Meer Hassan Ali, B.: Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: descriptive of their manners, customs, habits, and religious opinions ; made during a twelve years residence in their immediate Society (Band 1) (London, 1832)

CONTENTS

THE FIRST VOLUME.

Introductory Letter .... Page xvii

LETTER I.

Introductory Remarks.—The characteristic simplicity of
manners exhibited in Native families.—Their munifi-
cent charity.—The Syaads.—Their descent, and the
veneration paid to them.—Their pride of birth.—Fast of
Mahurrum.—Its origin.— The Sheahs and Soonies.—
Memorandum of distances.—Mount Judee (Judea), the
attributed burying-place of Adam and Noah.—-Mauso-
leum of Ali.—Tomb of Eve.—Meer Hadjee Shah.

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LETTER II.

Celebration of Mahurrum.—The Tazia.—Mussulmaun Ce-
meteries.— An Emaum-baarah.—Piety of the ladies.—
Self-inflicted abstinence and privations endured by each
sex.—Instances of the devotional zeal of the Mussul-
mauns.—Attempted infringement on their religious for-
malities.—The Resident at Lucknovv.—Enthusiastic ardour
of the poor.—Manner of celebrating the Mahurrum in
opposition to the precepts of the Khoraun.—-Mosque and
Emaum-baarah contrasted.—The supposition of Mussul-
mauns practising idolatry confuted. . . . Page 29