Alexander Ross, The Alcoran of Mahomet, translated out of Arabick into French, by the Sieur Du Ryer, Lord of Malezair, and resident for the French king, at Alexandria. And newly Englished, for the satisfaction of all that desire to look into the Turkish vanities. (1649)
protector, the Angel Gabriel, and all the believers will defend him, the Angels shall protect him against you. If it be his will to repudiate you, God shall give him for the future, other wives in your place, that shall be obedient; True believers, humble, faithfull, devout, contented, milde, clean, virgins, and not virgins: Oh ye that believe in God! strengthen your selves, you and your families, in obedience to his Commandments; the Idolaters shall burn in the fire of hell, with their Idols; the Angels deputed to torment them, disobey not God, they execute whatsoever is commanded them. Oh ye that are Infidels! there is no excuse for you, ye shall be chastised after your demerits. Oh ye that believe! turn to God with affection, he shall pardon your sins, and make you to enter into Gardens, wherein flow many rivers; the light of faith shall goe before the Prophet, and them that have followed him; when God shall recompense them, they shall say, Lord, give us thy light, pardon our sins, thou art omnipotent. Oh Prophet! fight against the Infidels, and the wicked, fortifie thy self against them, hell shall be their habitation. God teacheth unbelievers a parable, and saith, the wives of Noah, and the wives of Lot were under the power of my two servants, righteous men; they betrayed them, but did not escape the punishment of their sin. It was said unto them, enter into the fire of hell with them that goe into it. God teacheth them a parable, that follow his Law; Take example by the wife of Pharaoh, she prayed to God, and said, Lord build me an house in Paradise, deliver me from Pharoah, from his works, and unjust men. Mary the daughter of Josaphat preserved her virginity; we inspired into her our Spirit, she believed the words of her Lord, and the Scriptures; she was in the number of them that obey.
