abjuré l'erreur; hcrc erreur = Christianity

67. 24-25. Celui qui dans l'espace de deux jours a tiré de la fumée les sept cieux et les sept terres. The Koran XII, 8, says: "Then Allah applied Himself to thc heaven which was but smoke, and to it and to the earth he said: ' Corne ye in obédience or against your will? ' And they both said: ' We corne obedient ' and He completcd them as heavens in two days and in each Hc made known its office; and Hc furnished the lower heaven [the earth] with lights and guardian angcls."

68. 14. ces chiens. Dogs arc unclean animais in the eyes of the orthodox Mussulmans, and this word is thereforc frcqucntly used in Mohammcdan countries to designate and insuit inûdels, Christîans or Jews cspecially.

69. 14-16. l'esprit de Platon, la science d'Aristote, l'étoile d'Alexandre et le bonheur de Cosroësl Plalo (429-347 b.c.) and Aristolle (384-322 b.c.), two Greek philosophera. Alexander the (ireal (365-323 B.C.), thc king of Maccdonia, is mentioned in thc Koran and seems to hâve been regarded by Mohammcdans as one investcd with divine commission. Thc sentence of the text l'étoile d'A. tneans, the good luck, the fortune of Alexander, who according to astrologers was born under the influence of a favorable star. Cosroës, or Khosru, a powerful king of Pcrsia, to whom Mohammed sent a letter inviting him to adopt the Islam creed; hc reigned 590 to 628 a.d., and was surnamed " Parviz " or "the generous."