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'Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II' [‎434] (469/568)

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434
Pilpyimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah.
science, 108 Their capabilities for being good linguists, 180, n. i
Their knowledge of the higher branches of language. 108, n. State'
of periodical literature in Egypt, iog,n. Bigotry of the Egyptians, j
no Their feelings at the prospect of the present Russian war, •
in Their views respecting various nations of foreigners, in
Their longings for European rule, in Their hatred of a timid
tyranny, 112 An instance of this, 112, n. The proposed ship,
canal and railway in, 113 Importance of, to the rulers of India,
113 Secret societies of, 113 Press-gangs in, 117 Employment!
of Albanian Irregulars in, 133 Semi-religious tradition of the
superiority of Osmanlis over Egyptians, 147, n. Story respecting
this, 148 Seasons of severe drought, 180 Diseases of the
country, 181 Food of the Suezians, 182 Reason of the superiority
in the field of Egyptian soldiers, 184 Insolence of demeanour and
coarseness of language of the officials in Egypt, 194, n. Ruinous
state of Al-Hijaz, the effect of the wars between the Egyptians
and the Wahhabis, 254, n. Bad quality of the coffee of, 290,*.
The scourge of ophthalmia, 385, n. The pot-bellied children of
the banks of the Nile, 406, n. Their monopoly of milk, curds, and
butter, at Al-Madinah, ii. g
"Elephant, affair of the," ii. 321,«.
Embracing, Oriental mode of, i. 287
Emir al-Hajj, of the Damascus Caravan, ii. 420 His privileges, 420
Abu Bakr the first Emir al-Hajj, 420,«.
English, how regarded in Egypt,!, in Fable in Arabia, respecting
their desire to become Moslems, ii. 230
Eothen, reference to, i. 388, n. .. .
Epithets, Arab, 1. 277, w., 305, 327 The epithets applied to Al-Madinan,
377 Applied to the Syrians, ii. 133 And to Damascus, 133, «•
Era, Moslem, commencement of, i. 355, n.
Erythraean Sea, i. 196, n. . 1.1
Escayrac de Lanture, M., his preparations for a pilgrimage to Meccan,
1. 4, n.
Esmah, Sultanah, sister of Sultan Mahmud, i. 371
Etiquette in Al-Hijaz, 1. 419, «. I
Eunuchs of the Prophets' tomb, i. 316, n., 321, n., 322, n., 37 1 ' *•1
Antiquity of eunuchs, 371, n. Originated with Semiramis, 37^' *
Employment of, unknown at the time of the Prophet, 371, «• Con
siderations which gave rise to the employment of, 371, n.
of addressing them, 371, n. Value of the title of Eunuch 01
Tomb, 371, m . Shaykh of the Eunuchs, 371 The three orde
of Eunuchs of the Tomb, 371 The curious and exception
character of the eunuch, 372 His personal appearance 37
Value of eunuch slaves at Al-Madinah, ii. 13 Eunuchs 0
Mosque at Meccah, ii. 319 Respect paid to a eunuch at Meccan, 2 5 j
Euphorbiae, in Arabia, ii. 72
Eve's tomb, near Jeddah, ii. 273 Traditions respecting it, 275
Ezion-Geber, i. 189
Face-gashing in Meccah, ii. 234 In other countries, 234, «•
Fadak, town of, founded by the Jews, i. 347

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Personal Narrative of a pilgrimmage to Al-Madinah and Meccah. Vol. II by Captain Sir Richard F Burton, edited by his wife, Isabel Burton, with an introduction bu Stanley Lane-Poole.

Publication Details: London, George Bell and Sons.

Edition: The third edition with preface.

Physical Description: initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xii).

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1 volume (414 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is also a list of illustrations and an alphabetical index at the back of the volume, beginning on page 415.

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Dimensions: 185mm x 110mm

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