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254 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
mentioned, a little after sunset; and when a person
is destined to die in the ensuing year, his leaf, upon
which his name is written, falls on this occasion:
if he be to die very soon, his leaf is almost wholly
withered, a very small portion only remaining
green: if he be to die later in the year, a larger
portion remains green: according to the time he
has yet to live, so is the proportion of the part of
the leaf yet green. This, therefore, is a very awful
night to the serious and considerate Muslims; who,
accordingly, observe it with solemnity and earnest
prayer. A particular form of prayer is used on the
occasion, immediately after the ordinary evening-
prayers which are said soon after sunset. Those
who are able recite it without being prompted to
do so ; and generally in a mosque : others assemble
in the mosques for this purpose, and hire a fikee to
assist them; and many fikees, therefore, resort to
the mosques to perform this office. Each fikee
officiates for a group of persons. He first recites
the " Soorat Ya-Seen (or 36th chapter of the Kur-
an) ; and then, raising his hands before his face,
as in the ordinary supplications, and the other worshippers doing the same, he recites the " do'a " (or
prayer) ; repeating one, two, three, or more words,
which the others then repeat after him. The
prayer is as follows.—" O God ! O thou Gracious !
and who art not an object of grace! O thou Lord
of Dignity and Honour, and of Beneficence and
Favour! There is no deity but Thou, the Support
of those who seek to Thee for refuge, and the
Helper of those who have recourse to Thee for
| 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 | 00000266 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 254 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. mentioned, a little after sunset; and when a person is destined to die in the ensuing year, his leaf, upon which his name is written, falls on this occasion: if he be to die very soon, his leaf is almost wholly withered, a very small portion only remaining green: if he be to die later in the year, a larger portion remains green: according to the time he has yet to live, so is the proportion of the part of the leaf yet green. This, therefore, is a very awful night to the serious and considerate Muslims; who, accordingly, observe it with solemnity and earnest prayer. A particular form of prayer is used on the occasion, immediately after the ordinary evening- prayers which are said soon after sunset. Those who are able recite it without being prompted to do so ; and generally in a mosque : others assemble in the mosques for this purpose, and hire a fikee to assist them; and many fikees, therefore, resort to the mosques to perform this office. Each fikee officiates for a group of persons. He first recites the " Soorat Ya-Seen (or 36th chapter of the Kur- an) ; and then, raising his hands before his face, as in the ordinary supplications, and the other worshippers doing the same, he recites the " do'a " (or prayer) ; repeating one, two, three, or more words, which the others then repeat after him. The prayer is as follows.—" O God ! O thou Gracious ! and who art not an object of grace! O thou Lord of Dignity and Honour, and of Beneficence and Favour! There is no deity but Thou, the Support of those who seek to Thee for refuge, and the Helper of those who have recourse to Thee for |
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