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CHAP. XII.] ramada'n. 265
to any who may have neglected to eat; and at the
period of the imsak, in these mosques, the meekatee
(who makes known the hours of prayer, &c), or
some other person, calls out " Irfa'oo!" that is,
"Remove ye" [your food, &c]—About an hour
and a half before the imsak, the musahhir goes his
rounds to rouse or remind the people to eat at those
houses where he has been ordered to call; knocking
and calling until he is answered ; and the porter of
each quarter does the same at each house in his
quarter.— Some persons eat but little for their fatoor,
and make the sahoor the principal meal: others do
the reverse; or make both meals alike. Most
persons sleep about half the night.
Some few pious persons spend the last ten days
and nights of Ramadan in the mosque of the Hasaneyn or that of the Seyyideh Zeyneb. One of
these nights, generally supposed to be the 27th of
the month* (that is, the night preceding the 27th
day), is called "Leylet el-Kadr" (the Night of
Power, or of the Divine decree). On this night,
the Kur-an is said to have been sent down to Mohammad. It is affirmed to be " better than a thousand months ;"f and the angels are believed to
descend, and to be occupied in conveying blessings
to the faithful from the commencement of it until
daybreak. Moreover, the gates of heaven being
then opened, prayer is held to be certain of success.
Salt water, it is said, suddenly becomes sweet on
* Not the night supposed by Sale, which is that between the 23rd
and 24th days. See one of his notes on the 97th chapter of the Kur-an.
f Kur-an, ibid.
| 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 | 00000277 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CHAP. XII.] ramada'n. 265 to any who may have neglected to eat; and at the period of the imsak, in these mosques, the meekatee (who makes known the hours of prayer, &c), or some other person, calls out " Irfa'oo!" that is, "Remove ye" [your food, &c]—About an hour and a half before the imsak, the musahhir goes his rounds to rouse or remind the people to eat at those houses where he has been ordered to call; knocking and calling until he is answered ; and the porter of each quarter does the same at each house in his quarter.— Some persons eat but little for their fatoor, and make the sahoor the principal meal: others do the reverse; or make both meals alike. Most persons sleep about half the night. Some few pious persons spend the last ten days and nights of Ramadan in the mosque of the Hasaneyn or that of the Seyyideh Zeyneb. One of these nights, generally supposed to be the 27th of the month* (that is, the night preceding the 27th day), is called "Leylet el-Kadr" (the Night of Power, or of the Divine decree). On this night, the Kur-an is said to have been sent down to Mohammad. It is affirmed to be " better than a thousand months ;"f and the angels are believed to descend, and to be occupied in conveying blessings to the faithful from the commencement of it until daybreak. Moreover, the gates of heaven being then opened, prayer is held to be certain of success. Salt water, it is said, suddenly becomes sweet on * Not the night supposed by Sale, which is that between the 23rd and 24th days. See one of his notes on the 97th chapter of the Kur-an. f Kur-an, ibid. |
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