See Ulcer Natak Al-Nabi, At Meccah, Origin Of, Ii.

253 [p.459] Nazir, a tribe of the Benu Israel, i. 349 Nebek, the fruit of a palm-tree

So called, i. 337 Nebek, or jujube tree, of Al-Madinah, i. 404 Supposed to have been the thorn which crowned our Saviour’s head, 405, n. Nebuchadnezzar (Bukht al-Nasr), invasion of, i. 347 Nijd, i. 266, n. Its choice horses and camels, 266, n. The greatest breeding country in Arabia, 266, n. View of the ground of, 285 Excellence of the dates of, 383 The Nijdi tribes of Badawin, their temperament, ii. 78 Newspaper, establishment of a, in Egypt, i. 109, n. Niebuhr, his remarks on the Sinaitic Arabs referred to, i. 147 His description of the Oriental sandal, 236 Reference to, 265, n., 385, n. His incorrect hearsay description of the Prophet’s tomb, 323, n. Night journey in Arabia, description of, ii. 132 Nile, steamboat of the, i. 29 Description of, 29 The Barrage bridge, 30 Objects seen on the banks of the, 31 Compared with Sind, 31 Nimrah, Masjid, or Mosque without the minaret, ii. 181 Nisa, the Bab al-, or women’s gate, at Al-Madinah, i. 308 Niyat, in Moslem devotions, i. 76 In the visitation of the Mosque of Al-Kuba, 409 Repeated when approaching Meccah, ii. 139 Niyat, or the running, at the Little Pilgrimage, ii. 244 Nizam, or Turkish infantry, i. 226 Noachians, in Arabia, ii. 77 Their many local varieties, 78, n. Noah, account of Ibn Abbas respecting the settlement of his family, i. 343 Nolan, Captain, reference to his work on Cavalry, i. 263 Nullah, the Indian, identical with the Fiumara of Arabia, i. 3, 4 Nur al-Din, al-Malik al-Adil, i. 367 Nur al-Din Shahid Mahmud bin Zangi, the Sultan, i. 367 Nur, Jabal, anciently Hira, ii. 398, n. Its celebrity, ii. 179 Nur, Shaykh, sensation caused by his appearance in the streets of Cairo, i. 126 His defection, 159 His return, 161 His fishing tackle, 198 His dirty appearance at Al-Madinah, 290 His improved aspect, 294 Enraptured with Al-Madinah, ii. 5 His preparations for leaving Al-Madinah, 51 His ride in the shugduf of Ali bin Ya Sin, ii. 126 Accompanies the pilgrim to the Ka’abah, 172 Becomes now Haji Nur, 260 His quarrel with Mohammed al-Basyuni, 271

OASES, the, i. 149 Derivation of the word, 149, n. Vulgar idea of an oasis, 150, n. Love of the Badawin for them, 150, n. Officials, Asiatic, how to treat, i. 20 Habits and manners of, 27 Ogilvie, Mr., English Consul at Jeddah, shot at for amusement by Albanian soldiers, i. 133 Ohod, Jabal (Mount Ohod), i. 279, n., 285 Prayer in honour of the martyrs of, 328 Grave of Aaron on, 346 Its distance from Al-Madinah, 379 Winter on, 382 Visitation to the martyrs of, 419 The Prophet’s declaration concerning it, 421 Supposed to be one of the-four hills of Paradise, 421, n. Meaning of the word, 422, n. Causes of its present reputation, 423 Its springs, 423, n. The Mustarah or resting-place, 424 The Fiumara of, 424 Its distance from Al-Madinah, 425 Its appalling look, 425 [p.460] Olema, their regulation respecting the prostration prayer, ii.

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