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38 |
Cf. pp. 313 f., above. |
39 |
In the preceding section. |
40 |
Qur'an 43.32 (31). Ibn
Khaldun's text, as translated, contains some slight variations
from the Qur'an. He was probably influenced by other verses,
such as 6.165 (165) and 25.20 (21). In Bulaq and D, the exact
text has been re-established. |
41 |
Since the plural
suffix has been used just a few lines above with reference to
bashar "human beings," it would have been more consistent
here to say aghradihim instead of
aghradihi. |
42 |
That is, at any time. |
43 |
"Since . . . inheritance"
is not found in Bulaq. |
44 |
Cf.
3:109 and 300, below, and Ibn Khaldun's
Zahiriyah lecture, Autobiography, p. 286. Variants
of this famous tradition are quoted by H. Masse in Journal
asiatique, CCIII (1923), 330. |
45 |
A, C, and D read
mu'tazzuna, as translated. Mughtarruna "are
deceived by" is also possible. |
46 |
Bulaq: "compete with the
dynasty." |
47 |
Bulaq: "(All) faces and
thoughts." |
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