South America - A General History And Collection Of Voyages And Travels - Volume 7 - By Robert Kerr
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This Tomb Is Situated In An Inner Building Toward The Left Hand From The Great Mosque, In A Chapel To Which You Enter By A Narrow Gate.

On every side of these gates or doors are seen many books in the manner of a library, twenty on one side, and twenty-five on the other, which contain the vile traditions of Mahomet and his companions.

Within this chapel is seen a sepulchre in which they say that Mahomet lies buried with his principal companions, _Nabi_, _Bubacar_, _Othamar_, _Aumar_, and _Fatoma_. Mahomet, who was a native Arabian, was their chief captain. _Hali_ or _Ali_ was his son in-law, for he took to wife his daughter _Fatima_. _Bubacar_ or Abubeker, was as they say exalted to be chief councillor and governor under Mahomet, but was not honoured with the office of apostle or prophet. _Othamar and Aumar_, Othoman and Omar, were chief captains in the army of Mahomet. Every one of these have particular books containing the acts and traditions which relate to them, whence proceed great dissentions and discords of religion and manners among these vile people, some of whom adhere to one doctrine and some to another, so that they are divided into various sects among themselves, and kill each other like beasts, upon quarrels respecting their various opinions, all equally false, having each their several patrons, doctors, and saints, as they call them. This also is the chief cause of war between the Sophy of Persia and the grand Turk, both of whom are Mahometans, yet they live in continual and mortal hatred of each other for the maintenance of their respective sects, saints, and apostles, every one thinking their own the best.

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