[286] Yezīd, second Caliph of Damascus, persecutor of Husayn, son of the fourth Caliph ‘Ali. [287] The original naturally mentions the “qibla” of Islām; not the “east,” as used in Christian churches. [288] “My poverty’s my pride” is a saying traditionally attributed to Muhammed. [289] Qur’ān iii. 12, mentions several things “made goodly to man.“ [290] Qur’ān vii. 189, relates the creation of a helpmate for Adam. [291] Muhammed. [292] For Humayrā, see a note in No. 8, dist. 69. [293] Yet Europe still pretends to believe that Islām has denied the possession of a soul by woman! [294] Qur’ān lxxix. 24. So Pharaoh is there said to have styled himself. [295] Qur’ān ii. 3, &c. [296] Not Easterns only have a superstition about treasures hid in ruins. [297] Qur’ān xxii. 11. [298] Man has a triple nature, vegetative, bestial, and human. [299] Qur’ān xxxix. 54. [300] Qur’ān vii. 142, &c. [301] Qur’ān xxxiv. 42. [302] Qur’ān vii. 75; xi. 65-70; xxvi. 142-158. Sālih was sent to the tribe of Thamūd, troglodytes who dwelt in the valleys about half-way between Medīna and the Gulf of Akaba. [303] Qur’ān xci. 13. [304] Qur’ān vii. 76, 89; xi. 70, 97; xxix. 36. [305] Qur’ān vii. 91. [306] Qur’ān lv. 20. [307] Qur’ān vi. 2, 60. [308] Qur’ān xxxviii. 34. [309] Not textually from the Qur’ān. [310] Not textually from the Qur’ān. [311] Qur’ān xxiv. 30. [312] Qur’ān ii. 23, &c. [313] Rich Muslims everywhere break their fast in Ramazān with water from the well of Zemzem, in Mekka, if possible. [314] A pearl is believed to be a special dewdrop, caught by a special oyster, and thence brought to perfection by a special providence. (See Sa’dī’s ode at the end of translator’s preface.) [315] Qur’ān xciii. 1. [316] Qur’ān xciii. 10. [317] Qur’ān cxii. 3. [318] The world. [319] The belief is that Jesus was not crucified, but was caught up to the fourth heaven, that of the sun, where he will live until he comes again in glory. [320] The belief is that Adam plucked an ear of corn, the forbidden fruit, in paradise. [321] Abbās, Muhammed’s uncle, ancestor of the Abbāsī Caliphs. [322] Qur’ān li. 9. [323] Von Hammer, in his History of the Ottoman Empire, so entirely misunderstood this beautiful Arabian proverb, “_Es sabru miftāhu ’l faraj_,” as to read “_farj_” (pudendum), for “_faraj_” (success); and cloaked his blunder by the remark: “Too pungent for literal translation.” [324] Qur’ān iii. 153. [325] ‘Ali’s title is “The victorious Lion of God.” [326] This journey is recounted in Qur’ān xviii. 64-81. [327] Qur’ān xviii. 69. [328] Qur’ān xviii. 70. [329] Qur’ān xviii. 73. [330] Qur’ān xlviii. 10. [331] Qur’ān xviii. 16. [332] Qur’ān iii. 153. [333] Qur’ān xlviii. 6. [334] Qur’ān xxviii. 88. [335] Qur’ān lv. 29. [336] Qur’ān vii. 132. [337] See Tale iv., dist. 121. [338] Qur’ān vii. 132. See note, p. 224. [339] In Semitic and Muslim lore the moon is “he,” the sun “she.“ [340] Qur’ān xlviii. 29. [341] Qur’ān vi. 94.