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THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
called " Yemeneeyeh ;" mostly blind; who proceed
two and two, or three and three, together. Walking
at a moderate pace, or rather slowly, they chant incessantly, in a melancholy tone, the profession of
faith (" There is no deity but God : Mohammad is
God's Apostle: God favour and preserve him!");
as follows—
^
m
La i - la - ha il - la-1 lah : Mo - ham - ma-
iHn:
dur ra - soo - lu-1 - lah: Sal - la-1-
m
w
'—3Z=Z^.
s=ss
la
hu
'a - ley - hi
sel - lem!
or sometimes, other words. They are followed by
some male relations and friends of the deceased,
and, in many cases, by two or more persons of some
sect of darweeshes, bearing the flags of their order.
This is a general custom at the funeral of a darweesh. Next follow three or four or more schoolboys ; one of whom carries a "mus-haf" (or copy
of the Kur-an), or a volume consisting of one of
the thirty sections of the Kur-an, placed upon a
kind of desk formed of palm-sticks, and covered
over, generally with an embroidered kerchief. These
boys chant, in a higher and livelier voice than the
| 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 | 00000334 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 322 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. called " Yemeneeyeh ;" mostly blind; who proceed two and two, or three and three, together. Walking at a moderate pace, or rather slowly, they chant incessantly, in a melancholy tone, the profession of faith (" There is no deity but God : Mohammad is God's Apostle: God favour and preserve him!"); as follows— ^ m La i - la - ha il - la-1 lah : Mo - ham - ma- iHn: dur ra - soo - lu-1 - lah: Sal - la-1- m w '—3Z=Z^. s=ss la hu 'a - ley - hi sel - lem! or sometimes, other words. They are followed by some male relations and friends of the deceased, and, in many cases, by two or more persons of some sect of darweeshes, bearing the flags of their order. This is a general custom at the funeral of a darweesh. Next follow three or four or more schoolboys ; one of whom carries a "mus-haf" (or copy of the Kur-an), or a volume consisting of one of the thirty sections of the Kur-an, placed upon a kind of desk formed of palm-sticks, and covered over, generally with an embroidered kerchief. These boys chant, in a higher and livelier voice than the |
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