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220 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
wards the close of the zikr, a private soldier, who
had joined throughout the whole performance, also
seemed, several times, to be melboos; growling in a
horrible manner, and violently shaking his head
from side to side. The contrast presented by the
vehement and distressing exertions of the performers
at the close of the zikr, and their calm gravity and
solemnity of manner at the commencement, was
particularly striking. Money was collected during
the performance for the munshids*. The zikkeers
receive no pay.
An isharah passed during the meglis of the zikr
above described. This zikr continues all night,
until the morning-call to prayer: the performers
only resting between each meglis ; generally taking
coffee, and some of them smoking.
It was midnight before I turned from this place
to the Birket El-Ezbekeeyeh. Here, the moonlight
and the lamps together produced a singular effect:
several of the lamps of the kaim, of the saree, and
of the tents, had, however, become extinguished;
and many persons were lying asleep upon the bare
ground, taking their night's rest. The zikr of the
darweeshes round the saree had terminated : I shall
therefore describe this hereafter from my observation
of it on the next night. After having witnessed
several zikrs in the tents, I returned to my house to
sleep.
On the following day (that immediately preceding
* Few of the spectators, or hearers, gave more than ten faddahs;
and those of the poorer classes gave nothing, and indeed were not
solicited.
| Title | An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians - 2 |
| Creator | Lane, Edward William |
| Publisher | C. Knight and Co. |
| Place of Publication | London |
| Date | 1842 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000232 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 220 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. wards the close of the zikr, a private soldier, who had joined throughout the whole performance, also seemed, several times, to be melboos; growling in a horrible manner, and violently shaking his head from side to side. The contrast presented by the vehement and distressing exertions of the performers at the close of the zikr, and their calm gravity and solemnity of manner at the commencement, was particularly striking. Money was collected during the performance for the munshids*. The zikkeers receive no pay. An isharah passed during the meglis of the zikr above described. This zikr continues all night, until the morning-call to prayer: the performers only resting between each meglis ; generally taking coffee, and some of them smoking. It was midnight before I turned from this place to the Birket El-Ezbekeeyeh. Here, the moonlight and the lamps together produced a singular effect: several of the lamps of the kaim, of the saree, and of the tents, had, however, become extinguished; and many persons were lying asleep upon the bare ground, taking their night's rest. The zikr of the darweeshes round the saree had terminated : I shall therefore describe this hereafter from my observation of it on the next night. After having witnessed several zikrs in the tents, I returned to my house to sleep. On the following day (that immediately preceding * Few of the spectators, or hearers, gave more than ten faddahs; and those of the poorer classes gave nothing, and indeed were not solicited. |
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