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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 — John Shaqi

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate SocietyMeer Hasan Ali, Mrs.

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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

Name: 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
Author: Meer Hasan Ali, Mrs.

Meer Hasan Ali, Mrs.

India -- Social life and customs; Muslims -- India

The Soofies continued.--Eloy Bauxh.--Assembly of Saalik
  Soofies.--Singular exhibition of their zeal.--Mystery of Soofeism.--The
  terms Soofie and Durweish explained.--Anecdote of Shah Sherif.--Shah
  Jee and the Paltaan.--Dialogue on death between Shah Jee and his
  wife.--Exemplary life of his grandson.--Anecdote of a Mussulmaun
  lady.--Reflections on modern Hindoos.--Anecdotes of Shah ood Dowlah
  and Meer Nizaam...Page 348


LETTER XXV

  Mussulmaun Devotees.--The Chillubdhaars.--Peculiar mode of
  worship.--Propitiatory offerings.--Supposed to be invulnerable to
  fire.--The Maadhaars or Duffelees.--Character of the
  founder.--Pilgrimage to his tomb.--Females afflicted on visiting
  it.--Effects attributed to the violation of the sanctuary by a
  foreigner.--Superstition of the Natives.--Anecdote of Sheikh Suddoo
  and the Genii.--The way of the world exemplified, a Khaunie
  (Hindoostaunie fable).--Moral fable.--The King who longed for
  fruit...Page 370


LETTER XXVI

  Superstition of the Natives.--Fair annually kept by Hindoos.--Supposed
  practice of witchcraft by an old woman.--Assaulted by an infuriated
  populace.--Rescued by a Native gentleman.--He inquires their reasons
  for persecuting her.--Is instrumental in appeasing their
  malignity.--Endeavours to remove their prejudice.--Proneness of
  Asiatics to superstition.--Opinion of a Mussulmaun on the influence
  of evil spirits.--Account of a woman possessed by an evil
  spirit.--Dialogue with her during the paroxysms of her
  affliction.--Means used for her recovery.--Further allusions to the
  false notions of the Natives respecting supernatural agency...Page 387


LETTER XXVII

  Memoir of the life of Meer Hadjee Shah.--His descent.--Anecdote of a
  youthful exploit.--His predilection for the army.--Leaves his home to
  join the army of a neighbouring Rajah.--Adventures on the way.--Is
  favourably received and fostered by the Rajah.--His first pilgrimage
  to Mecca.--Occurrences during his stay in Arabia.--Description of a
  tiger-hunt.--Detail of events during his subsequent pilgrimages.--The
  plague.--Seizure by pirates.--Sketch of the life of Fatima, an
  Arabian lady.--Relieved from slavery by Meer Hadjee Shah.--He marries
  her.--Observations on the piety of his life.--Concluding
  remarks...Page 400


INDEX...Page 427




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