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252 THE ZUCKHAUT.
there are not many,—judging by what I have
witnessed amongst the Mussulmaun population
of Hindoostaun,—who do not expend a much
larger portion of their yearly income in charit-
able donations, than the enjoined fortieth part.
The poor Syaads are not allowed to receive
any relief from "the Zuckhaut;" they being of
the Prophet's blood, are not to be included with
the indigent for whom these donations are gene-
rally set apart. The strict Mussulmaun of the
Sheah sect, usually deducts one-tenth from
whatever money comes into his possession as
"the Syaads' due," to whom it is distributed, as
proper objects present themselves to his know-
ledge ; much in the same way as the tribe of
Levi are entitled to the tenth of the produce
from their brethren of Israel by the Mosaic law.
The Syaads are likewise restricted from ac-
cepting many other charitable offerings,—sut-
kah for instance—by which is meant the several
things composing peace-offerings, offerings in
atonement, &c. The better to explain this I
must here describe some of the habits of the
Mussulmaun population :—When any person
there are not many,—judging by what I have
witnessed amongst the Mussulmaun population
of Hindoostaun,—who do not expend a much
larger portion of their yearly income in charit-
able donations, than the enjoined fortieth part.
The poor Syaads are not allowed to receive
any relief from "the Zuckhaut;" they being of
the Prophet's blood, are not to be included with
the indigent for whom these donations are gene-
rally set apart. The strict Mussulmaun of the
Sheah sect, usually deducts one-tenth from
whatever money comes into his possession as
"the Syaads' due," to whom it is distributed, as
proper objects present themselves to his know-
ledge ; much in the same way as the tribe of
Levi are entitled to the tenth of the produce
from their brethren of Israel by the Mosaic law.
The Syaads are likewise restricted from ac-
cepting many other charitable offerings,—sut-
kah for instance—by which is meant the several
things composing peace-offerings, offerings in
atonement, &c. The better to explain this I
must here describe some of the habits of the
Mussulmaun population :—When any person