Aạshà, El- (poet),155Aạwar, El- (son of Satan),33´Abd-El-Ḳádir El-Jeelánee (saint),50,n.´Abd-El-Melik (Khaleefeh,A.D.685-705),113,114,156,168Abel,92Ablutions,11—— before meals,136Abodes of the Jinn (Genii),37,104Aboo-Bekr Eṭ-Ṭoosee (theologian),73Aboo-Murrah (surname of Satan),31Aboo-Zeyd, romance of,127Abraham,2,93Abstinence,14Abu-l-´Atáhiyeh (poet),114,115Abu-l-Ghimr (surname of Satan),31Abu-l-Ḳásim El-Jeelánee,55Abyssinian slaves,250,253,254Accomplishments,205,239´Ad, ancient tribe of,105,265Adam,2Adán (call to prayer),11,186Adhriyoon (anemone),166,n.´Adid, El-, (Fáṭimee Khaleefeh,A.D.1160-1171),216,n.Adultery,17Agathodaemon,39Aḥmad El-Bedawee (saint),50,n.,62,63,72Aḥmad Rifá´ah (saint),50,n.Aḥmedeeyeh darweeshes,50,n.´Aïsheh (wife of Moḥammad),34,239´Ajameeyeh (a sweet paste),23´Ajweh (pressed dates),160´Aḳeeḳah (victim),191Alchymy,94´Alee,266´Alee's wives,222´Alee El-Bekree (saint),65-69´Alee ibn-El-Ma-moon,53´Alee El-Leythee (saint),60-63´Alḳamah,45Alláh (God),133Alláhu Akbar! (God is Great!),37Almond,161,167Almsgiving,14,23Aloes-wood,157Ambassadors of Constantine VII.,121Ambergris,157Ammooneh (female saint),65-67Amphora,158Amputation for theft,17,20,21Amulets,85Analysis of Arabian beauty,215Anemone,166Angel of Death,90Angel who bears the earth,106Angels,2,25,26——, fallen,82´Annáb (jujube),161,n.´Antarah, romance of,127Antechamber of bath,180Antelope hunting,183-185Apartments,145Apostasy,18Apostles,2Apostolic angels,26Apple,161Apricot,161Arabs, early,109-112´Arafát, Mount,14,21,39Arba´een, El- (fortieth day after funeral),263Archangels,26Arms,183´Arsh Er-Raḥmán (Throne of the Compassionate),99´Arsh Iblees,102Ás (myrtle),165Asaf (Wezeer of Solomon),40,81Ascension of Moḥammad into Heaven,164Asceticism,53,55-59Aṣḥáb ed-Darak (overseers),48´Asḳalán,141Asma´ee, El- (poet),114,124-126´Asr (afternoon prayer),11Ass of Umm ´Amr,213——, wild, hunting the,185Astrology,84,n.,86,237Atlantic Ocean,102Auguration,86,87Author made a darweesh,62´Azázeel (the youthful Satan),30,31Azhar (the university mosque in Cairo),50´Azraeel (Angel of Death),26,33,90Bábil (Babel),82Baghdád, literary period at,112,114Bahamoot (the fish that bears the earth),107Bahár (buphthalmum),167,n.Baḥr el-Moḥeeṭ, El- (Circumambient Ocean),100,102Baḥr el-Muzlim, El- (Atlantic Ocean),102Baḥr eẓ-Ẓulumát, or eẓ-Ẓulmeh (Sea of Darkness,i.e.Atlantic Ocean),102Bakhteree, El- (poet),118Báḳillà (beanflower),167,n.Bán (willow),167,n.Banana,161Banquets, public,139-141Baráhimeh darweeshes,50,n.Barahoot, well of,264,266Báriḥ (inauguration),87Barḳooḳ (plum),161,n.Barmekees (Barmecides),115Basil, sweet,24,167Basket-making saint,52Baṣrah, owl of El-,114Bath,179-183—— spirits,37,38Báṭiyeh (jar),158Baṭṭah (leather bottle),158Baṭṭeekh (water-melon),160Battues,184Bat-winged Jinn,46Beanflower,167Beasts, language of,133Beauty, Arab ideal of,213-216Bedawee, El-,50,n.——, poetic,116——, love of the,211-213Beer,149Behaviour,198,199Behemoth,107Bekree, El- (saint),65-69Belaḥ (date),159Benefsej (violet),165Beshneen (lotus),167,n.Betrothal,230,231Betrother, professional,225Beverages,142Beyt-owwal (antechamber),180Biers,258,n.Birds, language of,133Birth, ceremonies attending,186-192Bisected Jinn,45Biṭṭeekh (water-melon),160Blacks, country of the,102Blood,15Blood-revenge,19Blood-wit,18,35Books, destruction of,54Boots,169,n.Boozeh (beer),149Bottles, leather and glass,158Bout of wine,159Bow,183Brandy,154,157Bread and salt,144Breeding, good,198,199Bridal ceremonies,232-238Bridegroom's ceremonies,236,237Buffalo sacrificed at funerals,261Bull who bears the earth,106Bunduḳ (hazel-nut),161,n.Buphthalmum,167Burák, El- (the miraculous beast),164Burckhardt, criticism of,208,n.Burial,258-262Burḳo´ (face-veil),225,n.Burning the dead,117Burtuḳán (orange),161n.Butchering,15Cain,92Cakes,23Call to prayer,11,12Camel's flesh,15Camp, rules of hospitality,143Cannibal Jinn,41-44Carouse,159Carpet,146Carving,147Cask,158Ceiling,147Censer,157Centre of earth,101Ceremonies attending death,258, ff.Chamomile,167Chant of Muëddin,11,12—— of the Zikr,75,76Character, national,205Charity,14,15,54Charms,6,8,82,193Childhood and education,186-206China,44,46,102Chiromancy,87Chrysolite, green,104Circassian slaves,249Circumcision,15,192,200Cities, immorality of European,243Citron,161Civet,157Civil laws,16,17Clean and unclean food,141Clogs,180Clothes,16Cock, cry of,133Code of Islám,1Coffee,150Coffee-seller,235Coffee, white (brandy),154Coiffure,216-218Concubines,17,119,124,209,222,227,247,250-257Congress, literary,109Coral,218Corpse, treatment of,258,259Correspondence of Muslims,127Corrupt dialect,113Cosmography,97-108Couch,139Cousins' marriages,227Creation of Jinn,26-29Creed,1-10Cremation,117Cressets,236Crier,11Cries of birds,133,134Criminal law,17-21Crocus,167Crops of birds,265Crossbow,183Crowns, women's,218Cruciform hall,147Culture, Muslim,202Cup,158,159Cupboards,147Cup companion,172Cushions,146Da´eefeh (a slave-girl),210Dahlán (species of Jinn),44Daïs,145Damascus,118,119Dancers,201,235Daniel,86,n.Darabukkeh (drum),205Dár el-Jelál (Mansion of Glory, first stage of Paradise),90Dár es-Selám (Mansion of Peace, second stage of Paradise),99Ḍarb el-Mendel (mode of divination),85,94Ḍarb er-Raml (geomancy),86,n.Dar-gáh,145Dark regions,103Darkness beneath the earth,107Darkness, Sea of,102Ḍarrah (co-wife),245,n.Darweeshes (Dervishes),47,48,50,n.Darweesh performance (zikr),73-77Dásim (son of Satan),33Dásooḳee, Ed-,50,n.Date,159Date-wine,148,149Day of Judgment,108Days, lucky and unlucky,92Dead, examination of,262Death, Angel of,90——, ceremonies of,258-266Debts,17Deenár (gold coin),14, etc.Deev (spirit),27Deewán (divan),146Degrees, prohibited,226Delhán (species of Jinn),44Delláleh (female broker),239Demonology,25-46Denn (earthen vessel),158Dervishes,47,48,50,n.Destiny,3-10Destoor yá mubárakeen! (Permission, ye blessed!),37Devils,2,25, ff.Dhu-l-Ḥijjeh (last month of the Muslim year),15,21Dhu-l-Kaạdeh (eleventh month),110Dhu-l-Ḳarneyn,103Diabolic magic,82-93Dialect, corrupt,113Dilḳ (a loose coat),63Dinners, public,139-141Dirhem (silver coin),14, etc.—— (a governor of Sijistán),144Diseases,7,10Dishes,137ff.,159Divan,146Divination,82,84,85Divine magic,81,82Diving Jinn,44Divorce,17,222,240-248Dogmas of Islám,1-10Doors,147Dóraḳ (water-bottle),188Dove, cry of,133Dowry of a bride,229,230Dreams,88-92Dress at wine-parties,157Dresses of honour,116-118Drinking,150—— moderate,154Drinks,142Drives in hunting,184Drum,205Drunkenness,18Duck, hawking,183Dukhool, or dukhleh (visit),237Dungeon under the Devil's jaw,265Durḳá´ah (floor),145Earth,99-104—— divisions of,101-104—— what it stands upon,105-108Earths, the seven,97,105Earthquakes,105,107,n.Eating, manner of,135-137,242,n.Ecstasy,50,59,77Education,186-206´Eed (festival),21Eewán, El- (daïs),145Eezár (veil),225,n.´Efreets (species of Jinn),27ff.Eglantine,167Eiyoob (Job),93Elias,49,103Emancipation,250-253Emblematic conversation,129-133Embroidery,205,239Emeen, El- (Khaleefeh,A.D.809-813),256Enchantment,82,83´Eneb (grape),161,n.Enoch,86,n.Epistles, Mohammadan,127´Erk-soos (licorice),149´Eshè (nightfall prayer),11Establishment of Khaleefeh,121Etiquette,16—— in correspondence,128Eunuchs,254Ewers,158Excitement, religious,77´Eyáfeh, El- (auguration),86Eye, evil,84,188,193-195Eyes, blue,214,n.Ezbekeeyeh (quarter in Cairo),68Faḍl ibn Yaḥyà (the Barmekee),151Fághiyeh (privet),165,n.Fair of ´Okáḍh,109-111Faith, confession of,1Fál (omen),87Family duty,192Fans,159Fasting,14,21Fate,3-10Faṭeerehs (pancakes),235Father and sons,194,195Fátiḥah,24,62,74,229,230Fáṭimee Khaleefehs,A.D.909-1171,139Fáṭimeh (daughter of Moḥammad),186,222,228Feasting and merrymaking,135-185Feasts, public,139-141Female education,204,205Festivals,14,15,21-24—— of saints,71,