. Fig. I.—a SHEIKH'S TOMB. the aloe-plants, are believed to be the means of con- veying happiness to the dead who lie beneath. The Sheikh Hasan 'AH was only eighteen years old when he died, but from his earliest years he was noted for his piety. He was educated at a small school in his native village, and, as soon as he had learned to read, he spent all his leisure moments studying the Kuran. When he died he was buried in an ordinary grave in the lower desert among his dead fellow- villagers. However, one day, when old 'Ali (his father) was squatting on a bench [mastaleh], with his head restin
. Fig. I.—a SHEIKH'S TOMB. the aloe-plants, are believed to be the means of con- veying happiness to the dead who lie beneath. The Sheikh Hasan 'AH was only eighteen years old when he died, but from his earliest years he was noted for his piety. He was educated at a small school in his native village, and, as soon as he had learned to read, he spent all his leisure moments studying the Kuran. When he died he was buried in an ordinary grave in the lower desert among his dead fellow- villagers. However, one day, when old 'Ali (his father) was squatting on a bench [mastaleh], with his head resting on his hand, his dead son appeared before him andjcaught hold of him by the wrist, saying. " I am very ; His father said : " Why are you angry, my son ? " The boy replied : " Because you have not built me a large tomb, and if you do not do so now, I will go away to another ; " Oh, my beloved son," said his father, " to-morrow morning I will begin to build a fine tomb for ; Young 'Ali held a paper in his hand, and he now presented this to his father, telling him that on it were written full directions for the building of the tomb, together with a specification of the exact spot where it was to be built, and also as to where would be found a well of water, the locality of which was hitherto unknown. The tomb was built with all speed, the workmen following the instructions written on the paper presented to old 'Ali by his son. The well was sunk on the spot indicated, and the water from it is excellent. The father states most emphatically that he was wide awake when his son appeared to him. \Mien I questioned old 'Ali as to what he had done with the paper, he told me that it had been lost by the workmen. A small model of a boat is hung up in the Sheikh Hasan '.-Vli's tomb, as in the tombs of most sheikhs. This is an ancient custom still adhered to, the boat being called " the ; A certain Sh
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