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)

26 MEMORANDUM OF DISTANCES.

to explain the motives by which the Mussul-
mauns are actuated, and my next Letter must
be devoted to the description of the rites per-
formed upon the celebration of these events in
India.

P.S. I have a memorandum in my collection
which may here be copied as its proper place.

From Mecca, " The Holy City," to Medina
the distance is twelve stages, (a day's march is
one stage, about twenty miles of English mea-
surement). From Medina to Kraabaallah, there
are twenty-one stages; this distance is travelled
only by those who can endure great difficulties;
neither water nor provisions are to be met with
on the whole journey, excepting at one halt,
the name of which is Shimmaar. From Kraa-
baallah to Koofah, is two stages.

In the vicinity of Koofah stands Mount Judee
(Judea), on which is built, over the remains of
Ali, the mausoleum called Nudghiff Usheruff.
On this Mount, it is said, Adam and Noah were
buried. Ali being aware of this, gave direc-
tions to his family and friends, that whenever