An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . EDUCATION. In the rearing and general treatment of their children, theMuslims are chiefly guided by the directions of their Prophet,and other religious institutors. One of the first duties requiredto be performed on the birth of a child is to pronounce the adau(or call to prayer) in the infants right ear; and this should bedone by a male. Some persons also pronounce the ikameh (whichis nearly the same as the adan) in the left ear. The object ofeach of these ceremonies is to preserve the
An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833-1835 . EDUCATION. In the rearing and general treatment of their children, theMuslims are chiefly guided by the directions of their Prophet,and other religious institutors. One of the first duties requiredto be performed on the birth of a child is to pronounce the adau(or call to prayer) in the infants right ear; and this should bedone by a male. Some persons also pronounce the ikameh (whichis nearly the same as the adan) in the left ear. The object ofeach of these ceremonies is to preserve the infant from theinfluence of the ginn, or genii. Another custom, observed withthe same view, is to say, In the name of the Prophet and ofhis cousin ^ Alee ! It was a custom very common in Egypt, as in other Muslimcountries, to consult an astrologer previously to giving a name toa child, and to be guided by his choice; but very few persons > The classical reader will recognise, in this picturesiiue garment, an articleof ancient Greek and Roman female attire.* Literally, the son of his uncle,. A WOMAN OF THE SOUTHERN PROVINCE OF UPPER EGYPT. (Sketched at Thebes )Lanes Modern Efiyptians] [P^^ -^^ INFANCY. 43 now conform with this old usage : the father makes choice of aname for his son, and confers it without any ceremony ; a daughteris generally named by her mother. Boys are often named afterthe Prophet (Mohammad, Ahmad, or Mustafa), or some of themembers of his family (Alee, Hasan, Hoseyn, etc.), or his eminentcompanions (Omar, Osman, Amr, etc.), or some of the prophetsand patriarchs of early times (as Ibraheem, Is-hak, Ismaeel,Yaakoob, Moosa, Daood, Suleyman, etc.), or receive a namesignifying Servant of God, Servant of the Compassionate,Servant of the Powerful, etc. (Abd-AUah, Abd-er-Rahman,Abd-el-Kadir). Girls are mostly named after the wives or thefavourite daughter of the Arabian Prophet, or after others of hisfamily (as Khadeegeh, Aisheh, Amneh, Fatmeh, Zeyneb
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