An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, 第 1 卷Knight, 1836 |
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Ab'oo ablution absolute glory acquainted Ahh'mad Al'ee alumn Apostle Arabic Arabic language Ba'sha Bed'awee believe bless bride bridegroom Cairo called chafing-dish chap chapter charm Cka'dee Ckoor-a'n Ckootb classes coffee colour common commonly Copts custom deewa'n deity divorce door dowry dress durwee'shes Egyp Egypt Egyptians Fa't'hhah favour and preserve female slaves festivals former friends give hand hath Hhan'afees hharee'm husband Ima'm kind Kohhl ladies latter Lord Lower Egypt lower orders magician manner marriage marry master Mek'keh mentioned metropolis Mohham'mad Mohhammadan Moof'tee Moos'lims mosque Na'zir night occasions Ool'ama ornaments perform persons piasters piece pipe prayers present Prophet recite religion religious remarkable respect riya'ls saint salutation sect seldom servant sherbet sheykh silk sometimes soon'neh thee thou tion tomb turban Turkish Turks Upper Egypt usually village wear wel'ee wife wives woman women words worn zef'feh zikrs
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第 105 頁 - The other is, that they admit not their women to pray with them in public; that sex being obliged to perform their devotions at home, or if they visit the mosques, it must be at a time when the men are not there: for the Moslems are of opinion that their presence inspires a different kind of devotion from that which is requisite in a place dedicated to the worship of God.
第 361 頁 - ... cases in which the same magician has excited astonishment in the sober minds of Englishmen of my acquaintance. A short time since, after performing in the usual manner, by means of a boy, he prepared the magic mirror in the hand of a young English lady, who, on looking into it for a little while, said that she saw a broom sweeping the ground without anybody holding it, and was so much frightened that she would look no longer.
第 xix 頁 - Jt is surrounded by a wall, the gates of which are shut at night, and is commanded by a large citadel, situated at an angle of the town, near a point of the mountain. The streets are unpaved ; and most of them are narrow and irregular : they might more properly be called lanes.
第 312 頁 - Him from that which they [that is, the unbelievers] ascribe to Him" (namely, the having a son, or a partaker of his godhead) ; and adds, " and peace be on the Apostles ; and praise be to God, the Lord of all creatures. O God, I have transferred the merit of what I have recited from the excellent Ckoor-a'n to the person to whom this place is dedicated," or —
第 299 頁 - ... with shreds of cloth of various colours attached to the top. Some of them eat straw, or a mixture of chopped straw and broken glass ; and attract observation by a variety of absurd actions.
第 85 頁 - Sirat. which they say is laid over the midst of hell, and described to be finer than a hair, and sharper than the edge of a sword...
第 132 頁 - If there be any debtor under a difficulty of paying his debt, let his creditor wait till it be easy for him to do it ; but if ye remit it as alms, it will be better for you, if ye knew it.
第 86 頁 - ... served in dishes of gold, whereof three hundred shall be set before him at once, containing each a different kind of food, the last morsel of which will be as grateful as the first...
第 360 頁 - This description would suit, supposing the person in question to be still confined to his bed, or if he be dead.* The boy described his face as covered ; and was told to order that it should be uncovered. This he did ; and then said, " His face is pale ; and he has mustaches, but no beard :" which is correct. Several other persons were successively called for; but the boy's descriptions of them were imperfect ; though not altogether incorrect.
第 353 頁 - ... magician first asked me for a reedpen and ink, a piece of paper, and a pair of scissors ; and having cut off a narrow strip of paper, wrote upon it certain forms of invocation, together with another charm, by which he professes to accomplish the object of the experiment. He did not attempt to conceal these ; and on my asking him to give me copies of them, he readily consented, and immediately wrote them for me, explaining to me, at the same time, that the object he had in view was accomplished...