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264 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. which are termed " the Oola " and " the Ebed " are discontinued; and, in their stead, two other calls are chanted. The period of the first of these, which is termed the " Abrar" (from the first word of note occurring in it), is between an hour and a half and half an hour before midnight, according as the night is long or short. It consists of the following verses of the Kur-an.* " But the just shall drink of a cup [of wine] mixed with [the water of] Kafoor; a fountain from which the servants of God shall drink: they shall convey the same by channels [whithersoever they please]. [These] did fulfil their vow, and dread the day, the evil whereof will disperse itself far abroad; and give food unto the poor and the orphan and the bondsman for his sake, [saying,] We feed you for God's sake only : we desire no recompense from you, nor any thanks." —The second call is termed the " Selam " (or salutation) ; and is a series of invocations of blessings on the Prophet, similar to those recited before the Friday-prayers ; but not always the same. This is generally chanted about half an hour after midnight. The morning adan from the mad'nehs is chanted much earlier than usual, as a warning to the Muslims to take their last meal, the " sahoor;'' in winter, in the longest night, about two hours and a half, and in the short nights, about one hour and a half, before the imsak. Another • adan is also made from the dikkehs in the great mosques about twenty minutes before the imsak, as a final warning * The fifth and four following verses of the Soorat el-Insan, or 76th chapter.
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 | 00000276 |
Type | Books/Pamphlets |
Transcript | 264 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. which are termed " the Oola " and " the Ebed " are discontinued; and, in their stead, two other calls are chanted. The period of the first of these, which is termed the " Abrar" (from the first word of note occurring in it), is between an hour and a half and half an hour before midnight, according as the night is long or short. It consists of the following verses of the Kur-an.* " But the just shall drink of a cup [of wine] mixed with [the water of] Kafoor; a fountain from which the servants of God shall drink: they shall convey the same by channels [whithersoever they please]. [These] did fulfil their vow, and dread the day, the evil whereof will disperse itself far abroad; and give food unto the poor and the orphan and the bondsman for his sake, [saying,] We feed you for God's sake only : we desire no recompense from you, nor any thanks." —The second call is termed the " Selam " (or salutation) ; and is a series of invocations of blessings on the Prophet, similar to those recited before the Friday-prayers ; but not always the same. This is generally chanted about half an hour after midnight. The morning adan from the mad'nehs is chanted much earlier than usual, as a warning to the Muslims to take their last meal, the " sahoor;'' in winter, in the longest night, about two hours and a half, and in the short nights, about one hour and a half, before the imsak. Another • adan is also made from the dikkehs in the great mosques about twenty minutes before the imsak, as a final warning * The fifth and four following verses of the Soorat el-Insan, or 76th chapter. |
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