'A second journey through Persia, Armenia, and Asia Minor, to Constantinople, between the years 1810 and 1816. With a journal of the voyage by the Brazils and Bombay to the Persian Gulf. Together with an account of the proceedings of His Majesty's embassy under Sir Gore Ouseley, Bart. K.L.S. With two maps, and engravings from the designs of the author.' [‎117] (156/516)

MESHED MADER-I-SULEIMAN.
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niture the poor creatures had left, at the same time using the stick
against them without remorse. The feeling which the modern Persians
have towards women, is well expressed in the word zaifeh, (from
zaif, weak, frail, infirm,) which they use in designation of a particular
woman. It is only in talking of women in general that they use the
word zenan. Previous to our departure, the Ambassador, unknown to
the Mehmander, did not fail to indemnify the poor people for their
losses. ;
We remarked a ruin in the plain of Kemeen, which the Persians
call the remains of one of Bahram's castles. It is entirely composed
of sun-burnt bricks, and resembles in general character some remains
which in my last journey* we saw near Surmek, and which also
were supposed to be of the age of Bah ram.
We also passed by an encampment of Eelauts, whose tents were
pitched in regular order, and looked like the booths of a fair. Their
whole population came out to gaze at us; and as none of their women
were veiled, we could remark in our turn that there was not one who
had any pretensions to beauty.
On the 16th we went from Kemeen to Morghaub, and made a di
version to the left, in order to see the Meshed Mader-i-Suleiman, which
I have described in my former journal. ^ Unseen by our conductors,
who repeated what I had heard before, that none but women are per
mitted to enter into this building, we contrived, by a little pressure, to
force its narrow door, and to gain an entrance. On the side facing the
Kebleh, (the point to which in prayer the Mahomedans turn,) the
wall is sculptured with ornaments surrounding an Arabic inscription;
and in a corner we found a collection of dusty manuscripts, mostly
transcripts of the Koran, besides a number of little offerings of tin
lamps, &c. which are generally seen in the religious places of the
Mussulmans. The body of the saint, we were told, is deposited within
the roof of the building.
# Journey, p. 150.
f Journey, p. 144.