He Also Forbade, On This Occasion, The Still Popular Practice Of Mutilating An Enemy's Corpse. [FN#29] The Prophet Preferred Women And Young Boys To Pray Privately, And In Some Parts Of Al-Islam They Are Not Allowed To Join A Congregation.

At Al-Madinah, however, it is no longer, as in Burckhardt's time, "thought very indecorous in women to enter

The Mosque." [FN#30] I have heard of a Persian being beaten to death, because instead of saying "Peace be with thee, Ya Omar," he insisted upon saying "Peace be with thee, Ya Humar (O ass!)" A favourite trick is to change "Razi Allahu anhu-may Allah be satisfied with him!"-to "Razi Allahu Aan." This last word is not to be found in Richardson, but any "Luti" from Shiraz or Isfahan can make it intelligible to the curious linguist.

END OF VOLUME I.

End of Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah by Sir Richard Francis Burton

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