EARNEST money (arbun), ii. 52 Ebna, the descendants of the soldiers of Anushirwan, ii. 78, n. Echinus, the, common in the Red Sea, i. 221, n. Eddeh, Al-, the dress in the baths at Cairo, ii. 139 Education, Moslem, i. 185, et seq. Remarks on Mr. Bowrings strictures on, 109 Egypt, curiosity of the police, i. 2 Alexandria, 8, 10 Egypts first step in civilisation, 17 Inconveniences of the passport system of, 18 Officials of, 19 Her progress during the last half-century, 28 The Nile, 29 The Barrage bridge, 30 The Wakalahs or inns of, 41 The tobacco of, 64 Shortness of the lives of the natives of Lower Egypt, 69 The worst part of the day in, 77 All Agapemones suppressed in, 81 Fashions of young Egyptians, 99 Subjects taught in Egyptian schools, 103, et seq. Theology in Egypt, 106 State of learning not purely religious, 107, et seq. Degenerate state of modern Egyptian taste in poetry, 108, n. Acquirements of the Egyptians in the exact sciences, 108, n. And in natural [p.434] science, 108 Their capabilities for being good linguists, 180, n. Their knowledge of the higher branches of language, 108, n. State of periodical literature in Egypt, 109, n. Bigotry of the Egyptians, 110 Their feelings at the prospect of the present Russian war, 111 Their views respecting various nations of foreigners, 111 Their longings for European rule, 111 Their hatred of a timid tyranny, 112 An instance of this, 112, n. The proposed ship canal and railway in, 113 Importance of, to the rulers of India, 113 Secret societies of, 113 Press-gangs in, 117 Employment of Albanian Irregulars in, 133 Semi-religious tradition of the superiority of Osmanlis over Egyptians, 147, n. Story respecting this, 148 Seasons of severe drought, 180 Diseases of the country, 181 Food of the Suezians, 182 Reason of the superiority in the field of Egyptian soldiers, 184 Insolence of demeanour and coarseness of language of the officials in Egypt, 194, n. Ruinous state of Al-Hijaz, the effect of the wars between the Egyptians and the Wahhabis, 254, n. Bad quality of the coffee of, 290, n. The scourge of ophthalmia, 385, n. The pot-bellied children of the banks of the Nile, 406, n. Their monopoly of milk, curds, and butter, at Al-Madinah, ii. 9 Elephant, affair of the, ii. 321, n. Embracing, Oriental mode of, i. 287 Emir al-Hajj, of the Damascus Caravan, ii. 420 His privileges, 420 Abu Bakr the first Emir al-Hajj, 420, n. English, how regarded in Egypt, i. 111 Fable in Arabia, respecting their desire to become Moslems, ii. 230 Eothen, reference to, i. 388, n. Epithets, Arab, i. 277, n., 305, 327 The epithets applied to Al-Madinah, 377 Applied to the Syrians, ii. 133 And to Damascus, 133, n. Era, Moslem, commencement of, i. 355, n. Erythræan Sea, i. 196, n. Escayrac de Lanture, M., his preparations for a pilgrimage to Meccah, i. 4, n. Esmah, Sultanah, sister of Sultan Mahmud, i. 371 Etiquette in Al-Hijaz, i. 419, n. Eunuchs of the Prophets tomb, i. 316, n., 321, n., 322, n., 371, n. Antiquity of eunuchs, 371, n. Originated with Semiramis, 371, n. Employment of, unknown at the time of the Prophet, 371, n. Considerations which gave rise to the employment of, 371, n. Method of addressing them, 371, n. Value of the title of Eunuch of the Tomb, 371, n. Shaykh of the Eunuchs, 371 The three orders of Eunuchs of the Tomb, 371 The curious and exceptional character of the eunuch, 372 His personal appearance 372 Value of eunuch slaves at Al-Madinah, ii. 13 Eunuchs of the Mosque at Meccah, ii. 319 Respect paid to a eunuch at Meccah, 255 Euphorbiæ, in Arabia, ii. 72 Eves tomb, near Jeddah, ii. 273 Traditions respecting it, 275 Ezion-Geber, i. 189
FACE-GASHING in Meccah, ii. 234 In other countries, 234, n.Fadak, town of, founded by the Jews, i. 347[p.435]Faddah, value of the Egyptian, ii. 11, n.Fahd, Shaykh, the robber-chief, i. 257Fa-hian quoted, ii. 276Fairies, good and bad, origin of, i. 314Fakihs, at the Mosque at Al-Madinah, i. 316Falconry, among the Arabs, ii. 104 Origin of the sport, 104, n. Itsperfection as a science in the 12th century, 104Farainah (Pharaohs), origin of, according to the Moslem writers, i. 344Faraj Yusuf, the merchant of Jeddah, i. 47Farantit. [See] Filaria MedinensisFarrash (tent-pitchers, &c.), ii. 71Farrashin, or free servants of the Mosque, i. 372Farsh al-Hajar, of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 332Faruk, the Separator, a title of the Caliph Omar, i. 320Farz, or obligatory prayers, i. 311, n.Fasts, Moslems, i. 76Fath, the Masjid al- (of Victory), ii. 48Fatihah, i. 194, 200 Repeated at the tomb of the Prophet, 319 Said forfriends or relations, 319, n.Fatimah, the Lady, her tomb at Al-Madinah, i. 308, n. Gate of, 315Prayer repeated at her tomb, 327 Epithets applied to her, 327, n. Thedoctrine of her perpetual virginity, 327, n. Her garden in the Mosqueof the Prophet, 337 Three places lay claim to be her burial-place, 339Mosque of, at Kuba, 411 Her tomb, ii. 42 Obscurity of traditionrespecting her last resting-place, 42, n. Her birth-place, 251Fatimah bin Asad, mother of Ali, her tomb, ii. 43, n.Fattumah, i. 174Fatur (breakfast), i. 79Fayruz, the murderer of Omar, i. 435Fayruzabadi, his Kamus, or Lexicon, i. 108, n., ii. 98, n.Fazikh, the Masjid al- (of Date-liquor), ii. 45Fealty of the Steep, the First, i. 352 The Second Fealty of the Steep, 352Great Fealty of the Steep, 353Festivals, following the Ramazan, i. 115, 116 Scene of jollity at thecemetery outside the Bab al-Nasr, 116Feuds between the Desert and the City Arabs, ii. 18Fevers, quotidian and tertian (Hummah Salis), in Arabia, i. 386Remedies for, 389Fiends, summoning of, favourite Egyptian pursuit, i. 109, n.Fijl, (radishes), i. 404Fikh (divinity), study of, in schools, i. 104Filaria Medinensis (Farantit), not now common at Al-Madinah, i. 389Finati, Giovanni, Hajji Mohammed, his pilgrimage, i. 199, n., 262, ii.390 Sketch of his adventures, 390, et seq.Fire-worship introduced into Arabia from India, ii. 160, n. Agni, theIndian fire-god, 160, n.Fiumaras, of Arabia, i. 3 The Fiumara Al-Sayh, i. 399 That of Mount Ohod,424Flight (the), of Mohammed, i. 354, 355, n.[p.436]Flowers of Arabia, i. 251 Of India, 251 Of Persia, 251Food of the Badawin, ii. 116 Their endurance of hunger, 116 Method ofcooking locusts, 117 Their favourite food on journeys, 117Forskal, i. 218Forster, Rev. C., strictures on his attack on Gibbon, ii. 76, n.Fortress of Al-Madinah, i. 393Forts of the East, a specimen of, i. 157Fountain, the public (Sabil), of Al-Madinah, i. 391French, their popularity in Egypt, i. 111 Causes of this, 111Friday sermon, of the Prophet, i. 335Fruit trees, of Al-Madinah, i. 400Fugitives, pillar of, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 335Fukahs, or poor divines, of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 375Fukayyir, Bir al-, at Kuba, i. 414, n.Funerals, Arab, ii. 23 Description of a burial at Al-Bakia, 32 Funeralceremonies of the Badawin, ii. 111
GABRIEL the Archangel. [See] JibrailGabriels Gate (Bab Jibrail), i. 333Gabriels place (Makan Jibrail), in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 336Gabriel the Archangel, his communications to the Prophet, i. 360, 361,363Galla slave girls, their value, ii. 13Gallantry of Orientals, i. 210 Ungallantry of some Overlands, 210Gambling not in existence among the Badawin, ii. 107Gara tribe of Arabs, i. 145. Low development of the indigens of, ii. 77Garden of our Lady Fatimah, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 337 Datetrees of, 337 Venerable palms of, 337 Gardens not uncommon in Mosques,337Garlic and onions, use of, in the East, i. 32, n.Gates of Al-Madinah, i. 391Geesh, Lord of, i. 8Genealogy of the Arabs, intricacy of the subject, ii. 119, n. The bestknown Arabic genealogical works, 119, n.Generalisation unknown to the Arabs, i. 250, n.Geographical Society (Royal) of London; its zeal for discovery, i. 1.Geography among the modern Egyptians, i. 108, n., 250Geology of the neighbourhood of Al-Madinah, i. 279 Of the road betweenAl-Madinah and Meccah, ii. 73Geomancy, favourite Egyptian pursuit of, i. 158, n.Geometry, study of, in Egypt, i. 158, n.George Inn, at Suez, i. 159 Society at the, 161, 173Ghabbah, Al-, or the watershed of Al-Madinah, i. 381Ghadir, Al-, description of the plan of, ii. 134 The three wells of theCaliph Harun at, 134Ghalib, the late Sharif of Meccah, revered as a saint, i. 340, n.Purchases the treasures of the Prophets tomb from Saad the Wahhabi, 369Ghaliyah, her heroism, ii. 94Ghazi, or a crusader, i. 329, n.[p.437]Ghazi (twenty-two piastres), paid to the free servants of the Mosque,i.372Ghi, of India, ii. 12 Considered by Indians almost as a panacea fordiseases and wounds, 12, n.Ghul (Devil), how expelled from persons suffering from hydrophobia, i.389Ghul, the hill near Meccah, ii. 147Ghurbal, Bir al-, at Kuba, i. 414, n.Ghuri, Al-, the Sultan, his additions to the Kaabah, ii. 307Ghuzat, or crusaders, i. 329, n.Giants (Jahabirah), who fought against Israel, i. 344Gibbon, his derivation of the name Saracens, ii. 76, n. The Rev. C.Forsters Attack on him, 76, n.Gibraltar, i. 7Gilead, Balm of, grows as a weed in Al-Hijaz, ii. 148 Name by which itis known to the Arabs, 148, n. Its value in the valley of the Jordan,148, n. Introduced by Cleopatra into Egypt, 148, n. Places where thebest balsam is produced, 149, n. Qualities of the best kind, 149, n.Description of the tree, 149Goat, the milk of, ii. 17, n. The flesh of, 17, n.Gold ornaments, forbidden by the Moslem law to be worn, i. 34, n.; 236Golden Wire, the pilgrim-ship, i. 188 Its wretched state, 188 Ali Murad,the owner, 189 The passengers, 189 Riot on board, 191 Halt near theHammam Bluffs, 197 Runs aground, 200Goose (Sand-), the, i. 154Gospel of Infancy, quotation from, ii. 148, n.Grammar, how taught in Egyptian schools, i. 104 Prosody among theArabs, 107Granites (Suwan), of the plains of Arabia, ii. 74 Of Meccah, 295, n.Grapes of Al-Madinah, ii. 404 The Sharifi grape, 404 The Hijazi, 404The Sawadi, or black grape, 404 The Raziki, or small white grape, 404Gratitude, no Eastern word for, i. 51Graves, shape of, of the Badawin, i. 274. Injunctions of Mohammed tohis followers to visit, 314, n. At Mount Ohod, 430 Musannam, or raisedgraves, 430 Musattah, or level graves, 430 The graves of the saints atAl-Bakia, ii. 32Greek Emperor, his presents to the Mosque of Al-Madinah, i. 365Greeks, hated in Egypt, i. 111 Those settled on the Red Sea, 202 Thosein Al-Madinah, 292Guebres, fable of, respecting mans good works, 313, n. Their ancientfire-temples in Arabia and Persia, 379, n. Their claim to the Kaabah,ii. 301 Fire worship introduced from India, 160, n.Guest-dish, ii. 12Gugglets, for cooling water, i. 399Gunpowder play (Laab al-Barut) of the Arabs, ii. 86Guns sounding the order of the march, ii. 71 The guns of the Badawin,105Gypsum, tufaceous, in the Desert, ii. 134
HABASH (Abyssinia), i. 177[p.438]Haddah, Al-, the settlement so called, ii. 202Hadis (the traditions of the Prophet), study of, in schools, i. 104, 305Hæmorrhoids, frequency of, in Al-Hijaz, i. 389 Treatment of, 389Hagar, her tomb at Meccah, ii. 305, n.Hajar al-Akhzar, or green stone, of the Kaabah, ii. 305, n.Hajar al-Aswad (Black Stone), the famous, of the Kaabah, ii. 300 (SeeBlack Stone)Hajar Shumaysi (yellow sandstone) of Meccah, ii. 295, n.Haji Wali, i. 43, 44 His advice to the pilgrim, 44, 45 His lawsuit, 46His visit to the Consul-General at Cairo, 86 Accompanies the author inpaying visits, 116 Introduces the pilgrim to the Persian Consul, 128His horror at a drinking bout, 137 Takes leave of the pilgrim, 142Hajin, the Egyptian she-dromedary, i. 418, n.Hajj (pilgrimage), difference between the, and the Ziyarat, i. 305 TheHajj (or simple pilgrimage), ii. 281 Hajj al-Akbar (the greatpilgrimage), 281Hajj bin Akhtah, plots against Mohammed, i. 358Hajj al-Shami (the Damascus pilgrimage), i. 416Hajjaj bin Yusuf, general of Abd al-Malik, ordered to rebuild the Houseof Allah, ii. 324Hajjat al-Farz (obligatory pilgrimage), ii. 280 The Hajjat al-Islam(the pilgrimage of the Mohammedan faith), 280Hakim, Al-, bi Amrillah, his attempt to steal the bodies of the Prophetand his two companions, i. 367Hakim, Al-, the Sultan of Egypt, i. 97Halal, to, a sheep, i. 256Halimah (the Lady), the Badawi wet-nurse of the Prophet, her tomb, i.328, n., ii. 36Halliwell, Mr., his mistake respecting the Methone of Sir JohnMandeville, ii. 286Hamail, or pocket Koran, of pilgrims, i. 239Hamid al-Samman, Shaykh, description of, i. 162, 200 Lands at Yambu, 225Vaunts the strong walls of Yambu, 242 Leaves Yambu, 242 Halal of a sheepin the desert, 256 His fear of the Badawin, 261 His determination topush through the nest of robbers, 271 Takes his place in the Caravan,272 Arrives at Al-Madinah, 281 His toilet after the journey, 288 Hishospitality to the pilgrim, 288 Improvement in his manners, 290Behaviour of his children, 292 His real politeness, 294 Description ofhis abode, 295 His household, 296 Accompanies the pilgrim to theProphets tomb, 304 Introduces the pilgrim to the Prophets window, 321Accompanies him to the Mosque of Kuba, 398 And to Mount Ohod, 419, etseq. And to the cemetery of Al-Bakia, ii. 31 et seq. Procures afaithful camel-man for the journey to Meccah, 51 His debt forgiven, 56Hamidah, the principal family of the Benu-Harb, i. 257 Their attack onthe Caravan, 273Hammam, or the hot bath, i. 70Hamra, Al-, i. 249 Derivations of its name, 253 Called also Al-Wasitah,253 Encamped at, 253 Description of the village of, 254 The fortressof, 255[p.439]Hamra, Al-, the third station from Al-Madinah in the Darb Sultani, i.260Hamra, Al-, the torrent, i. 278, n.Hamzah, friend of Mohammed, prayer in honour of, i. 328 Sent forward bythe Prophet to Al-Madinah, 354 Mosque of, 426 The place where he wasslain, 433Hanafi school, their views respecting the proper dress for visiting theProphets tomb, i. 309, n. Their place of prayer at, i. 310 Mufti of, atAl-Madinah, 373 Their practice of nighting at Muzdalifah, ii. 201Hanafi sect, its station for prayer at the Kaabah, ii. 308 Itsimportance in Meccah, 309, n.Hanbali school, i. 373 Its station for prayer at the Kaabah, ii. 308Hands, clapping of (Safk), practice of in the East, ii. 223Hanna Massara, the Consular Dragoman of Cairo, i. 128, n.Haramayn, or sanctuaries, the two of Al-Islam, i. 230, n.; i. 304Harami, or thieves, in the Desert, i. 261Harb, the Benu, the present ruling tribe in the Holy Land, ii. 119 Itsdivisions and sub-divisions, 119 et n.Harbis, of Al-Hijaz, i. 266Harim, (or Sanctuary), the Prophets, at Al-Madinah, i. 298, 305, 307 TheShaykh al-, or principal officer of the Mosque, 371 The Mudir al-, orchief treasurer of the Tomb of the Prophet, 371 The Huddud al-Harim,379 All Muharramat or sins forbidden within the, 379, n. Dignity of theHarim, 380, n. See KaabahHarim, of a Madinite, i. 298Harim, arrangements of the, ii. 91 Its resemblance to a European home,91Hariri, Al-, poem of, i. 108, n.Harrah, or ridges of rock, i. 251; 251, n. Al-Harratayn, 279, n.Harrah, or ridge, as represented in our popular works, i. 341 Meaningof the term, i. 421, n. The second and third Harrahs, 421, n., 424 TheProphets prediction at the Harrah Al-Wakin or Al-Zahrah, 421, n. Theaffair of the Ridge, 421, n.Harun, the Kubbat, or Aarons tomb, on Mount Ohod, i. 423Harun al-Rashid. His three wells at Al-Ghadir, ii. 70, 134 Hispilgrimages and crusades, 136Harun Bir (well of Harun), ii. 70Hasan, grandson of Mohammed, i. 97, n. Prayers for, 327 His descendantsat Al-Madinah, ii. 3, n. His tomb, 40 Burckhardts mistakes respectinghim, 40, n. His death by poison 40, n.Hasan al-Marabit, Shaykh, tomb of, on the shore of the Red Sea, i. 218Hasanayn Mosque, at Cairo, i. 97Hasan the Imam, requests to be buried near the Prophet, i. 325Hasan, Sultan, Mosque of, at Cairo, i. 98Hasan, Jabal (Mount Hasan), i. 220Hashim, great grandfather of the Prophet, i. 351, n.Hashish, smoking i. 44Haswah, or gravelled place, i. 307Hatchadur Nury, Mr., his friendship with the author, i. 122[p.440]Hatim, the generous Arab chieftain, i. 166Hatim, Al- (the broken), of the Kaabah, ii. 305Hawamid Arabs. Their fight with the Hawazim, ii. 28Hawazim Arabs, their furious fight with the Hawamid, ii. 28 TheirShaykhs, Abbas and Abu Ali, ii. 28Haye in military tactics, i. 267, n.Haykal! Ya (sons of Haykal), explained, i. 30, n.Hazirah, or presence, i. 316Hazramaut, the Arabs of, i. 240, n.Hazrat Ali, apparition of, ii. 184Heat, the reflected, at Yambu, ii. 232 The hot wind of the Desert, 247,264 Sun-strokes, 265, n. The great heats near the Red Sea prejudicialto animal generation, 265, n. The hour at which the sun is mostdangerous, i. 275 Terrible heat at Al-Hijaz, ii. 221 Unbearable atMeccah, 228Heathenry, remnants of, in Arabia, i. 4Hebrew, points of resemblance between, and Pahlavi, ii, 79, n.Heliopolis, Balm of Gilead of, ii. 148, n.Hemp-drinkers, Egyptian, ii. 189, 191Henna powder, i. 400, n.Herklots, Dr., reference to his work Qanoon-i-Islam, i. 388, n. Quoted,ii. 304, n.Hermaic books, the, i. 385, n.Herse, in military tactics, i. 267 n.Hijaz, Al-, dangers and difficulties of, i. 2 Antiquity and nobility ofthe Muzaynah tribe in, 145, 146 Land route to, from Suez, 158Persecution of Persians in, 232, n. The Badawi blackmail in, 233, n.Description of the shugduf or litter of, 233, n. Abounds in ruins, 254Saad the robber chief of, 256 Shaykh Fahd, the robber chief, 257Wretched state of the government in, 257, 258 The charter of Gulhanah,258 The Darb Sultani, 260 Heat in Al-Hijaz, 265 Douceurs given by theTurks to the Arab shaykhs of, 266 Al-Shark, 266, n. Fight between theArabs and soldiers in, 269 Peopled by the soldiers of the children ofIsrael, 347 Limits of, 379 Meaning of the name, 380 Rainy season in,383 Diseases of, 384 Number of the Turkish forces in, 393, n. Accountof the Badawin of, ii. 76, et seq. (See Badawin) Money of, 111, n.Observations on the watershed of, 154 Purity of the water throughout,194 Healthiness of the people of, 229Hijazi, the grape so called, i. 404Hijriyah, Al-, halt at, ii. 71Hilayah, the date so called, i. 401Hilwah, Al-, the date so called, i. 402Himyaritic tribes, their mixture with the Amalikah, ii. 79Hinda, mother of Muawiyah, her ferocity, i. 433, n. Her name of Akkalatal-Akbad, 433, n.Hindi, Jabal, at Meccah, ii. 153Hindu-Kush, the, i. 243, n.Hindus, their square temples similar in form to the Mosque, ii. 300, n.Their litholatry, 301, n. The Kaabah claimed as a sacred place by them,301, n.[p.441]History (Tawarikh), study of, little valued in Egypt, i. 107, n.Hitman tribe of Arabs, the lowness of their origin, ii. 121 Unchastityof their women, 121Hogg, Sir James, i. 1Holofernes, general of Nebuchadnezzar I., i. 347, n.Honey, the Arabs curious in, and fond of, ii. 130, n. The differentkinds of honey, 130, n.Honorarium (ikram), given to the Madani who travel, ii. 7Horde, probable origin of the word, i. 394, n.Horses, Arabian, i. 3 The celebrated, of Nijd, i. 266, n., ii. 195Horses of the Arnaut Irregulars, i. 267 Pugnacity of the, ofAl-Madinah, 301 The, of Al-Madinah, ii. 16 Price of horses in time ofSolomon, 195, n. Egyptian horses, 195, n. Qualities of a pure Arabhorse, 195, n. The former horse trade of Yaman, 195, n. The breedsupplied to India, 196, n.Hosayn, Al-, grandson of Mohammed, i. 98, n. His death at Kerbela, ii.40, n. His head preserved in the Mosque Al-Hasanayn at Cairo, ii. 40, n.Hosayn, Benu, become guardians of the Prophets tomb, i. 368, ii. 3, n.Head-quarters of the, at Suwayrkiyah, 3 Their former numbers and power,3 Their heretical tenets, 3 Their personal appearance, 4 Their town ofAl-Suwayrkiyah, 124Hosayn bin Numayr, his siege of Meccah, ii. 323Hosh, Al-, or the central area of a dwelling-house, i. 307, 397Hosh ibn Saad, at Madinah, the residence of the Benu Hosayn, ii. 4Hospitality in the East, i. 36House hire in Egypt, i. 42, 65 Houses of the Arabs at the time ofMohammed, 356 Those of Al-Madinah, 393 Those at Meccah, description of,ii. 171Hudud al-Hatim, or limits of the sanctuary, i. 379Hufrah (holes dug for water in the sand) ii. 62Hufrah, Al- (the digging), of the Kaabah, ii. 304, n.Hujjaj, or pilgrims, i. 329Hujrah, or Chamber of Ayishah, description of, i. 314 Errors ofBurckhardt and M. Caussin, respecting the word, 314, n. Its wallsrebuilt, 324, n. Referred to, 325-329 Surrounded by a mud wall by theCaliph Omar, 363 Enclosed within the Mosque by Al-Walid, 366 Sparedfrom destruction by lightning, 368Hukama, or Rationalists, of Al-Islam, ii. 201Hummum Bluffs (Hammam Faraun), i. 197Hummi tobacco, i. 66, n.Hurayrah, Abu, his account of the Benu Israel in Arabia, i. 346Hydrophobia, rarity of, in Al-Hijaz, i. 388 Popular superstitionrespecting, 388 Treatment of, 388Hyksos, the, identified with the Amalik of the Moslems, i. 343, n.Hypocrites, conspiracy of the, i. 358
IAMBIA, of Ptolemy, i. 225Ibn Asm, or Ibn Rumi, slain, i. 94 His sister, 94Ibn Batutah, reference to, i. 12 n., 265, n.Ibn Dhaher Berkouk, King of Egypt, rebuilds the Mosque at Meccah, ii.296[p.442]Ibn Haukal, reference to, i. 4, n., 17, n.Ibn Hufazah al-Sahmi, his tomb, ii. 43, n.Ibn Jubayr, reference to, i. 279, n.Ibn Kasim, his commentary, i. 106Ibn Zubayr, chief of Meccah, rebuilds the Kaabah, ii. 299Ibrahim, catafalque of, in the great Mosque of Meccah, i. 324, n.Ibrahim, the Makam, at the Kaabah, ii. 307, n., 311, 325Ibrahim, infant son of the Prophet, his burial-place, ii. 32, 37Ibrahim Pasha, his ships on the Red Sea, i. 170Ibrahim bin Adham, his vision, ii. 184, n.Ichthyophagi, the modern, of the Red Sea, i. 218, n., 221Idrisi, Al-, i. 195Ignatius, Epistles of, to the Smyrneans, references to, i. 326, n.Ihlal, the pilgrim dress so called, ii. 205Ihn, Bir, at Kuba, i. 414, n.Ihram, Al- (assuming the pilgrim garb), the ceremony so called, ii. 138Change from Ihram to Ihlal, 205 Ceremonies of, 284 The Victims ofAl-Ihram, 286Ijabah, the Masjid al- (the Mosque of Granting), ii. 47, 153, n.Ikamah, or call to divine service, ii. 311, n.Ikhlas, Al-, the chapter of the Koran, i. 429Ihram (honorarium) given to the Madani who travel, i. 263, ii. 7 Thefour kinds of, 7Ilal, Jabal (Mount of Wrestling in Prayer). See Arafat, MountIlfrad, Al- (singulation), the pilgrimage so called, ii. 280Imans, of the Prophets Mosque, i. 313, n., 374, 375 Place where theypray, i. 335, 338Imlik, great-great-grandson of Noah, the ancestor of the Amalikah, ii.321Immigrations of the Arabian people, i. 344India, style of doing business in, i. 27 Observations on caste in, 36,n. Real character of the natives of, 37-40 Popular feeling in,respecting British rule, and causes of this, 37, n. No European shouldserve an Eastern lord, 39 The natives a cowardly and slavish people, 40Their cowardice compared with the bravery of the North AmericanIndians, 40 Testimony of Sir Henry Elliot to this, 40, n. An instanceof Indian improvidence, 157, n. Luxuriance of the plains of, 251 Indianpilgrims protected by their poverty, 265 The Duke of Wellingtons dictumabout the means of preserving health in, 265, n. Wells of the Indiansin Arabia, 274 n. Their sinful method of visiting the Prophets tomb, 305Generosity of Indian pilgrims, 331, n. Their drawings of the holyshrines as published at Meccah, 342 Dress and customs of the Indianwomen settled at Al-Madinah, ii. 6 Recklessness of poor Indianpilgrims, ii. 184 Remedies, proposed, 185 Qualities of the horses of,obtained from the Persian Gulf, 195, n. Profuseness of Indian pilgrims,210Indian Ocean (Sea of Oman), the shores of, when first peopled,according to Moslem accounts, i. 344, n.Inns. See WakalahInoculation practised in Al-Madinah, i. 384[p.443]Inshallah bukra (please God, to-morrow), ii. 21Intermarriages, theory of the degeneracy which follows, ii. 84 Dr. Howesremarks on, 84, n.Intonation and chaunting of the Koran taught in Moslem schools, i. 106,n.Irak, Al-, expedition of Tobba al-Asghar against, i. 349Iram, flood of, i. 348Ireland, probable origin of its name, ii. 239, n.Irk al-Zabyat, mountain, ii. 274, n.Isa bin Maryam, reference to, ii. 274, n. Spare tomb at Al-Madinah forhim after his second coming, 325Isha, or Moslem night prayer, i. 233Ishmael (Ismail), his tomb at Meccah, ii. 305 The two-bow prayer overthe grave of, 176Ishmaelites, of the Sinaitic peninsula, ii. 78 Their distinguishingmarks, 78Ismail Pasha murdered by Malik Nimr, chief of Shendy, i. 138, n.Ismid, a pigment for the eyes, i. 381, n.Israel Benu, rule of, in Arabia, i. 345 See JewsIsraelites, course of the, across the Red Sea, i. 199Israfil, the trumpet of, on the last day, i. 340, n.Istikharah, or divination, ii. 23Italians, how regarded in Egypt, i. 111Izar, the portion of a pilgrims dress so called, ii. 139
JA AL-SHARIFAH, the halting-ground, ii. 63Jaafar al-Sadik, the Imam, his tomb, ii. 40, 41, n.Jaafar Bey (governor of Suez), i. 147 Account of him, 160Jababirah (giants), who fought against Israel, i. 344Jabariti, from Habash, i. 177Jahaydah, a straggling line of villages, i. 262Jama, meaning of, i. 97Jama Taylun, mosque, i. 96Jamaat, or public prayers, in Al-Rauzah, i. 330, n.Jami al-Sakhrah, at Arafat, ii. 192Jami Ghamamah at Al-Manakhah, i. 395Jannat al-Maala (the cemetery of Meccah), visit to, ii. 248Jauf, Al-, excellence of the dates of, i. 383Jauhar, founder of the Mosque of Al-Azhar, i. 102Jaundice, common in Arabia, i. 387 Popular cure for, 387Java, number of Moslem pilgrims from, to Meccah, i. 179Javelin, (Mizrak), description of the Arab, i. 237Jazb al-Kulub ila Diyar al-Mahbub, the work so called, ii. 358, n.Jabal, observations on the word, i. 220, n.Jabali, the date so called, i. 401Jeddah, slave trade at, i. 47 Price of perjury at, 47 Value of theexports from Suez to, 178 Jews settled in, 346, n. Population of, 393,n. Unsuccessful attempt of the Wahhabis to storm it, ii. 265, n.Considered by the Meccans to be a perfect Gibraltar, 265 The Wakalah ofJeddah, 266 The British Vice-Consul, Mr. Cole, 266 Differentdescriptions of the town, 267, 268 The fair Corinthians at, 270 How thetime passes at Jeddah, 272[p.444]Jahaymah, tribe of Arabs, i. 145Jamal, Amm, his advice to the pilgrim, i. 233 Reproved for hiscuriosity, 243Jamal al-Din of Isfahan, his improvements of the Prophets Mosque, i.366, n.Janabah, low development of the indigens of, ii. 77Janazah, Darb al- (Road of Biers), at Al-Madinah, i. 395Jangli, an opprobrious name applied to the English rulers of India, i. 36Jarid, or palm-sticks, with which the houses of the Arabs were made, i.357Jazzar Pasha, i. 263Jews, former settlements of, in Arabia, i. 345 Entirely extinct atpresent, 347, n. Take refuge from Nebuchadnezzar in Arabia, 347 Townsfounded by them in Arabia, 347 Fall into idolatry, 347 Given over tothe Arabs, 347 Their power in Al-Madinah, 350 Their conspiracy againstthe Prophet, 358 Their expectation of the advent of their Messiah, 358Jibrail, Mahbat, or place of Gabriels Descent, i. 326, 333, n.Jibrail, Makam (Gabriels Place), in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 336Jibrail, Bab al- (Gabriels Gate), i. 333Jinn, the Masjid al- (Mosque of the Genii), at Meccah, ii. 250Jin-seng, or China root, notice of, i. 56, n.Jiyad, Jabal, the two hills so called, ii. 174Jizyat, or capitation tax levied on infidels, i. 233, n.Job, tomb of, ii. 275, n.Journey, a days length of, ii. 63, n.Jubayr, Ibn, on the position of the tombs of the Prophet and the firsttwo Caliphs, i. 324 Referred to, i. 399, n., ii. 40Jubayr bin Mutin, his march to Ohod, i. 433Jubbah, i. 17, n.Judari, Al- (or Small-pox), indigenous to the countries bordering theRed Sea, i. 384 Inoculation practised in Al-Madinah, i. 385 The diseasehow treated, i. 385 Inoculation in Yaman, i. 385, n. Diet of thepatient, i. 385Jumah, Bab al-, or Friday gate, of Al-Madinah, i. 391 The cemetery ofSchismatics near, 395Jumah, the Masjid al-, near Al-Madinah, ii. 45Jumma Masjid, of Bijapur, the third largest cathedral in the world, i.364, n.Jurh al-Yamani (the Yaman ulcer), i. 390Jurham, the Benu, their mixture with the Himyaritic tribes, ii. 79Their foundation of the sixth House of Allah, 322 Legend of theirorigin, 322Justinian, i. 202, n.
KAAB, the Jewish priest of Al-Madinah, i. 350, n.Kaab al-Ahbar (or Akhbar), poems of, i. 107, n., 146Kaabah (or Bayt Ullah) i. 305, 321, n. Superstitious reverence of theJews of Al-Madinah for, 350, n. Miraculously shown to Mohammed by thearchangel Gabriel, 361. Times of the opening [p.445] of, ii. 398Extracts from Burckhardts description of, 294 Its dimensions, ii. 294Its domes and pillars, 294 Its bad workmanship, 295 Periods of openingit, 298 The doors of, 298 The famous Hijar al-Aswad, or Black Stone,300 The Rukn al-Yamai, 303 Al-Maajan, or place of mixing, 304 The Myzab,or water-spout, 304 The mosaic pavement, 305 Tombs of Hagar andIshmael, 305 Limits of the Kaabah, 306 Al-Mataf, or place ofcircumambulation, 307 The four Makams, or stations for prayer, 307Zemzem, or the holy well, 307 Al-Darah, or the ladder, 311 Stone onwhich Abraham stood, 311 The boast that the Kaabah is never, night norday, without devotees, 317, n. Legends of the Ten Houses of Allah, 319,et seq. Proofs of the Kaabahs sanctity, 325 The pilgrims first visit toit, 160 Legend of the Bab Benu Shaybah, 161 Ceremonies of the visit,162, et seq. Visit of the pilgrim to, 206 Sketch of the interior of thebuilding, 208 Ceremony of opening, in Ibn Jubayrs time, 209, n. Expensesof visiting, 209 Reasons for all pilgrims not entering, 211 The firstcovering of the, 212 Changes in the style and make of the Kiswah, orcurtain, 213 Inscriptions on the Kiswah, 215Kaakaan, Jabal, the residence of the Benu Jurham, ii. 322Kabirah, Al-, or lady of the house, ii. 160 Kindness of one to thepilgrim at Meccah, 216 Her affectionate farewell of the pilgrim, 259Kadiriyah, an order of Darwayshes, i. 14Kaf, to go to Kaf, explained, i. 17, n.Kafr al-Zajyat, i. 30Kaid-Bey, the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt, i. 313, n. Rebuilds the Mosque ofthe Prophet, 324, n., 340Kayf, explanation of, i. 9 Sonninis description of, 9, n. Kayf on thebrink of the well at Al-Kuba, 412Kairom and its potteries, i. 29Kalaun, Sultan of Egypt, his improvements of the Mosque of the Prophet,i. 366, n.Kalka-shandi, Al-, his testimony respecting the tomb of the Prophet, i.323Kamis, or cotton shirt, of Arab Shaykhs, i. 236Kanat (spears), of the Badawin, ii. 106Kanisat, or Christian Church, i. 365Kansuh al-Ghori (Campson Gaury), King of Egypt, i. 202, n.Kara Gyuz, the amusement so called, i. 81Karashi tribe of Arabs, i. 145Kasr, Al-, the village of, i. 376, n.Kaswa, Al-, the she-camel of Mohammed the Prophet, i. 354, 360, 407Kata, or sand-goose, the (Pterocles melanogaster), i. 154Katibs, or writers of the tomb of the Prophet, i. 371Katirah race, its mixture with the Himyaritic tribes, ii. 79Kaukab al-Durri, or constellation of pearls suspended to the curtainround the Prophets tomb, i. 322 It[s] apparent worthlessness, 322Plundered by the Wahhabis, 369Kawwas, or police officer, of Egypt, i. 20[p.446]{|Kazi (Cadi), or chief judge of Al-Madinah, i. 373 Customs of the, ii.87Kerbela, battle of, ii. 40, n.Khadijah (one of the Prophets fifteen wives), her burial-place, ii. 38Khadim, or guardian, of a Mosque, i. 411 Of the tombs at Al-Bakia, ii.36Khakani, the Persian poet, quoted, ii. 162Khalawiyah tribes of Arabs, despised by the other clans, ii. 121Khalid Bey, brother of Abdullah bin Saud, his noble qualities, ii. 272Khalid bin Walid, i. 425 Anecdote of him, ii. 230Khaluk, a perfume so called, i. 335Khandak (the moat) celebrated in Arabian history, i.399Khasafat al-Sultan, of the Mosque at Al-Madinah, i.316, n.Khatan bin Saba, tribe of, i. 340Khatbys, of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 375Khatim, Bir al-, or Kuba well, i. 382, n.Khattabi, Al-, his opinions respecting Al-Madinah, i. 379, n.Khatyb, or Moslem preacher, ii. 313Khaybar, in Arabia, Israelite settlements at, i. 346, 347 The colonyentirely extinct, 347, n. Capture of, 361 Its distance from Al-Madinah,ii. 30Khayf, Al-, i. 262 The Mosque of, at Muna, ii. 179Khaznadar, the treasurer of the Prophets tomb, i. 371Khazraj, its mixture with the Amalikah, i. 79 Arab tribe of, 347 Itswars with the Aus, 349 Converted by Mohammed, 352 Its plot againstMohammed, 358Khitbah, or betrothal in Arabia, ii. 23Khitmahs, or persuals of the Koran on behalf of the reigning Sultan, i.316, n.Khubziyah, one of the orders of the Eunuchs of the Tomb, i. 371Khudabakhsh, the Lahore shawl merchant, his profuse pilgrimages, ii.210, n.Khurunfish, Al-, the manufactory at which the Kiswah is now worked, ii.215Khusraw, his work on divinity, Al Durar, i. 106Khutaba, the Shaykh al-, of the Prophets mosque, i. 374Khutbah, or Friday Sermon of the Prophet, i. 335Khutbat al-Wakfah (Sermon of the Standing upon Arafat), ii. 197Khuzayriyah, the date so called, i. 401Khwajah Yusuf, his adventures, i. 122Kiblatayn, the Mosque Al-, foundation of the, ii. 44Kichhri, the Indian food so called, i. 182, n. ii. 63Kilis, or Christian Church, of Abrahah of Sanaa, i. 321, n.Kiman, the relationship among the Badawin so called, ii. 313Kiram al-Katibin (the generous writers), the personifications of mansgood and evil principles, i. 314, n.Kirsh Hajar, a sound dollar, so called by the Badawin, i. 370, n.Kisra, goblet and mirror of, i. 365, n.Kissing the hand, ii. 164, n.Kiswah, or garment or curtain round the Prophets tomb, i. 321, n.Description of a Kiswah, 322, n. Purloining the bits of, ii. 176 Noticeof, 215[p.447]Kiswah, or cover of a saints tomb, i. 429Knight-errantry, Arab, ii. 95 Derivation of the word knight, 95, n.Kohl (antimony), a pigment for the eyes, i. 381, n. Used as a remedy insmall-pox, 385Koran, beautiful penmanship exhibited in some copies of, i. 103, n.Intonation of, taught in Schools, 106 Expositions of, 109 Mode ofwearing the pocket Koran, 142 Precepts respecting the profession ofbelief in the saving faith, 167 Texts of, respecting Moses, Abraham,David, Solomon, and Mohammed, 212, n. The Hamail, or pocket Koran, ofpilgrims, 239 The, suspended over the head of the Prophets tomb, 322, n.That of the Caliph Osman, 322, n. The Ya-Sin usually committed tomemory, 330, n. A curious one kept in the library of the Mosque of theProphet, 338. n. The Cufic MSS. written by Osman, the fourth Caliph, 368Koraysh, tribe of Arabs, i. 145Kotambul, island of, i. 376, n.Kuba, Mosque of, i. 279, n. Gardens of, 285 Receives the Prophet, 355Date-groves of, 381 The Kuba well, 382, n. Cool shades of Kuba, 403Description of the village, 406 Its inhabitants, 406 History of itsMosque, 407 Purity of the place and people of Al-Kuba, 410 The Mosquecalled Masjid al-Takwa, or Mosque of Piety, 411 The Mosque of SittnaFatimah, 411 That of Arafat, 412 Date trees of, ii. 338Kubar, or great men of the Muezzini of Al-Madinah, i. 373Kubbat al-Masra, at Ohod, i. 432Kubbat al-Sanaya, or Dome of the Front Teeth, at Mount Ohod, i. 430Kubbat al-Zayt (Dome of Oil), or Kubbat al-Shama (Dome of Candles), inthe Mosque of the Prophet, i. 337, n.Kulsum bin Hadmah, gives refuge to Mohammed at Kuba, i. 355Kummayah, Ibn, the infidel, i. 430Kuraysh, legend of their foundation of the eighth House of Allah, ii.322Kurayzah, a tribe of the Benu Israel, i. 349Kurayzah, town of, founded by the Jews, i. 347Kurayzah, the Masjid al-, ii. 46 Extermination of the Jewish tribe ofAl-Kurayzah, 46Kurbaj, or Cat o Nine Tails, of Egypt, i. 21Kus Kusu, the food so called, i. 198Kusah (scant-bearded man), ii. 14Kusay bin Kilab, his foundation of the seventh House of Allah, ii. 322Kuwwat Islam (strength of Islam), the building near Al-Madinah, socalled, ii. 49
LAAB al-Barut (gunpowder play) of the Arabs, ii. 86Labid, the poet, his description of the rainy seasons of Al-Hijaz, i.383 His suspended poem, ii. 98 Quoted, 147Labour, price of, at Al-Madinah, ii. 9Lance, the Arab. See JavelinLand-cess (Miri), not paid by the Madani, ii. 6Lane, Mr., reference to, i. 12, n. His discovery of the frauds of theCairo magician, i. 388, n.Language; difference between the Japhetic and Semitic tongues, ii. 79,n. Resemblance between Pahlavi and Hebrew, 79, n. Traditions [p.448]respecting the origin of Arabic, i. 344 See Arabic languageLapidation (Rajm), punishment for adultery, ii. 19 Diabolical practiceof, in Arabia, 180 Antiquity of the custom in token of hate, 282, n.Lapidation (Rami), ceremony of, ii. 203 The second days ceremony, 222Larking, Mr. John, i. 7Latakia tobacco, i. 65, n.Latrinæ, not allowed in Al-Madinah, i. 65, n.Laun, the date so called, i. 401Law-suit, a Mohammedan, description of, i. 46Laymun, Wady, or Al-Mazik, ii. 147 Its celebrity, 147Legends of the House of Allah, ii. 319, et seq.Lentils (Adas), the diet during an attack of small-pox, i. 385 Theircheapness on the banks of the Nile, 385 Revalenta Arabica, 385, n.Leprosy, the kind called Al-Baras only known in Al-Hijaz, i. 389Considered incurable, 389Levick, Henry, Esq., late Vice-Consul at Suez, i. 170 His remarksrespecting Suez, 170, et seq.Lex scripta, strictness of everywhere in inverse ratio to that ofcustom, ii. 87, n.Libraries, decay of, in Cairo, i. 101, n. The library of the Mosque ofthe Prophet, i. 338 The only object of curiosity in it, 338, n.Lift (turnips), i. 404Light-extinguishers, sect of, ii. 235, n.Lisam, of Constantinople, i. 229, n. The, of the Arab Shaykhs, 235Literature, periodical, state of, in Egypt, i. 109, n.Litholatry, ii. 300, n.Litter (Shugduf), description of, as used in Al-Hijaz, i. 233, n. Themahmil, or Syrian litter, 234, n.Locusts eaten as food by the Badawin, ii. 117 Method of cooking them,117Logic, study of, little valued in Egypt, i. 107, n. Works on logic,107, n.Lots, pillar of, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 325, n.Lotus eaters, i. 405Lubabah, Abu, column of, in the Rauzah, i. 325, n., 326, n., 336 Storyof him, 336Lukman the Elder (of the tribe of Ad), i. 348Lying among Orientals, ii. 211
MAABIDAH, AL-, or northern suburb of Meccah, ii. 153 Origin of the name, 153, n. Maajan, Al-, or place of mixing, at the Kaabah, ii. 304 Its origin, 304, n. Maamun, Al-, makes additions to the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 367 Mabrak al-Nakah (place of kneeling of the she-dromedary), at Al-Kuba, i. 410 Madinah, Al-, the first Mosque erected at, i. 91 Its smallness an annoyance to the people of, 94, n. Men of, respected by Badawin robbers, 96, n. First view of the city of, 279 Place [p.449] whence the city is first seen by the pilgrim, 279, n. Poetical explanations and enthusiasm of the pilgrims, 279, 280 Distance of, from the Red Sea to, 281 View of, from the suburbs, at sunrise, 285 The scenery of the neighbourhood, 285 The Ambari gate, 285-287 The Takiyah erected by Mohammed Ali, 285 Fortress of, 286 Its suburb Al-Manakhah, 286 The trees of Al-Madinah, 286 The Bab al-Misri, or Egyptian gate, 288 Good quality of the coffee of Al-Madinah, 290, n. Coolness of the nights at Al-Madinah, 300 Pugnacity of the horses and dogs of, 301 Account of a visit to the Prophets tomb at, 304, 342 Tents of the people of Al-Madinah compared with those of the Meccans, 306 Its Mosque compared with that of Meccah, 307 Ludicrous views of Al-Madinah as printed in our popular works, 341, n. Moslem account of the settlement of Al-Madinah, 343 Destruction of the Jewish power in Al-Madinah, 349 Al-Madinah ever favourable to Mohammed, 351 The Prophet escorted to the city, 354 Joy on his arrival, 356 Tomb of the Prophet, 359 Various fortunes of the city, 359 Present state of the revenue of the holy shrines of, 359 The Prophet builds his Mosque at Al-Madinah, 360 The second Mosque erected by the Caliph Osman, 363 The Masjid erected with magnificence by Al-Walid the Caliph, 364 The second Masjid erected by Al-Mahdi, the Caliph, 367 Additions of Al-Maamun, 367 Erection of the fifth and sixth Mosques, 368 Besieged and sacked by the Wahhabis, 369, 370 Almost all the people of, act as Muzawwirs, 374 Epithets of Al-Madinah, 377, n. Its geographical position in Arabia, 379 All Muharramat, or sins, forbidden within it, 379, n. Cause of its prosperity, 380 Manner of providing water at, 381 Its climate, 382, 383 Diseases of, 384, et seq. The three divisions of the city, 391 The gates of the town, 391 The bazar, 391 The walls, 392 The streets, 392 The Wakalahs, 392 The houses, 392 Population, 393, 393, n. The fortress of, 394 The suburbs of Al-Madinah, 395 The Khamsah Masajid, 395 The suburbs to the south of the city, 396 Inhabitants of the suburbs, 397 Celebrity of the dates of Al-Madinah, 400 The weights of Al-Madinah, 402, n. Cereals, vegetables, &c., of the Madinah plain, 404 The fruits of, 404 Arrival of the Damascus Caravan, 416 The Affair of the Ridge, 421 Account of the people of Al-Madinah, ii. 1 The present ruling race at Al-Madinah, 5 Privileges of the citizens, 6 Trade and commerce of, 8 Price of labour at, 9 Pride and indolence of the Madani, 9 Dearness of provisions at, 10 Tariff of 1853, 10 The households of the Madani, 12 Their personal appearance, 13 Scarcity of animals at Al-Madinah, 16 The manners of the Madani, 17 Their character, 19 Their marriages and funerals, 20-24 Abundance of books at, 24 The two Madrasah or colleges, 24 The Olema of Al-Madinah, 25 Learning of the Madani not varied, 25 Their language, 26 Their apprehensions at the appearance of a comet, 28 Their cemetery of Al-Bakia, 31 The Mosques in the neighbourhood of the city, 44-48 Vertomannus description of the city, 338 The four roads leading from Al-Madinah to Meccah, 58 [p.450] Madrasah (or colleges), the two of Al-Madinah, ii. 24 Madri, village of, i. 245, n. Madshuniyah, Al-, the garden of, near Al-Madinah, i. 415 Ma al-Sama, the water, or the splendour, of heaven, a matronymic of Amr bin Amin, i. 348 Mafish, meaning of the term, i. 8, n. Maghrabi pilgrims, i. 156, 187 Their treachery, 156 Observations on the word and on words derived from it, 187, n. Habits and manners of the Maghrabis, 190, 191 Their bad character, 191 Frays with them on board, 191, 192 Their dislike to tobacco, 194, n. Their repentance of their misdeeds, 198 Their guttural dialect, 198, n. Their efforts to get the ship off the sand, 201 Return of their surliness, 203 Their desire to do a little fighting for the faith, 206 Effect of a strange place on them, 252, n. Mahamid, a sub-family of the Benu-Harb, i. 256 Mahar, Marsa (Maliar anchorage), i. 220 Mahattah Ghurab (Station of Ravens), halt at, ii. 66 Mahdi, Al-, the Caliph, erects the fourth Mosque of Al-Madinah, i. 367 His additions to the House of Allah, ii. 324 His enlargement of the Mosque at Meccah, 296 Mahjar, or stony ground, ii. 70 Mahmil, the Sultans, turned back by robbers in Arabia, i. 257 Its appearance in the Caravan, ii. 65 Place of the Egyptian and Damascus Mahmils during the sermon on Arafat, 194 Mahmud, the late Sultan, his dream, i. 12 Mahmudiyah Canal, i. 29 Barrenness of its shores, i. 29 Mahmudiyah College, at Al-Madinah, ii. 24 Mahr, or sum settled upon the bride before marriage, ii. 23 Average amount of such sums, 23, n. Mahrah, the indigens of, ii. 77 Their low development, 77 Majarr al-Kabsh (Dragging-place of the Ram), notice of, ii. 219 Majidi Riwak, or arcade of the Sultan Abd al-Majid at Al-Madinah, i. 308 Makam Ibrahim, at Meccah, ii. 311 Makam Jibrail (place of Gabriel), at the Kaabah, ii. 304, n. Makan al-Ayat (place of signs), at the Mosque of Kuba, i. 410 Makams, the four, or stations for prayer, at the Kaabah, ii. 313 Maksurah, or railing round a cenotaph, i. 314, n. Malabar, Suez trade in the pepper of, i. 179 Malaikah, or the Angels, at Al-Madinah, i. 326 Prayer at the, i. 326 Malakayn, Al- (the two Angels), personifications of the good and evil principles of mans nature, i. 314, n. Malbus (religious frenzy), a case of, at Meccah, ii. 175 Malik, the Imam, i. 305, n. His followers, 306, 311, n. Few of them in his own city, 373, n. His strictness respecting Al-Madinah, 379, n. School of, reference to, 373, n. Mufti of, at Al-Madinah, 373 Its station for prayer at the Kaabah, ii. 308 Malik ibn Anas, Imam, his tomb, ii. 38 Malta, i. 7 The Maltese regarded with contempt by Egyptians, 111 [p.451] Mambar, or pulpit of the Prophets Mosque, i. 310 Origin of, 362 Various forms of, 362, n. The Mosque of Meccah, ii. 313 Manakhah, Al-, the suburb of Al-Madinah, i. 286 The Harat or Quarter, Al-Ambariyah, 288 Omitted in our popular representations of the city, 341 Population of, 393 Mandal, its celebrity in Europe owing to Mr. Lane, i. 12, n., ii. 175 Mandeville, Sir John, his opinion of the Badawin, i. 147 His remarks on the word Saracen, 187, n. Reference to, 286, n. Manners, Oriental, compared with European, i. 6 Manners of Eastern officials, 27 Mansur, the camel-man, i. 262 Bullied by Mohammed Al-Basyuni, i. 277 Marble, white (Rukham), of Meccah, ii. 295, n. March, distance of a, ii. 63, n. The Sariyah on night march, 67 Mareb, dyke of, i. 348 Accounts of its bursting, 348, n. The ruins visited by a late traveller, 348 n. Mariyah, the Coptic girl of Mohammed, house of, i. 362, n. The infant son Ibrahim, ii. 37 Jealousy of Ayishah of her, 47, n. Maryam, Al-Sitt (the Lady Mary), i. 243, 264, 271. Affection of her younger son, 287 Markets of Al-Madinah, i. 391 Marriage, an Armenian, i. 123 An Arab, ii. 23 The Kitbah, or betrothal, 23 The Mahr, or sum settled upon the bride, 23 The marriage ceremony, 23 Martineau, Miss, her strictures on the harim, ii. 91 Martyrs, in Moslem law, not supposed to be dead, i. 339, n. Martyrs of Mount Ohod, i. 328 Of Al-Bakia, 328, n. Visitation to the, of Mount Ohod, 419 Marwah, meaning of the word, ii. 244, n. Ceremonies at, 245, 246 Marwan, Al-, governor of Al-Madinah, i. 381 Removes Osmans grave-stones, ii. 32 Mashab, or stick for guiding camels, i. 237 Masad, the Benu (a Jewish tribe), in Arabia, i. 347, n. Masajid, Khamsah, of the suburb of Al-Madinah, i. 395 Mashali, the Madani childrens bodies marked with, ii. 13 Mashals (lights carried on poles), ii. 132, 382 The Pashas mashals 132, n. Mashar al-Harim (place dedicated to Religious Ceremonies), at Muna ii. 181 Mashrabah Umm Ibrahim, the Masjid, ii. 46 Mashrabiyah, or famous carved latticed window of Cairo, i. 35, 99, n. Masjid, a place of prayer, i. 97, n. Masjid al-Jumah, i. 356 Maskat, i. 3 Importation of slaves into, ii. 13, n. The ancient Caravan from Maskat to Al-Madinah, 29, n. Masruh tribe of Arabs, ii. 120 Its subdivision, ii. 120 Mastabah, of the shops in Cairo, i. 68 Mastabah, or stone bench before the Mosque of Al Kuba, i. 409 Mastich-smoke, the perfume, i. 298 Arab prejudice against the fumes of gum, i. 298, n. [p.452] Masud, of the Rahlah, engaged for the journey to Meccah, ii. 52, 59, 67, 70 Heavy charges for watering his camels, 129 His dislike of the Shamar, 134 His quarrel with an old Arnaut, 136 His skill in steering. the Desert-craft, 144 His disgust at the dirt of the Meccans, ii. 190 Maula Ali, leader of the Maghrabis, i. 191 Maulid al-Nabi, or the Prophets birthplace, ii. 254 Maulid Hamzah, or birthplace of Hamzah, at Meccah, ii. 254 Maundrell, his error respecting the curtain round the Prophets tomb, i. 321, n. Mauza al-Khatt (place of writing) at Meccah, ii. 250 Mawali, or clients of the Arabs, ii. 349 Mayda, Al-, or the Table, in the Mosque at Al-Madinah, i. 316, n. Maysunah, the Badawi wife of the Caliph Muawiyah, ii. 190 The beautiful song of, 190 Her son Yazid, 191, n. Mazdak, the Persian communist, ii. 3, n. Mazghal (or matras), long loopholes in the walls of Al-Madinah, i. 392 Mazik, Al-. (See Laymun, Wady) Measures of length, Arab, ii. 63 Meccah, remnants of heathenry in, i. 4 Visit of M. Bertolucci to, 5, n. And of Dr. George Wallin, 5, n. Tawaf, or circumambulation of the House of Allah at, 305 Its Mosque compared with that of Al-Madinah, 306, 359, n. Pride of the Meccans of their temple, 359, n. A model to the world of Al-Islam, 360 Population of, 393, n. Vertomannus description of the city, ii. 345 Pittss account of, 365, et seq. Finatis adventures at, 393 The four roads leading from Al-Madinah to Meccah, 58 The Sharif of Meccah, Abd al-Muttalib bin Ghalib, i. 259, ii. 150 The Saniyat Kudaa, near, 152 The old gates of the city, 152, n. The Sharifs palace at, 152 The haunted house of the Sharif bin Aun at, 153 The Janaat al-Maala, or cemetery of Meccah, 153 The Afghan and Syrian quarters, 153 Extracts from Burckhardts description of the Bayt Ullah, or Kaabah, 294, et seq. The gates of the Mosque, 316 Expenses during season at Meccah, 317 Description of a house at Meccah, 171 Resemblance of the city to Bath or Florence, 173 Admirable linguistic acquirements of the Meccans, 223 Life at Meccah, 227 The city modern, 229 Character of the Meccans, 232 Immorality of, 233 Appearance of the Meccans, 233 Their beauty-masks, 233 Their pride and coarseness, 235 Good points in their character, 237 Dangers of visiting Meccah, 239 Places of pious visitation at Meccah, 247 Medicine, Oriental practice of, i. 12, 13 The chronothermal practice, 13, n. Experiences respecting the medicine-chest, 26 Asiatic and European doctors contrasted, 50 A medical mans visit in the East, 52 Amount of a doctors fee, 53 Asiatic medical treatment, 54 A prescription, 55 Method of securing prescriptions against alteration, 57 Medical practitioners in Cairo, 57 Inefficiency of European treatment in the East, 57 Superstitious influences of climate, 58 Description of a druggists shop, 67, 68 [p.453] Meerschaum pipe, i. 144, n. Melancholia, frequent among the Arabs, i. 299, n. Probable cause of it, 299, n. Mihrab al-Nabawi, or place of prayer, i. 310 Origin of, 361, n., 364, n. The Mihrab Sulamanyi of the Prophets Mosque, i. 310 Milk, laban, both in Arabic and Hebrew, i. 246 Food made by Easterns from milk, 246 Milkseller, an opprobrious and disgraceful term, 246 The milk-balls of the Badawin, ii. 117 The Kurut of Sind and the Kashk of Persia, 117, n. Method of making, 117, n. Mimosa, compared by poetic Arabs to the false friend, i. 276 Minarets, the five, of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 333 Invention of, 334, n. Origin of the minaret, 361, n., 364 The erection of the four, of the Mosque of the Prophet, 366, ii. 318, n. Dangers of looking out from a minaret window, 318, n. Mir of Shiraz, the calligrapher, i. 104, n. Mirbaat al-Bayr, place of the beast of burden, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 336 Mirbad, or place where dates are dried, i. 360 Mirage, ii. 72 Beasts never deceived by, 72 Mirayat (magic mirrors), used for the cure of bilious complaints, i. 387 Antiquity of the Invention, 387, n. The magic mirrors of various countries, 387, n. The Cairo magician, 388, n. Mr. Lanes discovery, 388, n. Sir Gardner Wilkinsons remarks respecting, 388, n. Miri, or land-cess, not paid by the Madani, ii. 6 Mirror, the Magic, i. 12 See Mirayat Mirza, meaning of, i. 14, n. Mirza Husayn, Consul-General at Cairo, i. 86 Misri, Bab al-, or Egyptian gate, of Al-Madinah, i. 391 Misri pomegranates of Al-Madinah, i. 405 Misriyah, the opprobrious term, i. 175 Miyan, or Sir, a name applied to Indian Moslems, i. 232 Miyan Khudabakhsh Namdar, the shawl merchant, i. 35 Moat, battle of the, ii. 44, n., 47 Mohammed Abu See Mohammed. His mandate for the destruction of the diseased population of Al-Yaman, i. 390 Mohammed Ali Pasha, his improvements in the Greek quarter of Cairo, i. 81, n. His mosque, 84, 99 His establishment of a newspaper in Egypt, 109, n. His wise regulations for insuring the safety of travelling across the Desert, 136 His expedition to Al-Hijaz, 177 His strong-handed despotism capable of purging Al-Hijaz of its pests, 258 The Takiyah erected by him at Al-Madinah, i. 285 Purchases all the Wakf in Egypt, 359, n. His introduction of professed poisoners from Europe, ii. 86, n. His defeat of the Wahhabis at the battle of Bissel, 89, n. Mohammed bin Aun, (quondam prince of Meccah), his palaces, ii. 252, 266 His imprisonment at Constantinople, 253 His history, 253, n. Mohammed at-Attar, the druggist, i. 67 Description of his shop, 67 His manners, 69 His sayings and sarcastic remarks, 71-73 Mohammed al-Bakir, the Imam, tomb of, ii. 40, n. [p.454] Mohammed Al-Basyuni, account of, i. 123 Starts for Suez, 124 Meets the author in the Desert near Suez, 151 His boundless joy, 151 His treatment of the Badawin, 152 His usefulness at Suez, 159 His savoir faire, 160 His joke, 176 Promises to conduct the devotions of the Maghrabis at Meccah, 199 Change in his conduct at Yambu, 232 His quarrel with the Badawin, 256 And with the Madinites, 271 Bears the brunt of the ill-feeling of the pilgrims, 276 Bullies the camel-men, 277 Downcast and ashamed of himself in his rags at Al-Madinah, 290 Made smart, 294 Confounded by a Persian lady, 303 Distributes the pilgrims alms in the Mosque at Al-Madinah, 312 Takes a pride in being profuse, 331 Accompanies the pilgrim to the Mosque of Kuba, 398 His economy at Al-Madinah, 411 His indecorous conduct, 431 His fondness for clarified butter, ii. 12, 67 His adventures in search of water on the march to Meccah, 66 Mounts a camel, 130 But returns tired and hungry, 135 His house at Meccah, 153 His welcome home, 159 Becomes the host of the pilgrim, 159 His introduction of hard words into his prayers, 168 His resolution to be grand, 184 His accident at the Great Devil, 204 Conducts the pilgrim round the Kaabah, 206 His sneers at his mother, 216 His taunts of Shaykh Nur, 218 Receives a beating at Jeddah, 270 Departs from the pilgrim with coolness, 271 Mohammed Al-Busiri, the Wali of Alexandria, tomb of, i. 12 Mohammed Ibn Abdillah Al-Sannusi, his extensive collection of books, ii. 24 Celebrated as an Alim, or sage, 24, n. His peculiar dogma, 25 Kindness of Abbas Pasha to him, 25, n. His followers and disciples, 25, n. Mohammed Jamal al-Layl, his extensive collection of books, ii. 24 Mohammed Khalifah, keeper of the Mosque of Hamzah, i. 427 Mohammed Kuba, founder of the first Mosque in Al-Islam, i. 91 Mohammed of Abusir, the poet, works of, i. 107, n. Mohammed Shafia, his swindlings, i. 46 His lawsuit, 46 Mohammed Shiklibha, i. 165 Mohammed the Prophet, his traditionary works studied in Egypt, i. 106 His cloak, 146 The moon and Al-Burak subjected to, 212 The Badr, the scene of his principal military exploits, 260, 274, n. Gives the Shuhada the name of the Sejasaj, and prophecies its future honours, 274, n. His attack of Abu Sufiyan, and the Infidels, 275, n. Distant view of his tomb at Al-Madinah, 286 His recommendation of the Kaylulah, or mid-day siesta, 299 Account of a visit to his Mosque at Al-Madinah, 304 A Hadis, or traditional saying of, 305 His tomb, how regarded by the orthodox followers of Al-Malik and the Wahhabis, 306 Al-Rauzah, or the Prophets garden, 308 His pulpit at Al-Madinah, 310 Efficacy ascribed to the act of blessing the Prophet, 313 Enjoins his followers to visit graveyards, 314, n. The Shubak al-Nabi, or Prophets window, 316 The Prophet, how regarded as an intercessor, 318 His prayers for the conversion of Omar, 320 The Kiswah round his tomb, 321, n. The exact place of the tomb, 322 The Kaukab al-Durri, suspended to the Kiswah, 322 The tomb and coffin, 323 Position of the body, 324 Story of the suspended coffin, 325, n. [p.455] Reasons for doubting that his remains are deposited in the Mosque at Al-Madinah, 339 His ancestors preserved from the Yamanian deluge, 348 Doubts respecting his Ishmaelitic descent, 350, n ii. 76, n. Finds favour at Al-Madinah, i. 351 Tombs of his father and mother, 351, n. Meets his new converts on the steep near Muna, 352 Receives the inspired tidings that Al-Madinah was his predestined asylum, 354 Escorted to Al-Madinah, 354 His she-camel, Al-Kaswa, 354, 355 His halt near the site of the present Masjid al-Juma, 356 Joy on his arrival at Al-Madinah, 356 His stay at the house of Abu Ayyub, 357 Builds dwellings for his family, 357 The conspiracy of the Hypocrites, 358 The prophet builds the Mosque, 360 Abode of his wives, family, and principal friends, 363 Place of his death and burial, 363 Attempt to steal his body, 367 His Mosque in the suburb of Al-Manakhah at Al-Madinah, 395 Foundation of the Mosque of Al-Kuba, 407 His Kayf on the brink of the well at Al-Kuba, 412 His miraculous authority over animals, vegetables, &c., 422 His battle with Abu Sufiyan on Mount Ohod, 423, 425 Anecdote of the origin of his Benediction of Al-Bakia, ii. 34, n. Tombs of his wives, 38 And of his daughters, 38 Origin of his surname of Al-Amin, the Honest; 323 His tradition concerning the fall of his birth-place, 231 The Prophets old house (Bayt al-Nabi) at Meccah, 251 The birth-place of the Prophet, 254 Momiya (mummy), medicinal qualities attributed to, ii. 344 Monday, an auspicious day to Al-Islam, i. 355 Money, the proper method of carrying in the East, i. 25, 25, n. Value of the Turkish paper money in Al-Hijaz, 393, n. Value of the piastre, the Turkish parah, the Egyptian faddah, and the Hijazi diwani, ii. 11, n. Of Al-Hijaz, 111, n. The Sarraf, or money-changer, 235 Monteith, General, i. 1 Moon, the crescent, ii. 71 Moonlight, evil effects of the Arab belief in, i. 154 Moor, derivation of the name, i. 187 Moplah race, foundation of, i. 344, n. Moresbys Survey, i. 215, n. Mosaic pavement of the Kaabah, ii. 305 Moses Wells (Uyun Musa), at Suez, i. 158, n., 195 Visit to the, ii. 203 Hot baths of, 203 His great tallness, according to Moslem legends, i. 204 Moses Stones, the bitumen so called, 204, n. His pilgrimage to Meccah, 345 Inters his brother Aaron on Mount Ohod, 346 His tomb, ii. 275, n. Moskow, the common name of the Russians in Egypt and in Al-Hijaz, i. 292 Mosque, the origin of, i. 90 Form and plan of, 91, 92 Erection of the first Mosque in Al-Islam, 91 First appearance of the cupola and niche, 92 Varied forms of places of worship, 92 Byzantine combined with Arabesque, 93 Use of colours, 94 Statuary and pictures forbidden in Mosques, 94 The Meccan Mosque a model to the world of Al-Islam, 95 Immense number of Mosques at Cairo, 96 Europeans not excluded from [p.456] Mosques, 96 The Jami Taylun, 96 The Mosque of the Sultan Al-Hakim, 97 The Azhar and Hasanayn Mosques, 97 That of Sultan Hasan, 98 Of Kaid Bey and the other Mamluk Kings, 98 The modern Mosques, 98 That of Sittna Zaynab, 98 Mohammed Alis Folly, 98 The Al-Azhar Mosque, 100 Mode of entering the sacred building, 100 Details of the Al-Azhar, 100 Scene in it, 101 The Riwaks, 101 The collegiate Mosque of Cairo, 102 Mosque of Al-Shafei, 106, n. The Mosques of Suez, 173 The Mosques of Zul Halifah, i. 279 Account of a visit to the Prophets, 304, 342 The Masjid al-Nabawi, one of the two sanctuaries, 304 The Masjid al-Harim at Meccah, 305 The Masjid al-Aksa at Jerusalem, 305 How to visit the Prophets, 305 Ziyarat, or visitation, 305 Points to be avoided in visiting the Prophets, 305 Comparison between the Al-Madinah and Meccah Mosques, 306 Description of the Masjid al-Nabi, 307 Burnt by lightning and rebuilt by Kaid Bey, 324, n. The gates of the Mosque, 322, 323 The five minarets of the Mosque, 333 The four porches of the Mosque, 334 The celebrated pillars, 335 The garden of our Lady Fatimah in the hypæthral court, 337 Gardens not uncommon in Mosques, 337 The pilgrim makes a ground-plan of the Prophets Mosque, 341, n. The Prophets Mosque built, 360 The second Masjid erected by Osman, 363 The Masjid erected with magnificence by the Caliph al-Walid, 365 Various improvements in the, 366 Burnt by fire and by lightning, 366 The fourth Mosque of Al-Madinah erected by the Caliph Al-Mahdi, 367 Additions of Al-Maamun, 367 Erection of the fifth and sixth Mosques, 367, 368 The treasures of the tomb stolen by the Wahhabis, 369 The sacred vessels repurchased from the Wahhabis, 370 The various officers of the Mosque, 371 The executive and menial establishment of the Prophets Mosque, 373 Revenue of the Prophets Mosque, 374 Pensioners of the, 375 Description of the Prophets Mosque at Al-Manakhah, 395 History of the Mosque of Al-Kuba, 407 The Mosque of Sittna Fatimah at Al-Kuba, 411 The Masjid Arafat at Al-Kuba, 412 Hamzahs Mosque, 426 The Mosques in the neighbourhood of Al-Madinah, ii. 44-49 The former Masjid al-Ijabah at Meccah, 153 Description of the Mosque at Meccah, 294, et seq. The mosque Al-Khayf at Muna, 180 The Mosque Muzdalifah, 181 The Masjid al-Jinn, 250 Mother-of-pearl, brought from the Red Sea, i. 179 Mothers of the Moslems, (the Prophets wives), i. 328, n. Mountains of Paradise, i. 222 Mourning forbidden to Moslems, ii. 16 Mourning dress of the women, ii. 16 MSS. bequeathed to God Almighty, i. 101, n. Muawiyah, Al-, Caliph, i. 258, n. His Badawi wife Maysunah, ii. 190 His son Yazid, 191, n. Muballighs, or clerks of the Mosque, i. 311, n. Mubariz, or single combatant of Arab chivalrous times, i. 302 [p.457] Mudarrisin, or professors, of the Prophets Mosque, i. 375 Mudir, or chief treasurer, of the Prophets Mosque, i. 337 Muezzin, i. 78, 84 The Prophets, 334 The Ruasa, or chief of the, 334 Muezzins, of Al-Madinah, 373 Reasons for preferring blind men for Muezzins, ii. 318, n. Muftis, the three, of Al-Madinah, i. 373 Muhafiz, or Egyptian governor, i. 19 Muhajirin, or Fugitives, from Meccah, i. 360 Muhallabah, the dish so called, i. 79 Muharramat, or sins, forbidden within the sanctuary of the Prophet, i. 379, n. Mujawirin, or settlers in Al-Madinah, i. 375 Mujrim (the Sinful), the pilgrims friendship with him, ii. 29 Mujtaba, Al- (the Accepted), a title of the Prophet, ii. 37, n. Mukabbariyah, of the Mosque, i. 311 Mukuddas, Bayt al- (Jerusalem), prostrations at, i. 408 Mukarinah, Al- (the uniting), the pilgrimage so called, ii. 280 Mukhallak, Al-, the pillar in the Mosque of the Prophet so called, i. 335 Mukattum, Jabal, i. 58 Mules, despised by the Badawin, i. 304 Not to be found at Al-Madinah, ii. 17 Multazem, Al-, the place of prayer in the Kaabah so called, ii. 299, n. Mulukhiyah (Corchoris olitorus), a mucilaginous spinach, i. 404 Muna, place of meeting of the new converts with the Prophet, i. 353 Sanctity of, ii. 179, 180 Derivation of the name, 180, n. The pebbles thrown at the Devil at, 180, n The Mosque Al-Khayf, 180 Sacrifices at, 217, 218 A storm at, 218 Coffee-houses of, 222 Its pestilential air, 224 Munafikun, or Hypocrites, conspiracy of the, i. 358 Munar Bab al-Salam, of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 332 Munar Bab al-Rahmah, 333 The Sulaymaniyah Munar, 333 Munar Raisiyah, 334 Murad Bey, the Mamluk, i. 98 Murad Khan, the Sultan, his improvements in the building of the House of Allah, ii. 324 Murchison, Sir Roderick, i. 1 Murshid, meaning of the term, i. 14 Specimen of a murshids diploma, ii. 327 Musab bin Umayr, missionary from the Prophet to Al-Madinah, i. 352 Musafahah (shaking hands), Arab fashion of, ii. 52 Musahhal, village of, i. 245 Musalla al-Id, the Mosque of Ali at Al-Madinah, i. 395 Musalla al-Nabi (Prophets place of prayer), in the Mosque of Al-Madinah, i. 395, 409 Musannam, or raised graves, of the Badawin, i. 430 Music and musical instruments, of the Badawin, i. 145, ii. 107 Of Southern Arabia, remarks on, and on the music of the East, 223, n. Musket-balls, Albanian method of rifling, i. 267, n. Muslim bin Akbah al-Marai, his defeat of the Madani, i. 421, n. Mustachios, clipped short by the Shafei school, ii. 53 [p.458] Mustafa, Al- (the Chosen), a title of the Prophet, ii. 37, n. Musattah, or level graves, of the Badawin, i. 430 Mustarah, or resting-place, on Mount Ohod, i. 424 Mustasim, Al-, last Caliph of Baghdad, his assistance in completing the fifth Mosque of the Prophet, i. 368 Mustaslim, or chief of the writers of the tomb of the Prophet, i. 371 Mustazi billah, Al-, the Caliph, i. 366, n. Mutamid, Al-, the Caliph, his additions to the House of Allah, ii. 324 Mutanabbi, Al-, the poet, i. 107, n. His chivalry, ii. 96 Admiration of the Arabs for his works, 97 Mutasim, Al-, the Caliph, his chivalry, ii. 96 Mutazid, Al-, the Caliph, his additions to the House of Allah, ii. 324 Muttaka, Al-, legend of the stone at Meccah so called, ii. 254 Muwajihat al-Sharifah, or Holy Fronting, in the Prophets Mosque, i. 309 Muzaykayh, Al-, a surname of Amir bin Amin, i. 348 Myzab (water-spout), of the Kaabah, ii. 304 Generally called Myzab al-Rahmah, 304, n. Muzaynah tribe of Arabs, i. 145 Its antiquity and nobility, 145 Its purely Arab blood, 146 Muzdalifah (the approacher), the Mosque so called, ii. 181 Muzzawir, or conductor of the pilgrim to the Prophets tomb, i. 305 Almost all the Madinites act as, 374 Importance of, 374
NABAWI, the Mihrab al-, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 335Nabi, Bir al-, at Kuba, i. 414, n.Nabi, Masjid al-, description of, i. 307Nabi, the Masjid al-, or the Prophets Mosque at Al-Madinah, built byMohammed, i. 360Nabi, the Shubak al-, or Prophets window, i. 316Nabi Bir al-, or the Prophets well, i. 338 Superstitions respecting, 338Nafi Maula, Al- (Imam Nafi al-Kari), son of Omar, tomb of, ii. 38Nafil, the Hijazi, his pollution of the Kilis, or Christian Church, i.321, n.Nafr, Al- (the Flight), from Muna to Meccah, ii. 206Nahl, Al-, visit to, i. 11Nahw (syntax), study of, in schools, i. 104Naib al-Harim, or vice-intendant of the Mosque of Meccah, ii. 319Najjar, Benu, i. 357 Meaning of the name, 357, n.Nakb, the valley of, i. 279, n.Nakh, to, the camels, i. 244Nakhawilah, the race of heretics so called, at Al-Madinah; ii. 1 Theirprinciples, 2Nakhil (or palm plantations), of Al-Madinah, i. 399Nakhwali, i. 403Nakib, or assistant Mustaslim of the tomb of the Prophet, i. 372Nakil, or apostles, of the Prophet, i. 353. n.Namrud (Nimrod), dispersion under him, i. 343Nassar, Shaykh, the Badawi of Tur, i, 141, et seq. His finesse, 153Nasur, or ulcer of Al-Hijaz. See UlcerNatak al-Nabi, at Meccah, origin of, ii. 253[p.459]Nazir, a tribe of the Benu Israel, i. 349Nebek, the fruit of a palm-tree so called, i. 337Nebek, or jujube tree, of Al-Madinah, i. 404 Supposed to have been thethorn which crowned our Saviours head, 405, n.Nebuchadnezzar (Bukht al-Nasr), invasion of, i. 347Nijd, i. 266, n. Its choice horses and camels, 266, n. The greatestbreeding country in Arabia, 266, n. View of the ground of, 285Excellence of the dates of, 383 The Nijdi tribes of Badawin, theirtemperament, ii. 78Newspaper, establishment of a, in Egypt, i. 109, n.Niebuhr, his remarks on the Sinaitic Arabs referred to, i. 147 Hisdescription of the Oriental sandal, 236 Reference to, 265, n., 385, n.His incorrect hearsay description of the Prophets tomb, 323, n.Night journey in Arabia, description of, ii. 132Nile, steamboat of the, i. 29 Description of, 29 The Barrage bridge, 30Objects seen on the banks of the, 31 Compared with Sind, 31Nimrah, Masjid, or Mosque without the minaret, ii. 181Nisa, the Bab al-, or womens gate, at Al-Madinah, i. 308Niyat, in Moslem devotions, i. 76 In the visitation of the Mosque ofAl-Kuba, 409 Repeated when approaching Meccah, ii. 139Niyat, or the running, at the Little Pilgrimage, ii. 244Nizam, or Turkish infantry, i. 226Noachians, in Arabia, ii. 77 Their many local varieties, 78, n.Noah, account of Ibn Abbas respecting the settlement of his family, i.343Nolan, Captain, reference to his work on Cavalry, i. 263Nullah, the Indian, identical with the Fiumara of Arabia, i. 3, 4Nur al-Din, al-Malik al-Adil, i. 367Nur al-Din Shahid Mahmud bin Zangi, the Sultan, i. 367Nur, Jabal, anciently Hira, ii. 398, n. Its celebrity, ii. 179Nur, Shaykh, sensation caused by his appearance in the streets ofCairo, i. 126 His defection, 159 His return, 161 His fishing tackle,198 His dirty appearance at Al-Madinah, 290 His improved aspect, 294Enraptured with Al-Madinah, ii. 5 His preparations for leavingAl-Madinah, 51 His ride in the shugduf of Ali bin Ya Sin, ii. 126Accompanies the pilgrim to the Kaabah, 172 Becomes now Haji Nur, 260 Hisquarrel with Mohammed al-Basyuni, 271
OASES, the, i. 149 Derivation of the word, 149, n. Vulgar idea of an oasis, 150, n. Love of the Badawin for them, 150, n. Officials, Asiatic, how to treat, i. 20 Habits and manners of, 27 Ogilvie, Mr., English Consul at Jeddah, shot at for amusement by Albanian soldiers, i. 133 Ohod, Jabal (Mount Ohod), i. 279, n., 285 Prayer in honour of the martyrs of, 328 Grave of Aaron on, 346 Its distance from Al-Madinah, 379 Winter on, 382 Visitation to the martyrs of, 419 The Prophets declaration concerning it, 421 Supposed to be one of the-four hills of Paradise, 421, n. Meaning of the word, 422, n. Causes of its present reputation, 423 Its springs, 423, n. The Mustarah or resting-place, 424 The Fiumara of, 424 Its distance from Al-Madinah, 425 Its appalling look, 425 [p.460] Olema, their regulation respecting the prostration prayer, ii. 312 Their opinion respecting the death of Moslem saints, &c., 340, n. One of the five orders of pensioners at the prophets Mosques, 375 Omar, the Caliph. His window in the Prophets Mosque, i. 316 Benediction bestowed on him, 320 His tomb, 325 His Mosque at Jerusalem, 325, n. Sent forward by the Prophet to Al-Madinah, 354 Improves the Masjid at Al-Madinah, 363 Supplies the town of Al-Madinah with water, 381 Mosque of, at Al-Madinah, 395 His respect for the Mosque at Al-Kuba, 408 His tomb defiled by all Persians who can do so, 431, 435 His murderer Fayruz, 435 Omar Bin Abd al-Aziz, governor of Al-Madinah, i. 327, n. Omar Effendi, his personal appearance, i. 161 His character, 161 His part in the fray on board the ship, 192 Effects of a thirty-six hours sail on him, 209 His brothers at Yambu, 230 His alarm at the Hazimi tribe, 231 Takes leave of Yambu, 241 His rank in the camel file, 243 His arrival at Al-Madinah, 281 His house in Al-Barr, 297 His intimacy with the pilgrim, 300 His gift of a piece of a Kiswah to the pilgrim, 322, n. His account of the various offices of the Mosque of the Prophet, 311 His share of the pensions of the Mosque, 375 Accompanies the pilgrim to Ohod, 419 Bids him adieu, ii. 54 His brothers the shopkeepers of Al-Madinah, 8, n. Runs away from his father at Jeddah, 270 Caught and brought back, 271 Omar ibn Fariz, poems of, i. 107, n. Onayn, the Masjid, near Al-Madinah, ii. 49 Onions, leeks, and garlic, disliked by the Prophet, i. 357 Abominable in the opinion of the Wahhabis, 357, n. Ophthalmia in Egypt, i. 181 Rarity of, in Arabia, 385 Allusions of Herodotus to, 385, n. An ancient affliction in Egypt, 385, n. A scourge in Modern Egypt, 386, n. Origin and progress of the disease, 386, n. Practices of Europeans to prevent, 386, n. Remedies of the author, 387, n. Errors of native practitioners, 387, n. Orientals, their repugnance to, and contempt for, Europeans, i. 110 Discipline among, must be based on fear, 212 Effect of a strange place on them generally, 232, n. Osman Effendi, the Scotchman, i. 388, n. Osman, the Caliph, his Cufic Koran, ii. 322, n. His wish to be buried, near the Prophet, 325 Prayers for, 328 The niche Mihrab Osman, 330 Assists in building the Prophets Mosque, 361 Builds the second Mosque at Al-Madinah, 363 Enlarges the Mosque of Al-Kuba, 408 Loses the Prophets seal ring, 413 His troubles, 413, n. Visit to his tomb at Al-Bakia, ii. 32 His funeral, 35 His two wives, the daughters of the Prophet, 36, n. Osman, the Pasha, the present principal officer of the Mosque at Al-Madinah, ii. 371 Osman, Bab, i. 361 Osman bin Mazun, his burial-place, ii. 32 Ostriches, found in Al-Hijaz, ii. 106, n. Arab superstition respecting them, 106, n. Ovington, reference to, i. 281, n. Oxymel. See Sikanjabin [p.461] PALM-GROVE, of Al-Madinah, i. 360 Palm-trees, venerable, of the hypæthral court of the Prophets Mosque, i. 337 Extensive plantations of, in the suburbs of Al-Madinah, 397 Loveliness of the palm-plantations of Al-Madinah, 399 Celebrity of its dates, 400 The time of masculation of the palms, 403 The Daum or Theban palm, ii. 62 Parah, value of the Turkish coin so called ii. 11, n. Paradise, Mountains of, i. 222, ii. 274, n. Parasang, the Oriental, in the days of Pliny, and at the present day, ii. 343, n. Pashin valley, inhabitants of, i. 246, n. Pass, Arabic terms for a, ii. 61 Passports in Egypt (Tazkirah) inconveniences of, i. 19 Sir G. Wilkinsons observations on, 18, n. Adventures in search of one, 19 British, carelessness in distributing, in the East, 46 Difficulty of obtaining one in Egypt, 127, et seq. Path (Tarakat) to heaven, i. 15 Pathan (Afghan), the term, i. 45 Pauls, St., in London, the fourth largest cathedral in the world, i. 364, n. Pebbles of the accepted, ii. 180, n. Pensioners, orders of, at the Prophets Mosque, i. 375 Perceval, M.C. de, reference to, i. 275, n. His account of Amlak, 343, n. His remarks on the title Arkam, 345, n. Quoted, 347, n., 350, n. Referred to, 353, n., 354, n., 384, n., 399, n. Perfumed pillar, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 335 Perfumes, of the Zair, i. 309, n. Perjury, price of, at Jeddah, i. 47 Persia, tobacco and pipes of, i. 179 Persian Pilgrims, a disagreeable race, i. 205 They decline a challenge of the orthodox pilgrims, 222 Persecutions they suffer in Al-Hijaz, 232, n. Luxuriance of the plains of, 251 The Persians defilement of the tombs of Abu Bakr and Omar, 431, n. Eunuchs among the, 371, n. Fire-temples of the ancient Guebres in, 379, n. Large number of, in the Damascus caravan, 434 Treatment of the Ajami at Al-Madinah, 434 Charged with having defiled the Kaabah, ii. 168, n. Peters, St., at Rome, the second largest cathedral in the world, ii. 364, n. Pharaoh, the Cæsar aut Diabolus of the Nile, i. 10, n. Spot where he and his host were whelmed in the hill of waters, 199 Arab legends respecting that event, 199, n. Pharaohs Hot Baths (Hammam Faraun), i. 197 Philosophy (Hikmat), study of, little valued in Egypt, i. 107, n. Phnician colony on the Red Sea, i. 202 The Phnicians identified with the Amalik of Moslem writers, i. 343, n. Physicians, Arab, not so skilful as they were, i. 390 Physiologists, their errors respecting the food of the inhabitants of hot and cold countries, ii. 11, n. Piastre, value of, ii. 11, n. Pickpockets in Egypt, i. 25 [p.462] Pigeons, sacred at Meccah, ii. 174 Enter almost everywhere into the history of religion, 175 Pilgrims, distribution of, at Alexandria, into three great roads, i. 168 Pauper pilgrims, 168 Steady decrease of the number of pilgrims who pass annually through Suez, 176 Reasons assigned for this, 177 Takrouri pilgrims, 177 The Hamail, or pocket Koran of, 239 How they live on the march, ii. 63 Ordinances of the pilgrimage, 140 Offerings for atonements in cases of infractions of, 140 Observations on, 279 Common to all old faiths, 279 Conditions under which every Moslem is bound to perform the pilgrimage, 279 The three kinds of pilgrimage, 280 The treatise of Mohammed of Shirbin respecting pilgrim rites, 281, et seq. Directions to the intending pilgrim, from other books, 281, n. The Prophets last pilgrimage, the model for the Moslem world, 290 The reckless pilgrimages of poor Indians, 185 Note on the ceremonies of the Wahhabi pilgrimage, 195, n. The change from Ihram to Ihlal, 205 The Umrah, or little pilgrimage, 251 Pilgrims tree, i. 154 Probably a debris of fetish-worship, i. 155, n. Its practice in various Eastern countries, 155, n. Pistols, of the Badawin, ii. 105 Pitts, Joseph, his pilgrimage to Meccah and Al-Madinah; ii. 358 Sketch of his adventures, 358, et seq. Plague. See Taun Poetry, Arab, those generally studied, i. 107, n. The Burdah and Hamziyah of Mohammed of Abusir, 107, n. The Banat Suadi of Kaab al-Ahbar, 107, n. The Diwan Umar ibn Fariz, 107, n. Al-Mutanabbi, 107, n. Al-Hariri, 108, n. Simplicity of ancient Arab poetry, 108, n. Degenerate taste of the modern Egyptians in, 108, n. Poetical exclamations of the pilgrims on obtaining the first view of Al-Madinah, 279, 280 Tenderness and pathos of the old, ii. 93 The suspended poem of Labid, 93 The poetic feeling of the Badawin, 97 The improvisatore of the Benu Kahtan, 98, n. Arabic suited to poetry, 99 The rhyme of the Arabs, 101, n. Poison. The Tariyak of Al-Irak, the great counter-poison, ii, 108 Poisoners, professed, introduced by Mohammed Ali, ii. 86, n. Poison-wind, i. 265, n. Its effects, 265, n. Police of Egypt, curiosity of, i. 2 Police magistrates in Cairo, scenes before, 120 The Pasha of the Night, 120 Politeness of the Orientals, i. 210 Unpoliteness of some Overlands, 210 Polygamy and monogamy, comparisons between, ii. 91, n. Pomegranates, of Al-Madinah, i. 405 The Shami, Turki, and Misri kinds, 405 Pompeys pillar, i. 10, 29 Prayer, the Abrar, or call to, i. 88 The Maghrib, or evening, 151, n. The Isha, or night prayer, 233 Prayer to prevent storms (Hizb al-Bahr), 211 The prayer recited, 211 Prayers on first viewing the city of Al-Madinah, 259 The prayer at the Prophets Mosque, 309 The places of prayer at, 311 The afternoon prayers, 312 The Sujdah, or single-prostration prayer, 312 The Dua, or [p.463] Supplication after the two-bow prayer, 312 The position during, 313 Efficacy ascribed to the act of blessing the Prophet, 316 Prayer at the Shubak al-Nabi, 316 Ancient practice of reciting this prayer, 316, n. The Testification, 318 The benedictions on Abu Bakr and on Omar, 320 The two-bow prayer at the Rauzah or Garden, 325, n. The prayer at the Malaikah, or place of the angels, 326 The prayer opposite to the grave of the Lady Fatimah, 327, n. The prayer in honour of Hamzah and of the martyrs of Mount Ohod, 328 Prayers for the souls of the blessed who rest in Al-Bakia, 328 At the Prophets window, 329 Public service in Al-Rauzah, 330, n. Origin of the prayer-niche in the Mosque, 361, 364, n. Al-Kuba, the first place of public prayer in Al-Islam, 407 The Niyat, or intention, 409 The Prophets place of prayer at Al-Kuba, 409 The prayers at the Mosque of Al-Kuba, 409 The prayers at Hamzahs tomb, 427 The Niyat when approaching Meccah, ii. 139 The Talbiyat, or exclaiming, 139 The prayers on sighting Meccah, 152 The four Makams, or stations for prayer, 307, 308 The prayers at the Kaabah, 164, et seq., 209 Procrastination of Orientals, ii. 21 Preacher, at Meccah, his style of dress, ii. 225 Origin of his wooden sword, 226, n. Presents of dates from Al-Madinah, i. 400 Pressgangs in Cairo, i. 117 Price, Major, referred to, i. 384, n. Prichard, Dr., on the Moors of Africa, i. 187, n. Pride of the Arabs, i. 246 Printing-press, in Egypt, i. 108, n. Prophets, in Moslem law, not supposed to be dead, i. 340, n. Prosody (Ilm al-Aruz), study of, among the Arabs, i. 107 Prostration-prayers, i. 311, n., 312, n. Proverbs, Arab, i. 149, 277, n. Ptolemy the geographer, i. 225 Puckler-Muskau, Prince, his remarks on the reflected heat of the Desert, i. 144, n. Pulpit, the Prophets, at Al-Madinah, i. 311 Pyramids, i. 30 Their covering of yellow silk or satin, ii. 213, n.