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382 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II.
been arrested without discrimination, to atone for
the injury, and to be made examples to their fellow-
citizens. The Sultan, however, alarmed by the
clamours of a tremendous mob, was afterwards constrained to grant licence to his Muslim subjects to
plunder and murder every Christian whom they
might chance to meet. The Christians at that
time had reverted to the habit of wearing the white
turban; and the Sultan caused it to be proclaimed
that every person of this sect, who was seen wearing a white turban, or riding a horse, might be
plundered and killed; that they should wear the
blue turban; that they should not ride horses
nor mules, but only asses, and with their face to
the animal's tail; and should not enter a bath
unless with a bell suspended to the neck. At the
same time, the Emeers were forbidden to take any
Christians into their service ; and all of this sect
who were in the service of the government were
displaced.
After having suffered frequent and heavy exactions and other oppressions, a vast number of the
Christians both in Upper and Lower Egypt, in the
year of the Flight 755 (a.d. 1354—5), embraced
the faith of El-Islam. The number of proselytes
in the town of Kalyoob alone, who changed their
faith in one day, was four hundred and fifty. Most
of the churches of Upper Egypt were destroyed
at the same time ; and mosques were built in their
places.
From the period just mentioned, the Copts continued subject to more or less oppression, until 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 | 00000394 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 382 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. [PART II. been arrested without discrimination, to atone for the injury, and to be made examples to their fellow- citizens. The Sultan, however, alarmed by the clamours of a tremendous mob, was afterwards constrained to grant licence to his Muslim subjects to plunder and murder every Christian whom they might chance to meet. The Christians at that time had reverted to the habit of wearing the white turban; and the Sultan caused it to be proclaimed that every person of this sect, who was seen wearing a white turban, or riding a horse, might be plundered and killed; that they should wear the blue turban; that they should not ride horses nor mules, but only asses, and with their face to the animal's tail; and should not enter a bath unless with a bell suspended to the neck. At the same time, the Emeers were forbidden to take any Christians into their service ; and all of this sect who were in the service of the government were displaced. After having suffered frequent and heavy exactions and other oppressions, a vast number of the Christians both in Upper and Lower Egypt, in the year of the Flight 755 (a.d. 1354—5), embraced the faith of El-Islam. The number of proselytes in the town of Kalyoob alone, who changed their faith in one day, was four hundred and fifty. Most of the churches of Upper Egypt were destroyed at the same time ; and mosques were built in their places. From the period just mentioned, the Copts continued subject to more or less oppression, until the |
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