Chapter XLIV: Appendix: C

PRAYER OF MUSLIM SCHOOL-BOYS.

My friend Mr. Burton (who, in the course of his long residence in Egypt, has acquired an ample fund of valuable information respecting its modern inhabitants, as well as other subjects) has kindly communicated to me an Arabic paper containing the forms of imprecation to which I have alluded in a note subjoined to page 255 of this work. They are expressed in a “hezb” (or prayer) which the Muslim youths in many of the schools of Cairo recite, before they return to their homes, every day of their attendance, at the period of the “’asr,” excepting on Thursday, when they recite it at noon; being allowed to leave the school, on this day, at the early hour of the “duhr,” in consideration of the approach of Friday, their sabbath and holiday. This prayer is not recited in the schools that are held within mosques. It is similar to a portion of the “khutbet en-naat.”[656] I here translate it.

“I seek refuge with God from Satan the accursed![657] In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful! O God! aid El-Islám, and exalt the word of truth, and the faith, by the preservation of thy servant, and the son of thy servant, the Sultán of the two continents,[658] and Khákán[659] of the two seas,[660] the Sultán, son of the Sultán, the Sultán [Mahmood[661]] Khán. O God! assist him, and assist his armies, and all the forces of the Muslims! O Lord of all creatures! O God! destroy the infidels and polytheists, thine enemies, the enemies of the religion! O God! make their children orphans, and defile their abodes, and cause their feet to slip, and give them and their families and their households and their women and their children and their relations by marriage and their brothers and their friends and their possessions and their race and their wealth and their lands as booty to the Muslims! O Lord of all creatures!”

Not to convey too harsh a censure of the Muslims of Egypt, by the insertion of this prayer, I should add, that the excessive fanaticism which it indicates is not to be imputed to this people universally.

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Footnote 656:

See p. 75.

Footnote 657:

Or “driven away with stones.”

Footnote 658:

Europe and Asia.

Footnote 659:

Emperor, or monarch.

Footnote 660:

The Mediterranean and Black Seas.

Footnote 661:

The reigning Sultán at the time when the above was written.

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INDEX.

’Abáyeh, 25, 27, 289. ’Abbásees, their costume, 28. ’Abd-Er-Rahmán El-Gabartee, 197. Abdál. _See_ Bedeel. ’Abdalláwee melon, 294, 298. Ablutions. _See_ Wudoó, Tayemmum, Ghusl, and Death. Aboo, 115; -Farrág, 63; -midfa’, 535; -Ru-oos, the sheykh Isma’eel, 244; -Zeyd, romance of, 361. Abrár, 441, 474. Adán, or adhán, 60, 72; manner in which it is chanted, 343. ’A’dileeyeh (The), 370. Admiration, proper and improper modes of expressing, 229, 230. Adultery, law respecting, 95; punishment of men who accuse women of this crime without the testimony required by law, 96; manner in which women guilty of this crime are sometimes punished, 107, 179, 279, 280. ’Afeefeeyeh darweeshes, 223. Afiyoon, and Afiyoonee, 306. ’Agam, 72. Agathodæmon, modern, 207. Age, respect paid to, 180, 272. A’gha of the Police. _See_ Zábit. Agriculture, 309. ’Ahd, 223. Ahl-Far’oon, 22. Ahmad, a name of the Arabian Prophet, 387; El-Bedawee, the seyyid, 63; Moolids of, 220, 222. Ahmar, significations of, 229. Ahmedeeyeh darweeshes, or Ahmedees, 222. ’Akabeh, 459. ’Akd en-nikáh, 146. ’Akeek, 524. ’Akeekah, 44. Akhdar, significations of, 229. ’Akkád, 294. ’A’isheh, the occasion of a singular law, 95. A’látees, or áláteeyeh, 173, 325, 464. Alchemy, 198, 243. ’Alee Bey, cruelty of a wretch of this name, 112. ’A’lim, 29, 106. Alláh, or God, _passim_; kereem, 262. Alláhu akbar, 63. Almanac, 201. ’A’l’mehs, or ’Awálim, 151, 173, 325, 463, 464. Alms-giving, 56, 78; of Moharram, or the ’Ashr, 392. Aloe-plant used as a charm, 236. Aloes-wood. _See_ ’Ood. Alum, virtue of, 230. Ambergris, used for fumigation, 185; used to impart a perfume to coffee, 126. Amsheer, 200. Amulets. _See_ Hegábs, and Charms. ’Anátireh. _See_ ’Anter’ee. Anatomy, 107, 198. Angáb. _See_ Negeeb. Angels, 54, 203, 242; Attendant, 66. Anklets, 160, 529. ’Annáb, 134. ’Antar, romance of, 380, 381. ’Anter’ee (a kind of vest), 35; (a reciter of ’Antar), 380. Antichrist, 53. Apostasy punished with death, 96. ’Arab, 22. ’Arafát (Mount), 79. ’Arakeeyeh, 25. Arba’’a Eiyoob, 452. Arba’een (El-), 466, 488. Architecture, 286. Ardebb, 533. ’Areef, 50. Arghool, 224, 335, 336. Arithmetic, 50. Armenians in Egypt, number of, 19. ’Arooseh, 128, 457. Arts and manufactures, 286. Asáwir, 527, 532. ’Asbeh, 40. ’Asha, 129. As-háb el-Ahzáb, 478; ed-Darak, 213; el-Kahf, 228. Ashbeen, 504. ’A’shoora, customs of, 231, 394. ’Ashr, 392, 487. ’Asr, 60, 200. Ass, how equipped for riding, for use of men, 127; for use of ladies, 173; part performed by one, 222. Assassin, origin of the word, 306, 379. Astaghfir Alláh, 258. Astrolabe, 198. Astrology, 42, 198, 243. Astronomy, 198. ’Attár, 294. Auguration, 239, 453, 454. A’yát el-hefz, 227; esh-shifë, 233. A’yet el-Kursee, 66. Azhar (El-), Great Mosque, 71, 73, 188, 191; students of, 191; studies pursued there, 191; sheykh of, 192, 193, 196; professors of, 192, 194; blind students of, 193. ’A’z’kee, 126.

Báb el-hareem, 9; sirr, 16; Zuweyleh, 211. Bábeh, 199. Báboog, 37, 39. Bádingán, 133, 278. Baghlet el-’Ashr, 393. Bahluwáns, 356. Bakhoor el-barr, 126. Balance in which good and evil works are to be weighed, 54. Bámiyeh, 133. Ba-ooneh, 200. Baráhimeh darweeshes, 223. Barámikeh, 349, 356. Bark, 40, 529. Barmahát, 200. Barmek’ees. _See_ Barámikeh. Barmoodeh, 200. Barrenness considered a curse and reproach, 45. Barsh, 307. Básh Kátib of the Kádee, 101; Rusul, 101; Turgumán, 101. Bast, 306. Bastinading, 95, 99, 164. Bat, use made of its blood, 35. Bath, 151, 157, 307. Batrak, 492. Batteekh, 134. Báz, 224, 333. Beard, mode of trimming the, 23; few shave it off, 23; shaven off as a punishment, 23; respect paid to the, 24; seldom dyed, 24. Beasts and birds, language of, 226. Bed, 139. Bedawee and Bedaweeyeh, 27, 257. Bedeel, 210. Bedouins. _See_ Bedawee. Beer. _See_ Boozeh. Beer el-yarakán, 238. Beetles, singular use made of them, 172, 467. Beggars, 299. Beiyoomeeyeh darweeshes, or Beiyoomees, 222, 420. Bekreeyeh darweeshes, 223. Bekreg, or bakrag, 125. Belah meblool, 297. Beleed, 209. Belláneh, 149, 314. Belloor, 524. Benduk’ee, 535; musháharah, 236. Beng, 379. Benish, or Beneesh, 25. Benzoin. _See_ Gáwee. Beshens, 200. Beybars. _See_ Ez-Záhir. Beyt, 315, 317; el-mál, 92; el-owwal, 310. Biers, 476, 478, 480. Bigotry inculcated into the minds of children, 48. Bint el-Beled, 22; el-Masr, 22. Birds, charity to, 434; and beasts, language of, 226. Birgás, game of the, 365. Bisháreen, strange custom of, 268. Bi-smi-llah, 64, 131, 205. Blasphemy, law respecting, 97. Blind, asylum and college for the, 193. Blindness prevalent in Egypt, 23. Blood, unlawful food to Muslims, 82; and to the Copts, 501. Blood-revenge, 94, 178. Boatmen and boats of the Nile, 302. Books, 190; copying of, 191. Booksellers, 190. Boozeh, a kind of beer, 82, 307. Bowwáb, 70, 121. Bread, 122; respect paid to it, 269; of the seyyid El-Bedawee, 399, 429, 430, 431. Bribery practised at the Kádee’s court, 101, 103, 104. Bugs, 3, 140; charm to exterminate them, 453. Bunn, 125. Burckhardt referred to, 148, 153, 156, 159, 264, 268, 405, 504. Burdeh, 228, 475, 478. Burhámeeyeh. _See_ Baráhimeh. Burko’, 38, 39, 41; of the door of the Kaabeh, 446. Burnus, or burnoos, 289. Buying and selling, 293.

Cadi. _See_ Kádee.
Caftan. _See_ Kuftán.
Cairo, or El-Káhireh, now called Masr, 4, 19, 21;
population of, 4, 19;
streets of, 4, 290, 517;
quarters of, 5, 113;
districts of, 113;
private houses of, 5;
the best school of Arabic literature, 188.
Calf, feats performed by a, 225.
Camel, its flesh lawful food to Muslims, 82;
and considered unlawful by the Copts, 501;
its hump a provision against hunger, 400;
litters, 402.
Canal of Cairo, opening of the, 457.
Cats, endowment for the support of, 266.
Ceilings, decorations of, 11.
Chant of the water-carrier, 297;
muëddin, 343;
a shá’er, 361;
men and boys at funerals, 476, 477.
Chanting of the Kur-án, specimen of the, 346;
darweeshes in zikrs, 411, 414.
Character of the Muslim Egyptians, 255;
Copts, 506;
Jews of Egypt, 515.
Charity of the Egyptians, 263.
Charms, 198, 203, 211, 226, 243, 399, 453, 530.
Cheerfulness of the Egyptians, 267.
Chemistry, 198.
Chibook, 122.
Chicken-ovens, 287.
Children, education and general treatment of, 42-47;
how long the mother may retain them under her care, 88;
of foreigners in Egypt seldom live to mature age, 143.
Christians prior to the time of Mohammad held by the Muslims to be true
believers, 54.
Circumcision of the Muslim Egyptians, 47, 153, 469;
a similar custom to, prevailing among them and the Copts, 48, 491;
of the Copts, 491, 495.
Cleanliness of the Egyptians, 270;
practices observed for the sake of, 24, 56.
Climate of Egypt, 2.
Coffee, 122, 125, 304;
disallowed by some Muslims, 82, 304;
when first introduced into Egypt, 304.
Coffee-cups. _See_ Fingán.
Coffee-shops, 305.
Commerce, 289.
Compliments, 182, 186.
Concubinage, laws respecting, 85, 86, 88.
Concubines. _See_ Slaves.
Conscription, 177.
Copts, their number, etc., 19, 489;
political state, 113, 501;
dress, 491;
language, 489, 495, 497;
education, 495;
religion, 491, 496;
patriarch, etc., 113, 492, 506;
churches and church-service, 497;
fasts, etc., 498;
domestic habits, 502;
marriages, 502;
character, 506;
occupations, 506;
funeral ceremonies, 507;
notices of their history under the Muslim domination, 507.
Cosmetics, 171, 467.
Cotton, 20.
Councils of administration, 100.
Courtesy and affability of the Egyptians, 187, 266.
Courts of judicature, 99, 101.
Cowries, virtue of, 230.
Cries of watchmen in Cairo, 108, 262;
the hawkers of vegetables, etc., 294;
beggars, 299;
the persons who announce the daily rise of the Nile, 454, 456, 462;
joy. _See_ Zagháreet;
lamentation. _See_ Welwel’eh.
Cupidity of the Egyptians, 282.
Customs not particularized in this Index, 24, 183, 184, 186, 203, 205,
216, 232.

Dabbeh, 15. Dakhákhinee, 294. Dakk, 34. Dámeh, 315. Dancing Girls. _See_ Gházeeyehs; Men and Boys. _See_ Khäwal, and Gink. Dár, 318. Darabukkeh, 173, 334. Darb el-mendel, 243, 247; er-ramal, 243. Darweeshes, 209, 210, 220-226, 396, 397, 408, 409; whirling, 398; barking, or howling, 420; dancing. _See_ ’Eesáweeyeh. Dawáyeh, 26, 190. Day, Mohammadan, 200. Days, fortunate and unfortunate, 441. Dáyeh, 149. Death, and funeral-rites, 473. Debleh, 527. Debloon, 535. Debtors, law respecting, 92. Decrees of God, 56, 259, 436. Deen, 52. Deenár, 93, 95. Deewán, 10; el-Khideewee, 99; et-Tuggár, 100. Delhem’eh, romance of, 381. Dellál, 293. Delláleh, 144, 174. Demeereh, 301. Demirdásheyeh darweeshes, 223. Depilatories, 35, 314. Dervises. _See_ Darweeshes. Destoor, 162, 203. Devil, and devils in general, 54, 202. Diet, 122, 133, 171, 174. Diffeeyeh, 27. Dikkeh, 24, 69, 464. Dilk, 208, 225. Diodorus Siculus referred to, 20, 45, 113. Diráas, 533. Dirhem, 78, 93, 534. Divan. _See_ Deewán. Divorce, 85, 87; effects of the facility of, 166. Dogs, opinions and conduct of Muslims with regard to, 83, 263, 265; eaten by some Muslims, 270. Domestic life of Muslim Egyptians of the higher and middle orders (men), 120; of women of the same classes, 159; of the lower orders, 174. Doors of houses, etc., 5, 11. Dóraks, 135. Dóseh, 416, 432, 433, 434. Dowry, 86, 87, 88, 145, 147, 157, 175. Dreams, faith in, 194, 241. Dress, of men, 24; of females, 35; new military (or Nizámee), 517. Drinking-cups, 135, 136, 137. Drunkenness, how punished, 96. Duhr, 60. Dukkah, 122, 175, 499. Dukkán, 291. Durah, 301, 302. Durrah, for Darrah, 167. Dust, excessive quantity of, 3. Dysentery, when most prevalent, 2.

Eating, manner and etiquette of, 129. Ebed, 62, 441. Ebeeb, 200. ’Eddeh, 87. Education of boys, 42, 48; of females, 51; higher branches of, 191. ’Eed (El-) el-Kebeer, 80, 451; es-Sugheiyir, 80, 442. ’Eeds of the Copts, 449, 507. Eemán, 52. ’Eesa. _See_ Jesus Christ. ’Eesáweeyeh darweeshes, 424. Eezár, 39. Efendee, 128. ’Efreets, 204, 207. ’Eggeh, 320. ’Egl El-’Azab, 225. Egypt, its physical character, 1, 20; its population, 19. Egyptians. _See_ Muslim Egyptians, and Copts. Ehrám, 80. Eiyám en-Nesee, 200. ’Ekd, 525, 531. Elijah, allusions to, 211. Embroidery, 172. Emeer (El-), el-Hágg, 403, 449; el-Kebeer, anecdote of, 194. ’Enáneeyeh darweeshes, 221. ’Enebeh, 521. Envious disposition of the Egyptians, 282. Epileptic fits induced by religious excitement, 415. ’Eree, 26, 140. ’Erk-soos, 297. ’Erk-soosee, 297. ’Eshë, 60, 200. Eswed, used to signify dark blue, 252. Eunuchs, 121, 161. Europeans in Egypt. _See_ Franks. Evil eye, and modes of counteracting or preventing its effects, 46, 47, 132. Eyes, modern and ancient modes of ornamenting, with kohl, 30, 31. ’Eyn, 321. ’Eysh bi-lahm, 434.

Faddah, 534. Fakeers, 225. Fákihánee, 294. Falakah, 95. Fánoos, 138. Farageeyeh, 25. Farce-players, 357. Fard, 59, 84, 294. Faroodeeyeh, 36. Farrán, 294. Faskeeyeh. _See_ Fountain. Fasting, 56, 75, 79, 394. _See_ Ramadán. Fatátiree, 294. Fateereh, 122. Fát’hah, 50, _et passim_; specimen of the mode in which it is chanted, 346. Fatoor, 122. Fawátim, costume of the, 28. Fedáwees, 379. Feddán, 118, 533. Fegr, 60. Felláhah, 22. Fellahs, or Felláheen, 19, 22; political condition, 114, 117; domestic life and occupations, 174, 300. Fesahah, or Fes-hah, 15, 139. Festivals, two Grand (or Minor and Great), 59, 79; periodical public, 391, 421, 451. _See_ ’Eed. Festivities, private, 463. Fetteh, 451. Fetwa, 102. Fida, 80. Fikee, 48, 146, 471. Fingán, 125. Firdeh, 119, 501. Fire, eating of, 221, 426. Firkilleh, 223. Fish without scales generally unwholesome in Egypt, 83. Fitr, 533. Fleas excessively numerous in Egypt, 3, 140. Flies extremely annoying in Egypt, 3, 140. Flight, era of the. _See_ Higreh. Fool mudemmes, 122; nábit, 452. Foot, the right, more honoured than the left, 187. Foot-rasps, 310. Footah, 130. Fornication, law respecting, 95; manner in which women guilty of this crime are sometimes punished, 107, 179. Fortune-telling, 355. Fountains in private houses, 9; in baths, 308, 311; public. _See_ Sebeels. Fowwál, 294. Franks in Egypt, 113, 255. Frankincense. _See_ Libán. Friday, the Sabbath of the Muslims, 59, 67. _See_ Gum’ah. Fruits of Egypt, 134. Fukara. _See_ Fakeers. Funeral. _See_ Death; ceremonies after a, 339. Furn, 17. Furniture of a room, 10, 15; of a peasant’s dwelling, 17.

Gád El-Mowla, sermon of, 73. Gaház, 147. Galen referred to, 48. Gambling forbidden, 84. Gáme’, 61, 67. Games, 315; of chance forbidden, 84. Gánn Ibn-Gánn, 204. _See_ Ginn. Gáriyeh, 169. Garmash’ak, 122. Gebr el-Bahr, 458. Gellábs, 170. Gelleh, 175, 288. Gemb, 183. Generosity of the Egyptians, 282. Genii. _See_ Ginn. Geography, 201. Geomancy, 243. Gereed, game of the, 322. Geydee. _See_ Keydee. Gezzár, 294. Ghada, 129. Ghagar, or Ghajar, 356. Gháïsh, 351. Gháwázee. _See_ Gházeeyehs. Gházee, 347. Gházeeyehs, or Gháwázee, 158, 173, 347, 395, 463, 467. Gheyt el-kuttah, 266. Ghools, 207. Ghosts, 207. Ghubeyra, 452. Ghung, 171. Ghusl, 59. Ghuweyshát, 532. Ghuzz, 98. Gibbeh, or Jubbeh, 25. Gink, 352, 423. Ginn, Gánn, Ginnees, or Genii, 54, 202, 242; good, how they pay their alms, 393. Ginyeh, 535. Gipsies. _See_ Ghagar. Gizyeh (or tribute), 501, 512. Glass, eating of, 221, 427. God, his absolute unity, 52; virtues of the fifty-seven names of, 227. Góhargee, 293. Gold ornaments disapproved of by Mohammad, 26; and silver utensils disallowed by many Muslims, 125. Government of Egypt, 20, 98, 515. Gózeh, 125. Gratitude wanting in the Egyptian character, 269. Grave, torment of the, 55, 483, 485. _See_ Tomb. Greeks in Egypt, their number, 19. Guards, military, in Cairo, 99, 107. Gumád el-Owwal, 199; et-Tánee, 199. Gum’ah (El-), or Friday, 67; prayers of, 67, 71, 72.

Habarah, 38. Habbák, 294. Habbeh, 529. Hadd, 96. Hágg, Hájj, or Hájjee, 80, 120, 399. Hággeh, 120, 128. Hair, women’s, mode of dressing and ornamenting, 37. Haláweh, 295. Halak, 524, 530. Hamah, 159. Hambel’ees, 52, 106. Hamdu li-lláh (El-), 135. Hammám, 307. Hanafees, 52, 56, 106. Hanafeeyeh, 57, 311. Hand, right, honoured above the left, 187; left, used for unclean purposes, 134, 187. Harág, or Haráj, 293. Harárah, 310. Harem. _See_ Hareem. Hareem, 9, 12, 16, 120, 159; persons admissible into the apartments of the, 160, 162; customs observed by men on approaching the hareems of others, 162; generally necessary to qualify a man to be a tenant of a private house in Cairo, 17, 142. _See_ also Wives and Women. Hâris, 313. Hasa, 315. Hasan El-’Attár, the sheykh, 196. Hasaneyn (El-), mosque of, 217, 218, 395, 421, 429. _See_ Moolid. Hasheesh, 125, 305, 379. Hashreeyeh, 477. Hashshásh, 306. Hasweh, 315. Hatching of eggs in ovens, 287. Hátoor, 200. Háwees, 353. Head, woman’s, the upper and back part of it most carefully veiled, 42; man’s and boy’s, generally shaven, 24, 44. Hefnáweeyeh darweeshes, 223. Hegábs, 227, 529. Hegira. _See_ Higreh. Hekr, 266. Hemalees, 296. Heml of the barber, 47; kanádeel, 148; musattah. _See_ Musattah. Hemp used to induce intoxication, 125, 305; when first used for this purpose in Egypt, 305. Heneeän, 132. Henna, 32, 152, 446, 448, 503. Herám, 80, 289. Herodotus referred to, 23, 82, 135 (twice), 180, 478, 488, 492. Heykel, 497. Hezám, 445. Hezbs, 224, 479. Higreh, or Hijrah, era of the, 199. Hilál, 522. Hiláleeyeh, 361. Hilbeh, 467. Hoboob, 394. Hods, 48. Hogget el-bahr. Homár ’álee, or —— mughattee, 173. Hommus, 122. Hooreeyehs, 55. Horses, how equipped for riding, 127. Hoseyn (El-), place of his head, 194. _See_ Moolid, and ’A’shoora. Hósh, 8. Hospitality of the Egyptians, 267. Houris. _See_ Hooreeyehs. Hours, Mohammadan, 200. Houses of Cairo, 417; of the peasantry, 417. Howáh. _See_ Háwees. Hulaleeyeh, 41. Huroobeh, 158.

Ibn el-beled, or Ibn-Masr, 22; Hambal, his scrupulosity, 260. Ibráheem, the patriarch Abraham, 76; Básha, anecdote of, 501; the eyyids, Ed-Dasookee, his moolids, 220. Ibreek, 130, 296. Idiots, respect paid to, 208. Idolaters, law respecting, 81. Ikámeh, 65, 78. ’Ilm en-nugoom, 243; er-rukkeh, 235. _See_ Astrology. ’Ilwáneeyeh darweeshes, 221. ’Ilwee, 242. Images of things that have life forbidden, 84. Imáms, 70, 84, 192. Imsák, 439, 442. Indolence of the Egyptians, 273. Industry, 285. Infancy, 42. Inheritance, laws of, 90. Ink, 190. _See_ Dawáyeh. Innovations, late, in Egypt, 515. Inquisitiveness of the Egyptians, 187. Inscriptions on doors, etc., 5, 15, 232, 233. Insha, 196. Intrigues of Egyptian women, 275. Irrigation, 300. Irritable disposition of the Egyptians, 284. Ishárah, 409, 422. Islám (El-), 52. Ism el-Aazam (El-), 243. Isma’eel, or Ishmael, according to the Muslims, the son whom Ibráheem, or Abraham, designed to sacrifice, 80. Isráfeel, 55. Istikhárah, 240.

Jesus Christ, opinions of the Muslims respecting, 53. Jews of Egypt, their number, etc., 19, 512; political state of, 113, 512; domestic life of, 514; character and occupations of, 515. Jocular disposition of the Egyptians, 285. Jubbeh. _See_ Gibbeh. Jugglers, 355. Juvenal referred to, 348.

Kaabeh, 80, 444. _See_ Kisweh. Ká’ah, 12. Kabdah, 533. Kádee of Cairo, 101; court of the, 101; and bribery practised there, 102, 103. Kádees in general, 106, 192. Kádireeyeh darweeshes, or Kádirees, 222, 446. Káf, mountains of, 201, 202. Kafal-wood, 135. Kaffárah, 485. Kaftán. _See_ Kuftán. Kahk, 438. Kahweh, 125, 304, 305. Kahweg’ee, 305. Káïm, 408. Káïm-makám, 114. Kalás’weh, 494. Kamarah, 522. Kamareeyeh, 14. Kamhah, 533. Kandeel, 138. Kánoon, 326, 328. Kantár, 534. Kara-gyooz, 359. Kara-kól, and kárakón, 99. Kara kooseh, 133. Karámeh, 210. Karrás, 190. Kás, 334. Kasabah, 533. Kaseedeh, 156, 197, 412. Kasees, 493. Káshif, 114. Kat’ah bi-khamseh, etc., 534. Kawárë, 378. Káwurmeh, 133. Kebáb, 133, 294. Keemiya (El-), 243. Keerát, 92, 533, 534. Kees, 535; el-hammám, 312. Keeyem, and Keiyim, 152, 355. Kefen, 475. Kelb, 318, 320. Kemengeh, 326. Ketb el-kitáb, 146. Ketkhud’a. _See_ Kikhya. Keydee, 301. Keyf, 303. Keytán, 528. Khalboos, 464. Khaleefeh, 28. Khaleeg, 457. _See_ Canal. Khaleel El-Medábighee, anecdote of, 204. Khaltah, 452. Khalwet’ee, 224. Khamáseen, 2, 452, 500; winds, 2. Khamees el-’Ahd, 552. Khát’beh, 143. Khateeb, 70. Khátim, 25, 527; Suleymán, 148. Khatmeh, 113, 148, 217, 258, 427, 444, 464, 475, 488. Khawágeh, 128. Khäwals, 158, 351, 467. Khazneh, 15, 139, 535. Kheiyát, 293. Kheyreeyeh, 535. Khidr (El-), 211. Khilweh, 314. Khiyár, 133. Khizám, 530. Khoos, 218. Khudaree, 293. Khuff, 39. Khulkhál, 529, 532. Khurdagee, 293. Khusháf, 134. Khutbeh on Mount ’Arafát, 80; of marriage, 174. Khutbet el-waaz, 73; en-naat, 75; es-Siráfeh, 470. Khutt, 439. Khuzam, 530. Kibleeyeh, 198. Kibleh, 63, 198. Kibt, 489. Kikhya, 99. Kiládeh, 527. Kirbeh, 295. Kirsh, 535. Kishk, 452, 467. Kisweh of the Kaabeh, 444; procession of the, 445; pieces of the, used as charms, 234. Kiyahk and Kiyák, 200. Kohl, 30, 403, 452, 491. Kubbeh, 195; wa-t-teyr (El-), 503. Kubt, 489. Kuftán, or Kaftán, 24. Kullehs for water, 135; for sherbet, 137. Kulluk, 99. Kumedyeh, 206. Kumkum, 150, 184. Kummetrë, 528. Kummus, 493. Kunáfeh, 134. Kur-án, quoted, _passim_; printed translations, etc., of the, 53, 234; taught at schools, 48, 49; recitation or chanting of the, 63, 155, 258, 434, 475, 478, 485; specimen of the mode of chanting the, 346; petition offered up before reciting the, 63, 64 (note); the chief foundation of the laws, 84; respect paid to the, 261; sometimes quoted in jest, 258; the whole and portions of it used as charms, 227, 233. Kurbág, 95, 289. Kureydátee, 357. Kurs, 37, 519. Kursee, 130; el-wiládeh, 466. Kussah, 521. Kutb, 210. Kuttáb, 48. Kuweysinee (the Sheykh El-), 193, 195.

Labolanum, 172. Lamps, 138, 149. Language of the Modern Egyptians, 19, 188. Lanterns, 138, 149. Lattice-work of windows, 7. Laws, 56, 84. Láwingee, 310. Leab el-kumár, 315. Learned men in Egypt, 196. Learning, decline of, 188, 198, 197; respect paid to, 198. Leef, 313, 403. Leewán, 17, 110. Leewángee. _See_ Láwingee. Legacies, law respecting, 90, 91. Leylet ed-Dukhleh, 147, 153; el-Henna, 152; el-Mearág. _See_ Mearág; en-Nusf min Shaabán, 435; er-Roo-yeh, 436; el-Kadr, 442; en-Nuktah, 453; es-Saratán, 453; el-Wahsheh, 485; el-Wahdeh, 485; el-Gheetás, 499. Leymoonáteh, 137. Leyseeyeh darweeshes, 223. Libábeh, 467. Libán, or frankincense, 30, 172, 403; Shámee, 35. Libás, 24. Libbeh, 525. Libraries, 190. Lice, 3, 139, 427. Litám or Lithám, 388. Literature, 189, 197. Lock, wooden, 15. Lodging-houses, 16. Love of the Egyptians for their country, 272. Lunatics, 208. Lute, 330.

Maagoon and Maagungee, 307. Maamal el-firákh or Maamal el-farroog, 287. Mád’neh or menaret, 60. Maghrib, 60. Maghsil es-Sultán, 237. Maghtas, 311. Magic and Magicians, 226, 242, 244. Magnetic compasses, 198. Mahdee (the sheykh El-), Muftee of Cairo, 103, 105. Mahkem’eh, the Great, 101. Mahkem’ehs, minor, 106. Mahmal, or Mahmil, 403, 404, 447; return of the, 403; grand procession of the, 448. Mahr, 145. Mahrookee, the seyyid Mohammad, 103. Mahshee, 133. Mahshesh’eh, 307. Mahzam, 310. Mak’ad, 11. Makhba, 16, 282. Makra, 422. Makra’′ah, 320. Makreezee (El-), cited, 458, 496, 507. Maksoorah, 71, 217. Malakah, 533. Málikees, 52, 106. Malkaf, 15. M’allim, 128, 308, 506. M’allim’eh, 51. Ma-moor, 114. Mandar’ah, 9. Mankal, 127. Mankal’ah, game of the, 315. Manufactures, 286. Márid, 204. Máristán, 278. Markaz, 211. Markets of Cairo, 110. _See_ Sooks. Marriage, laws respecting, 84, 141, 164; duty of, 141; when contracted, 143; how conducted in the case of a virgin, 143; among the lower orders, 151, 157, 158; of widows and divorced women, 157; ceremonies and festivities after, 158, 466. Martial referred to, 348. Martyrs, 54. Má-sháa-lláh, 229. Másh’tah, 314. Másoorah, 529. Masr. _See_ Cairo. Masree and Masreeyeh, 22. Mastab’ah, 8, 291, 305, 310. Mastic, 126, 135. Mathematics, 198. Matrán, 493. Meals, 121, 129, 138. Mearág, festival of the, 431. Measures, 532. Meats, lawful and unlawful, 82; scrupulosity of Muslims respecting, 270. Mecca. _See_ Mekkeh. Meded, 414. Medicine, 198. Meglis, 411; el-Meshwar’ah, 100; el-Gihádeeyeh, 100. Megzoob, 209. Mehráb, 69. Mekkeh and Mount ’Arafát, the objects of pilgrimage, 79. Melboos, 415. Melekees or Melekeeyeh, 491. Memlooks, 19, 98, 121, 143, 155. Memrak, 14. Mendacity of the Egyptians, 283. Menseg, 172. Menwar, 409. Mesh’al, 154. Mesh-hed of El-Hoseyn. _See_ Hasaneyn. Meshrebeeyeh, 8. Meslakh, 308. Mesloob, 209. Mey’ah mubárakah, 231, 392. Meydaäh, 56. Meyyedee, or Meiyedee, 534. Mezz, mezd, or mest, 37. Mibkhar’ah, 135, 150, 184. Mikattah, 190. Miláyeh, 27, 40. Mimbar, 69. Mina (vulgò Muna), 80. Ministers of Mosques, 70. Miracles of saints and darweeshes, 210, 219, 220, 221, 416, 426, 428, 432, 447, 479; of prophets, 209; of Mohammad, 215. Mirwed, 30. Misht, 524. Misned’eh, 190. Misra, 200. Mistar’ah, 190. Miswák, 57, 403. Mitkál, or Mithkál, 78, 534. Mizágee, 519. Moagiz’eh, 210. Mohabbazeen, 357. Mohaddits, 367. Mohallil. _See_ Mustahall. Mohammad, called by the Muslims “God’s Apostle,” and “the Prophet,” etc., 53; respect paid to, 53, 98, 259; regarded and invoked as an intercessor, 78, 259; appears to Muslims in their sleep, 194, 195; his miracles, 215; respect paid to his tomb, 216, 259; virtues of his 99 names, 228; virtues of the names of his relics, 228; virtues of dust from his tomb, 234; evils counteracted by blessing him, 229, 241; sworn by, and imitated in trivial matters, 259; his illiteracy, 436. Mohammad ’Alee (present Básha of Egypt), his character, policy, etc., 21, 97, 98, 99, 117, 202, 515; his revenue, 117. Mohammad Bey, Deftardár, anecdote of, 115. Mohammad El-Baháee, anecdote of, 194. Mohammad Shiháb, the sheykh, 197. Moharram, 146, 198, 231, 392. Mohtes’ib, 110; anecdotes of a, 111. Money, its value in Cairo, 290, 535. Moneys of Egypt, 534. Months, Mohammadan, 198; Coptic, 199; sacred, 73. Moolids of saints, 219. Moolid of the seyyid Ahmad El-Bedawee, 220; Ibráheem Ed-Dasookee, 220; en-Nebee (the Prophet’s Moolid), 408; of the Sheykh Darweesh El-’Ashmáwee, 410; El-Hasaneyn, 421, 429; Es-Sáleh, 428; of the seyyideh Zeyneb, 430; of the Imám Esh-Sháfe’ee, 434. Mooskee, 99. Mósim el-Khaleeg, 459. Mosques, 67, 70, 119, 191, 396; eating, sleeping, etc., allowed in them, excepting at the times of prayer, 70; not entered by persons with their shoes on, 71; ministers and inferior servants of, 70; thefts committed in, 424. Mourning, 487. Móyet zahr, 296. Muballigh, 72, 112. Mudám, 137. Mudnát, 150. Muëddin, 60, 70. Mufattak’ah, 467. Muftee (supreme) of Cairo, 101, 103; an honest, 106. Muftees in general, 192. Mugáwireen, or Mugáwirs, 191. Mughassil, 475. Mukeyyisátee, 311. Mukhallafát en-Nebee, 228. Muk-hul’ah, 30. Mukleh, 28, 193. Mulakkin, 484. Mumezzezeh, 443. Munádee en-Neel, 454, 456, 462. Munkar and Nekeer, 56, 484. Munshids at zikrs, 410. Murábit, 209. Murakkee, 72. Murder, law respecting, 93. Mureed, 223. Muristán, 278. Musáfir, 267. Musahhir, his cry, etc., 439, 440, 442. Musáre’, 322. Musattah, 402. Musellikátee, 298. Mus-haf, 227. Music, 323. _See_ Chant. Musical Instruments, 326. Musicians, 325. _See_ A’látees. Muslim, 319. Muslim Egyptians, their number, origin, and personal characteristics, 19, 21, 22, 29. For other particulars respecting them, see the Tables of Contents, or the words, “Dress,” “Infancy,” “Education,” etc., in this Index. Musquitoes, 3. Musquito-curtain, 139. Mustaches, 23. Mustahall, or Mustahill, 165. Mustaf’a, a name of the Arabian Prophet, 387; Káshif, anecdotes of, 111. Mutawellee (El-), 211. Muwatwat’ah, 35. Muweshshah, 155, 412, 469.

Nabk, 475, 480. Nahhás, 293. Náïb of the Kádee, 101. Nakeeb, 210, 472; el-Ashráf, 106, 221. Nákir. _See_ Munkar. Nakkárah, 333. Nakshibendeeyeh darweeshes, 223. Naming of children, 42. Námooseeyeh, 139. Nárgeeleh, 125. Náring, 296. Nasára and Nasránee, 319. Náshizeh, 88, 157. Náy, 224, 331. Názir, 70, 114. Nebboot, 321. Nebeed, or Nebeedh, 82, 137. Neddábeh, 474. Nedr, 219. Nefeeseh, the seyyiddeh, tomb of, 217. Negeeb, 210. Negefeh, 409. Newspaper, Egyptian, 516. Nezleh, feast of the, 403. Nezlet el-Hágg, 399. Nifás, 468. Nile, 1; its rise, 1, 453; its fall, 1; its fertilizing effect, 2; rise of its bed, 1, 18; navigation of the, 302. Nizám troops, 99, 517. Noorah, 314. Nórooz, 462. Nubians, 19, 140, 489, 492. Nukalee, 294. Nukl, 438. Nukoot or largess, 152, 156, 158, 464, 468, 472. Nuss, or nuss-faddah, 534.

Oath in law courts, 102; various forms of, 256, 283. Obstinacy of the Egyptians, 273. ’Okoos, 532.; Omens. _See_ Auguration. ’Ood (or pipe), 122; (or lute), 330; es-saleeb, 524. Oola, 61, 441. Ophthalmia, 2, 3, 139; charms for the cure of, 236. Opium, use of, 82, 306. ’Orbán, 22. Ornaments, female, 519. ’Osmánlees, or Turks, their number in Egypt, 19. Owlád-Masr, or Owlád-el-beled, 22; ’Enán, darweeshes so called, 221; ’Ilwán, darweeshes so called, 221, 447; Nooh, darweeshes so called, 223. ’Oyoon, 40.

Painters and sculptors of living beings, their future punishment, 84. Paintings on the walls of rooms, etc., 14, 286. Palm-trees, tax on, 117, 119. Panel-work, 11. Paradise. _See_ Genneh. Párah, 534. Parents, respect to, 45, 272. Pavements, ornamental, 9. Peasantry. _See_ Felláhs. Perfumes, 126, 171, 184. Piaster of Egypt, 535. Pictures of living beings forbidden, 34. Pigeon-houses, 17. Piláv, 134. Pilgrimage of the Muslims, 56, 79; Copts, 501. Pilgrims, return of the, 399; mode of ornamenting the doors of their houses, 403; Turkish, their arrival in Egypt, on their way to Mekkeh, 430; procession of their officers and escort, with the Mahmal, departing for Mekkeh, 448; their journey, 450. Pipe, 26, 122; different names and kinds of, 122. Plague, 171; its ravages in 1835, 3, 4. Police of Cairo, 107. Pollution, scrupulosity of the Egyptians respecting, 270, 473. Polygamy, 84, 121, 163, 165; influence of, 84; limited by Mohammad, 85. Population of Egypt, its present amount, 18; in ancient times, 19; late decrease of, 18. Population of Cairo, 4, 19. Pottery employed in the construction of pigeon-houses, 17. Prayer of Muslims, 56, 59, 108, 121, 138, 139, 299; times of, 60, 200; calls to, 60, 343; postures and form of, 63; of the night of the Middle of Shaabán, 435; over the dead, 481. Prayers of Friday, 67, 71, 72; the marriage night, 154, 156; at the tombs of saints, 217, 398; of Ramádan, 439; of the two grand festivals, 442, 451; on other occasions, 78. Prayer-carpet. _See_ Seggádeh. Predestination, 56, 436; its influence upon the character of the Muslims, 266. Presents given on occasions of private festivities, etc., 148, 152, 156, 158, 185, 464, 468, 472; by servants, 186, 443; to servants, 140, 185, 443, 451. Prices of articles of food, etc., in Cairo, 290. Printing, scruples of the Muslims respecting, 260. Printing Office at Boolák, 201, 516. Professors. _See_ Azhar. Prophets and apostles, 53. Prostitutes. _See_ Gházeeyehs, 107. Psylli, 352. Punishments for various offences, 99; of dishonest tradesmen, 11; _See_ “Laws,” “Adultery,” “Fornication,” and “Apostasy.” Puppets, 359. Purifications. _See_ “Wudoo,” “Tayemmum,” and “Ghusl.” Purse, sum of money so called, 103, 535.

Quarters of Cairo, 5, 113. Quatremère, referred to, 495, 507.

Raaráa, Eiyoob, 452. Raba, 17. Rabáb, 332. Rabeea el-Owwal; et-Tánee, 199. Rabtah, 37, 519. Ráhib, 494. Rahmánee, 242. Ramadán, 79, 206, 436. Rasools of the Kádee, 101. Ratl, 534. Ráyeh, 455. Reciters of Romances, 333, 359, 367-380. Reesheh, 522. Reffa, 294. Regeb, 199. Regm, 205. Rei (water-skins), 295; lands, 301. Rek’ah, 63. Reland referred to, 48, 56, 59. Religion of the Muslims, 52; present state of the, 262. Religious education of the Muslim Egyptians, 48, 51; character of the same, 255. Remedies for diseases, etc., charms used as, 233, 399. Retaliation for wounds and mutilations, 94. Revelations, successive, 53. Rifá’eeyeh darweeshes, or Rifá’ees, 221, 352, 447. Rikk, 331. Riwáks. _See_ Azhar. Riyál, sum of money so called, 535; Faránsa, 535. Rope dancers, 356. Rosary. _See_ Sebhah. Róshan, 6. Ruba, 533; Fenduklee, 528. Ruzz mufelfel, 134.

Saad and Harám, 178. Saadeeyeh darweeshes, or Saadees, 220, 222, 352, 416, 419, 450; (a coin), 535. Sabáheeyeh, 158. Sabbágh, 294. Sabbath of the Muslims. _See_ Friday, and Gum’ah. Sacrifice performed by the pilgrims, 80; performed by others on the same day, 80, 81, 451; at the tombs of saints, 44, 219; on the burial of the dead, 479, 485; at a Coptic marriage, 504; by the Copts at the tombs of their relations, 507. Sacy, De, 83, 188, 304, 306, 379. Sadakah, 78. Sadr, 183. Sa’eed, 52. Safa, 37, 528. Safar, 198. Ságát, 334. Sáheb seggádeh, 221. Sahhár, 246. Sahlab, 298. Sahoor, 439, 440. Sáïgh, 293. Saints, Muslim, 208, 432, 433; respect paid to, 98, 208, 216; regarded and invoked as intercessors, 78, 217; tombs and cenotaphs of, 216, 220; the visits to these, 217; the prayers, sacrifices, votive offerings, and other ceremonies performed on such visits, 44, 217, 296, 398. _See_ also Moolids, and Miracles. Sáïs, 121, 140. Sakkas, 121, 295. Sakka sharbeh, 295; el-’ashr, 393. Sakeefeh, 517. Sákiyeh, 301, 524. Salah, 59, 155. _See_ Prayer. Sale referred to, or quoted, 53, 69, 91, 95, 442; his translation of the Kur-án, 53. Saleeb, festival of the, 462. Salk, 157. Saltah, 36. Salubrity of Egypt, 2. Salutations, 179. Samoom, 2. Sáneeyeh. _See_ Seeneeyeh. Santeer, 332. Sáree, 408. Sarráf, 515. Sarrág báshee, 461. Satreng, 315. Schools of the Muslims, 48, 119; Copts, 495; for needle-work, 51. Schoolmasters, 49, 56, 192. Sciences, 191. Scorpions, feats performed with, 222, 419. Scripture, references to the following texts of:— Gen. xvi. 4, 167; xxiii. 11, 293; xxiv., 143; _ibid._ 47, 531; _ibid._ 65, 39; xxix. 26, 144; _ibid._ 27, 466; xli. 42, 26; l. 3, 488. Exod. i. 16, 466; iii. 5, 10; xxii. 26 and 27, 141; xxxix. 30, 26. Lev. xi. 9-12, 83; _ibid._ 22, 172; xii. 2-5, 468; xix. 32, 272; xx. 10, 95; _ibid._ 13-15, 96. Num. xi. 5, 174. Deut. xix. 15, 102; xxi. 17, 90; xxiv. 1, 87. Josh. v. 15, 10. Judg. xiv. 12, 466. Ruth ii. 14, 133. 2 Sam. x. 4, 23. 1 Kings xviii. 12, 212. 2 Kings ii. 9-16, 212; ix. 30, 31; xvii. 4-6, 212. 2 Chron. xxxv. 25, 474. Ps. lviii. 4 and 5, 352. Eccles. x. 11, 352. S. Song, _passim_, 412. Isa. iii. 16, 529, 532; _ibid._ 21, 531; _ibid._ 23, 39; xlix. 22, 44. Jer. viii. 17, 352; ix. 17, 474; xxii. 14, 11; xxxvii. 21, 291. Ezek. ix. 2, 3, and 11, 26; xvi. 12, 531; xxiii. 40, 31. Matt. ix. 23, 474; xiv. 6 and 7, 349; xxiii. 29, 220; xxvi. 23, 133. Mark vi. 22 and 23, 349; vii. 3, 130. John iii. 33, 26; vii. 15, 436; viii. 4 and 5, 95; xiii. 26, 133. Acts xv. 20 and 29, 501. 1 Cor. xi. 10, 39. Eph. v. 19, 465. Rev., _passim_, 55. Scriptures, Jewish and Christian, held, by the Muslims, to be almost totally corrupted, 54. Sculptors. _See_ Painters. Seal-rings, 26. Sebeels, or public fountains, 48, 119, 263. Sebhah, 67, 403; ceremony of the, 486. Sebleh, 37. Sebt en-Noor, 452, 500. Sects of Muslims, four great, 52, 106. Seega, 318, 320. Seemiya, 242, 243. Seeneeyeh, or sáneeyeh, 130. Seeret Aboo-Zeyd, etc. _See_ Aboo-Zeyd, Ez-Záhir, ’Antar, and Delhem’eh. Seewán, 408. Seggádeh, 59, 127, 173, 221, 289. Sehr, 243. Sekeeneh, the seyyideh, 217. Selám to the Prophet, 71, 72, 441. Selámát, 181. Sensuality of the Egyptians, 274. Sermon in a mosque, 73. Serpents, eating of, 220, 222, 419. Serpent-charmers, 222, 352. Servants, 23, 113, 121, 140, 182, 183, 443; female, 170. Seven Sleepers, virtues of the names of the, 228. Seyf Zu-l-Yezen, romance of, 381. Seyfee, 301. Seyrefee, 245. Seyyib, 146. Seyyid, or Seyd, 120; Ahmad El-Bedawee. _See_ Ahmad; and for other seyyids, see their proper names. Seyyideh Zeyneb. _See_ Zeyneb; and for other seyyidehs, see their proper names. Seyyidna, 53. Shaaban, 199; Leylet en-Nusf min, 435. Shaaráweeyeh darweeshes, 222. Shádoof, 300. Sha’eer, 525. Sha’eereeyeh, 358. Shá’ers, 333, 360. Sháfe’ee, the Imam Esh-, his tomb, 217, 218; his Moolid, 434. Sháfe’ees, 52, 106. Sháhad, use of this word, 272. Sháh-bandar, 100. Shahháteh, 237. Sháhids of the Kádee’s court, 102; of biers, and of tombs, 480, 484. Sháleesh, 433. Shara Allah, 164. Sharákee, 301. Sharbát, 137. Sharbetlee, 294, 297. Sháteh, 521. Shaving the head, etc., 23, 44. Shawáteh, 521. Sháweesh, el-Hágg, 399. Sházilees, 224. Shealeg’ee, and Shealeh, 108. Shedd el-weled, 473. Sheddeh benád’kah, 530. Sheeh, 231. Sheehah, 380. Sheera, 306. Sheesheh, 124. Shemm en-Neseem, 452, 453. Shemmás, 494. Shems el-Kebeereh (Esh-), 220. Sherbet, 137; cups, or kullehs, 137, 297. Shereefs, 25, 120, 128, 221. Sheykh, 29, 48, 120, 128, 209; former and present condition of a literary, 193; of each of the four great sects, 106; el-Hárah, 113; et-Tumn, 113; of a trade or manufacture, 113; of servants, 113; of thieves, 113; el-Beled, 114; el-Bekree, 221; es-Sádát, 221; of darweeshes, 221, 223. Sheytánee, 242. Shibr, 533. Shibreeyeh, 402. Shibuk, 122. Shibukshee, 294. Shiftish’eh, 509. Shiháb, 204. Shinnáweeyeh darweeshes, 222. Shintiyán, 35. Shitawee, 301. Shiya’ees, 52. Shóbash, 464. Shoes taken off before entering a mosque, or stepping on a mat or carpet, etc., 10, 71, 292. Shoosheh, 24. Shops, 290, 291, 517. Showwál, 199. Shureyk, 443. Sidr, 435, 475. Silk clothing forbidden to men, 24. Silver. _See_ Gold. Siráfeh, 469. Sirát (Es-), 54. Sitt, 120. Slaughtering of animals for food, how performed, 83. Slaves, 19, 85, 88, 121, 141, 160, 161, 168, 177; emancipation of, 89, 169; rights of, 89, 170. _See_ Memlooks. Slave-traders. _See_ Gellábs. Sleeping, 139. Smoking, 121, 123, 171, 175. Sneezing, custom observed on, 186. Social usages, 179. Soil of Egypt, 286, 300; produce of the, 20, 301; insufficient cultivation of the, 19, 20. Sóms, or fasts, of the Copts, 499. Songs, 257, 336; at zikrs, 411. Soobiya, 298. Sooks, 291, 293, 517. Soul, state of the, between death and the judgment, 485, 486. Star, falling or shooting, superstition respecting, 204. Strabo referred to, 48. Strangled animals, their flesh unlawful as food to the Muslims, 82; and to the Copts, 501. Streets of Cairo, 4, 291, 517. Students. _See_ Azhar. Subh, 60. Subooa after a birth, 362, 466, 467; after a marriage, 466; after return from pilgrimage, 403. Sudeyree, 24. Suffeh, 10. Suflee, 242. Sufrah, 130. Suleymán, preadamite kings so named, 204; A’gha, Silahdár, anecdote of, 114. Sultán, a title given to some eminent saints, 399. Sunnees, 52. Sunneh, 60, 84. Superstitions, 194, 202, 226, 453, 467, 471. Surgery, 198. Surnames, 43, 115. Swearing by God, the Prophet, etc., 23, 37, 102, 256, 283. Swine’s flesh forbidden to the Muslim, 82; not eaten by the Copts, 501. Sword used by the Khateeb on Friday, and why, 72, 73. Syrians in Egypt, their number, 19.

Táb, game of, 317. Tabbákh, 94. Tabls, 333. Tablat el-musahhir, 440. Táboot, 216, 301. Tafaddal, 131. Tágir, 293. Tá-Há, a name of the Arabian Prophet, 387. Tákeeyeh, 25. Takhtabósh, 11. Takht’rawán, 402. Talák reg’ee, 87. Talkeen of the dead, 484. Tamboor, 332. Tár, 173, 334, 474. Taráweeh prayers, 439. Tarboosh, 25, 289. Tareekah, 209. Tarhah, 37, 39. Tarkeebeh, 216, 484. Tarskháneh, 100. Tartoor, 223. Tattooing, 24, 33, 491. Táwulah, 315. Taxes, 117, 119, 501. Tayemmum, 59. Tebweez, 316. Teeb. _See_ Táb. Teen meblool, 297. Teiyibeen, 181, 183. Tekbeer, 63, 482. Tekleel, 504. Tekyees, 301. Temperance of the Egyptians, 269. Temperature of the climate of Egypt, 2. Tesbeel, 297. Testimony. _See_ Witnesses. Teymeeneh, 181. Tezyeereh, 37. Theatrical performances in London, described by an Algerine, 206. _See_ Farce-players. Theft, laws respecting, 94. Thieves, 113. Thousand and One Nights referred to, 109, 136, 203, 275, 303, 413; recitations of the, 381. Tikkeh. _See_ Dikkeh. Tirmis, 94. Tób, 37, 41. Tobacco, 124, 175, 303; disallowed by some Muslims, 82, 98; when first introduced into the East, 303. Tók, 531. Tombs, 162, 443, 451, 483, 488. Toobeh, 200. Toot, 199. Tooth-ache prevalent in Egypt, 23. Trades, 293; sheykhs of, 113; customs on admission into, 472. Tradesmen, 138, 292. Traditions of the Prophet, 84. Treasure, custom of hiding, 16, 282. Tribes of Egyptian peasantry, 22, 178. Tufeylees, 268. Tukeyseh, 335. Tumbák, 124. Turban, 25, 28, 29; different colours of, distinguishing different classes, 28, 491, 493, 509, 510, 512; green, when first assumed by shereefs as distinctive of their race, 28; black and blue, when first worn by Christians, 509; of the ’Ulama, 28; much respected, 28; ladies’, 37. Tureiya, 148. Turks. _See_ ’Osmánlees. Tyranny of officers of the government, 111, 112, 114, 115.

Ukeeyeh, 534. Ukkah, 534. ’Ulama, 28, 106, 192, 196; bribed in law proceedings, 104. Unbelievers, Muslims ordered to wage war with, 81, 255; Muslims in Egypt often taught to hate, 48, 255, 536; general conduct of Muslims to, 99, 255. Urquhart, Mr., referred to, 45, 81, 95, 140. Uskuf, 493. Usury forbidden, 84.

Veil, head-, 37, 39;
face, 37, 39, 159;
antiquity of the, 39;
importance and obligation of the, 42, 44, 160;
men in whose presence it is not required, 86, 160, 161, 162.
Vermin, 3, 140.
Villages, 18.
Visits, 182, 443, 451;
of women, 172, 173.

Wahhábees, or Wahabees, 97. Wakf, 119. Wálee, 107. Wa-llah, or wa-lláhi, 256. War against unbelievers, 81, 259. Warak mahshee, 133. Washing before and after meals, 130, 135; clothes, 272. Watchmen in Cairo, 108, 262. Water of the Nile, 1, 135; gratuitous distribution of, 297; -bottles, 135; -carriers. _See_ Sakkas. Watwát, 35. Wefa en-Neel, or Wefa el-Bahr, 455, 458. Weights, 533. Wekálehs, 17, 290. Wekeel, 86, 145. Welees, 63, 194, 209, 243, 479. Weleeds, 55. Welwel’eh, 474. Weybeh, 533. Wilád el-layálee, 155. Wilwál, 474. Winds, hot, 2. Windows of lattice-work, 6-8; of coloured glass, 14. Wine forbidden to Muslims, 82; drunk in secret by many persons, 82, 136; by some openly, 82; allowed in paradise, 55. Wird es-sahar, 224. Witnesses, 88, 102. Wives, lawful number of, 85; their rights to dowry, etc., 86; with regard to the nurture of their children, 88; rebellious, law respecting, 88; their feelings with regard to the restraint or seclusion to which they are subject, 163, 281. _See_ Marriage, Divorce, and Adultery. Women not destitute of souls, nor excluded from paradise, according to the Muslims, 55; not admitted into mosques during the regular times of prayer, 69; seldom pray even at home, 69; whom a man is allowed to see unveiled, 86, 160, 168; guilty of capital crimes, how put to death, 94; when marriageable, 143; their domestic life, condition, and habits, 159, 175. _See_ Wives, Hareem, and Veil. Writing, manner of, and apparatus for, 49, 50, 190. Wudoó, 51, 56. Wukkah, and Wukeeyeh, 534.

Yaakoobes, or Ya’ákibeh, 491. Yahood, 512. Yakhnee, 133. Yá Sátir, 162. Yá-Seen, a name of the Arabian Prophet, 387. Yawning, custom observed on, 186, 187. Year, Mohammadan, 198; Coptic, 199. Yelek, 35. Yemeneeyeh, 476.

Zaaboot, 26. Zaatar, 122. Zábit, 99, 107, 108. Zaghábeh, 361. Zagháreet, 150, 151, 156, 479. Záhir (Ez-), romance of, 367. Záhireeyeh, 367. Záïrgeh, 239. Zarf, 125. Záwiyeh, 294. Záwiyet el-’Omyán, 193. Zebeeb, 137, 297. Zeffehs (festive parades or processions), i. 78, 150, 151, 153, 155, 157, 158, 469, 504. Zeiyát, 294. Zekah, 78, 392. Zemr, 333. Zemzem, water of, 237, 403. Zeyneb, seyyideh, mosque of, 217, 218, 430. _See_ Moolid. Zikkeer, 410. Zikrs, i. 149, 220, 234, 258, 331, 336, 396, 423, 432, 439, 465; particular descriptions of, 398, 409, 418, 420. Zináteeyeh, 361. Zóba’ah, 203. Zughbeeyeh, 361. Zu-l-Heggeh, 199. Zu-l-Himmeh. _See_ Delhem’eh. Zu-l-Kaadeh, 199. Zummárah, 336.

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Transcriber’s Note

The phrase ‘ground floor’ appears on occasion as ‘ground-floor’, with no preponderance of either. Both are kept as found. ‘Daybreak’ and ‘day-break’ are used interchangeably as well.

The first complete footnote on p. 8 refers to styles of latticework. However, the anchor in the text is missing. It has been added at the end of the paragraph, presuming that the discussion is now about ‘inferior houses’, but the placement is otherwise arbitrary.

Lapses of punctuation in the Index have been corrected without comment.

The index entries for ‘Paradise’ and ‘Benzoin’ cross-reference ‘Genneh’ and ‘Gáwee’, respectively. However, neither entry exists. The index entry for ‘Hogget el-bahr’ has no page reference, nor does the phrase appear in the text. The page reference for ‘Jugglers‘ was transposed from ‘355’ to ‘553’. The page reference for ‘Copts’, under the ‘Pilgrimage’ item was incorrectly as ’561’, rather than ‘501’. An apparently specious (because out-of-order) reference regarding printed translations of the Ku-rán should be ‘234’ rather than ‘44’. The page reference for the virtues of Mohammed’s ninety-nine names is missing, and p. 228 has been provided as the most likely.

Other errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original.

xi.19 to witness any Muslim ri[ght/te] Replaced.
xvi.11 said he, [“]the salutation Added.
17.21 are mere hovels[.] Added.
17.35 or of millet-stalks, etc.[,] Added.
52.33 called by the Arabs “El-Islám.[”] Added.
54.20 in the bridge “Es-Sirát[”] Added.
76.17 greet him with a salutation![”/’] Replaced.
77.1 ’A’[i/ï]sheh, the mother of the faithful Replaced.
80.36 [‘/“]el-’Eed el-Kebeer,” Replaced.
82.21 chiefly [a/o]n account of Replaced.
89.42 who is a Muslim’eh[./,] or a Christian Replaced.
93.40 the homicide is a member[.] Added.
100.18 The “Meglis el-Meshwar′ah[”] Added.
119.35 Mustaf[’]a Káshif Inserted.
127.10 (or prayer-carpet[)] Added.
137.16 as its name implies[;] Added.
149.6 the “belláneh[”] Added.
187.4 of the present company[;/,] Replaced.
189.17 the literary and vulga[r] Restored.
206.31 peal of thunder was heard[;/,] Replaced.
214.40 but some per[s]ons assert Inserted.
217.10 Imá[n/m] ’Alee Replaced.
217.11 Imá[n/m] El-Hoseyn Replaced.
228.19 [(]or the vessel Added.
229.22 “What God willeth [cometh to pass![”]]/[]”) Transposed.
229.25 “M[a/á] sháa-lláh!” Replaced.
230.37 are especially consid[er]ed preservatives Inserted.
235.28 the sheyk[h] Ibráheem Added.
244.23 in [in] this place Repeated.
245.2 took the latter[;/,] Replaced.
263.20 “God is all-knowing[”] Added.
295.7 and [to ]give them Removed.
309.2 a small kind of stall, for coffee[.] Added.
333.37 They are placed upon[ ]a camel Inserted.
369.32 The We[ez/ze]er Sháheen Transposed.
370.5 The We[ez/ze]er Sháheen Transposed.
370.9 ’Aláy-ed[./-]Deen Replaced.
370.21 The We[ez[ze]er said to him Transposed.
371.26 The King answered[./,] Replaced.
377.33 He exclaimed[,] Added.
379.12 The Sult[a/á]n answered, Replaced.
387.31 to the fortress of Esh[ /-]Shamta Replaced.
392.17 required[ by] their law Inserted.
398.40 relatively few persons collec[t]ed Inserted.
413.29 and not feared the watchmen?[’] Added.
415.19 Yá ’amme[e] ’Ashmáwee! Added.
432.33 have been carr[r]ied from Removed.
435.33 “Soorat Yá-Seen Yá-Seen[”] Added.”“
451.4 “El-’Eed el-Kebeer;[”] Added.
465.17 and so on[.] Added.
472.13 w[f/i]th one or two Replaced.
483.23 “Soorat el-Bakarah el-Bakarah[”] Added.
514.8 to spare his life[.] Added.
546.21 For other particulars [r]especting> them Added.

The errors below appear in footnotes and are referenced by page upon which the note begins, the original note number, and the line within it.

x.2.24 There is one wor[d/k] Replaced.
27.1.1 (called “miláyeh”[)] Added.
28.1.1 or [‘/“]Khalif.” Replaced.
54.2.2 is, however, disputed[.] Added.
65.1.3 the “ikámeh[”] Added.
122.1.1 I believe it is maple[.] Added.
126.1.2 (for “’ázikee[”]) Added.
133.3.2 the same[.] Added.
150.1.1 [“]From the verb ‘adna,’ [“]he brought,” etc. Misplaced.
227.1.1 to return to E[u/n]gland Inverted.
229.2.1 “Yá selá[n/m],” Replaced.
312.1.1 “kees el-hammán el-hammán[,]” Added.