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Description:This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1877. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... BURCERARDTS PILGRIMAGE. 59 of which the following is a copy.--" Praise be to God, who hath made the pilgrimage to be rightly accomplished, and the intention rewarded, and sin forgiven. To proceed.--The respected hagg Ibraheem hath performed the pilgrimage, according to the divine ordinances, and accomplished all the incumbent ordinances of the Prophet, completely and perfectly. And God is the best of witnesses. The halt was on the 9th day of the month of El-Heggeh, in the year 1229." 15th.--Witnessed the procession of the Kisweh, which I have described in one of my note-books. 17th.--The Magician 'Abd El-Kadir came to me. His performances unsuccessful. 18th.--A man was beheaded yesterday; and another to-day. One was for entering a house to rob, and for attempting to murder the owner. He locked the latter in one of the rooms, and then proceeded to rifle the house. On descending, he saw the owner at a window, calling for assistance; and fired a pistol at him.--The crime of the other, who was a Turk, a kowwas of the Basha, was robbing and murdering a Turkish pilgrim. He arrested the pilgrim on the canal of Alexandria, under pretence of his being required to answer some charge preferred against him before Moharram Bey, the Governor of Alexandria. After conducting him some little distance towards Alexandria, he murdered him, and threw his body into the pit of a sakiyeh. The companions of the unfortunate man, some days after, being surprised at hearing no tidings of him, applied to Moharram Bey; and finding that he knew nothing of the circumstance, searched for and apprehended the murderer.--Robberies have become very frequent here of late: crime, as might be expected, increasing with the oppression and misery of the people.--News arrived to-day of a number of Ahmad B...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Life of Edward William Lane. To get started finding Life of Edward William Lane, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 28

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: General Books

Release: 2012

ISBN: 0217963641

Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1877. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... BURCERARDTS PILGRIMAGE. 59 of which the following is a copy.--" Praise be to God, who hath made the pilgrimage to be rightly accomplished, and the intention rewarded, and sin forgiven. To proceed.--The respected hagg Ibraheem hath performed the pilgrimage, according to the divine ordinances, and accomplished all the incumbent ordinances of the Prophet, completely and perfectly. And God is the best of witnesses. The halt was on the 9th day of the month of El-Heggeh, in the year 1229." 15th.--Witnessed the procession of the Kisweh, which I have described in one of my note-books. 17th.--The Magician 'Abd El-Kadir came to me. His performances unsuccessful. 18th.--A man was beheaded yesterday; and another to-day. One was for entering a house to rob, and for attempting to murder the owner. He locked the latter in one of the rooms, and then proceeded to rifle the house. On descending, he saw the owner at a window, calling for assistance; and fired a pistol at him.--The crime of the other, who was a Turk, a kowwas of the Basha, was robbing and murdering a Turkish pilgrim. He arrested the pilgrim on the canal of Alexandria, under pretence of his being required to answer some charge preferred against him before Moharram Bey, the Governor of Alexandria. After conducting him some little distance towards Alexandria, he murdered him, and threw his body into the pit of a sakiyeh. The companions of the unfortunate man, some days after, being surprised at hearing no tidings of him, applied to Moharram Bey; and finding that he knew nothing of the circumstance, searched for and apprehended the murderer.--Robberies have become very frequent here of late: crime, as might be expected, increasing with the oppression and misery of the people.--News arrived to-day of a number of Ahmad B...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Life of Edward William Lane. To get started finding Life of Edward William Lane, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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