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228 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
basket to take it out, for the purpose of extracting
its teeth; but it immediately bit his thumb: he
called out for help: there were, however, none but
women in the house ; and they feared to come to
him; so that many minutes elapsed before he could
obtain assistance: his whole arm was then found to
be swollen and black; and he died after a few
hours.
No other ceremonies worthy of notice were performed on the day of the Doseh. The absence of
the Ghawazee rendered the festival less merry than
it used to be.
In the ensuing night, that which is properly
called the night of the Moolid, I went again to the
principal scene of the festival. Here I witnessed a
zikr performed by a ring of about sixty darweeshes
round the saree. The moon was sufficient, without
the lamps, to light up the scene. The darweeshes
who formed the ring round the saree were of various
orders; but the zikr which they performed was of a
kind usual only among the order of the Beiyoo-
meeyeh. In one act of this zikr the performers
exclaimed, " Ya Allah!" (" O God!"); and, at
each exclamation, first bowed their heads, crossing
their hands at the same time before their breasts ;
then raised their heads, and clapped their hands
together before their faces. The interior of the ring
was crowded with persons sitting on the ground.
The zikkeers continued as above described about
half an hour. Next, they formed companies of five
or six or more together ; but still in the form of a
large ring. The persons in these several companies
| 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 | 00000240 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 228 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. basket to take it out, for the purpose of extracting its teeth; but it immediately bit his thumb: he called out for help: there were, however, none but women in the house ; and they feared to come to him; so that many minutes elapsed before he could obtain assistance: his whole arm was then found to be swollen and black; and he died after a few hours. No other ceremonies worthy of notice were performed on the day of the Doseh. The absence of the Ghawazee rendered the festival less merry than it used to be. In the ensuing night, that which is properly called the night of the Moolid, I went again to the principal scene of the festival. Here I witnessed a zikr performed by a ring of about sixty darweeshes round the saree. The moon was sufficient, without the lamps, to light up the scene. The darweeshes who formed the ring round the saree were of various orders; but the zikr which they performed was of a kind usual only among the order of the Beiyoo- meeyeh. In one act of this zikr the performers exclaimed, " Ya Allah!" (" O God!"); and, at each exclamation, first bowed their heads, crossing their hands at the same time before their breasts ; then raised their heads, and clapped their hands together before their faces. The interior of the ring was crowded with persons sitting on the ground. The zikkeers continued as above described about half an hour. Next, they formed companies of five or six or more together ; but still in the form of a large ring. The persons in these several companies |
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