723 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: translated by Edward. G. Browne, A Literary History of Persia, 1909, p.235

• “سه چیز است که دلیل بزرگواری شخص است: خوشخویی، فرو بردن خشم، و فرو هشتن چشم.”

  جعفر صادق (699–765) said by 765 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “«اگر گناهکار بودم، این زمانِ توبه نیست؛ و اگر نیکوکار بودم، پس این زمانِ وحشت نیست.»”

  حجاج بن یوسف (661–714) said by 714 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “«بر تو باد بر کار بستن علم که هر علمی که آن را کار نبندی چون جسدی بود بی‌روح.» یا «بر تو بادا به کار بستن علم، به جهت آن که هر علمی که آن را کاربند نباشند چون تنی باشد که وی را جان نباشد».”

  ابوحنیفه (699–767) said by 767 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “At this time (when we make our petitions and our supplications to God, and we speak with Him)”

  Isaac of Nineveh (640–700) said by 700 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “«سه چیز از خصلت‌های نیک دنیا و آخرت است: از کسی که به تو ستم کرده‌است گذشت کنی، به کسی که از تو بریده‌است بپیوندی، و هنگامی که با تو به نادانی رفتار شود، بردباری کنی .»”

  محمد باقر (677–733) said by 733 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “君不見青海頭 古來白骨無人收 新鬼煩冤舊鬼哭”

  Du Fu (712–770) said by 770 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

  Recorded in: From the poem 兵車行. English translation from New Ghosts Old Ghosts: Prisons and Labor Reform Camps in China (1998) by James Seymour and Richard Anderson

• “«بارالها؛ حیوانات را می‌نگرم که با ضربه چوپانی آگه گشته و از خواسته‌های خویش می‌گذرند؛ اما من با وجود کتاب تو نمی‌توانم از تمایلات نفسانی خویش دست بکشم. این چه روسیاهی بزرگی است.»”

  سفیان ثوری (716–784) said by 784 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “«در عجبم از کسانی که از بیم بیماری از خوردن و نوشیدن خودداری می‌کنند اما از بیم آتش جهنم از گناه خودداری نمی‌کنند.»”

  عبدالله بن شبرمه (died 761) said by 761 at the latest wikiquote:fa, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “Tanta eo tempore pax in Britannia fuisse perhibetur, ut, sicut usque hodie in proverbio dicitur, etiamsi mulier una cum recens nato parvulo vellet totam perambulare insulam a mari ad mare, nullo se laedente valeret.”

  Bede (672–735) said by 735 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source

• “You know the Devil is your enemy but you do not deal with him as such.”

  Ibrahim ibn Adham (718–776) said by 776 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source