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Sa‘y
.
.
The part of the Muslim
ajj
which comes after the circumambulation of the
Ka‘ba
. The pilgrim leaves the
masjid
, left foot first, ascends the steps of al-
af
and makes an invocation, looking toward the Ka‘ba. He then descends and crosses the valley at a run until he reaches al-Marwa where again he prays.
ajjwhich comes after the circumambulation of the
Ka‘ba
. The pilgrim leaves the
masjid
, left foot first, ascends the steps of al-
afand makes an invocation, looking toward the Ka‘ba. He then descends and crosses the valley at a run until he reaches al-Marwa where again he prays.
Sayadaw
(Burm., ‘teacher’). Burmese title for a Buddhist monk. Strictly it applies to the head of a monastery, but it is used as a general honorific.
Sayers, Dorothy L.
(1893–1957).
British writer and Christian lay theologian. Her radio plays on the life of Jesus,
The Man Born to be King
(broadcast 1941–2) were remarkable for their character study, especially of
Judas
. In
The Mind of the Maker
(1941) she expounded the doctrine of the
Trinity
by analogy with a creative artist's Idea, Energy, and Power.
British writer and Christian lay theologian. Her radio plays on the life of Jesus,
The Man Born to be King
(broadcast 1941–2) were remarkable for their character study, especially of
Judas
. In
The Mind of the Maker
(1941) she expounded the doctrine of the
Trinity
by analogy with a creative artist's Idea, Energy, and Power.
Sayings of the Fathers
(text commending the spirituality of the desert):
(text commending the spirituality of the desert):
Sayings/Chapters of the Fathers
(Jewish text):
(Jewish text):
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