. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . thes. X Alluded to in Chapter I. ^ For an account of these private ablutions, and the occasions whichrequire their performance, the reader may consult Reland, De Rel. 80—83, ed. 1717. r 2 100 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. or in the house, in public or in private. There is inevery mosque a tank (called meydaah ) or a hana-feeyeh, which is a raised reservoir, with spouts roundit, from which the w
. An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians, written in Egypt during the years 1833, -34, and -35, partly from notes made during a former visit to that country in the years 1825-28 . thes. X Alluded to in Chapter I. ^ For an account of these private ablutions, and the occasions whichrequire their performance, the reader may consult Reland, De Rel. 80—83, ed. 1717. r 2 100 THE MODERN EGYPTIANS. or in the house, in public or in private. There is inevery mosque a tank (called meydaah ) or a hana-feeyeh, which is a raised reservoir, with spouts roundit, from which the water falls. In some mosques thereare both these. The Muslims of the Hanafee sect (ofwhich are the Turks) perform the ablution at the latter(which has received its name from that cause) ; for theymust do it with running water, or from a tank or pool atleast ten cubits in breadth, and the same in dejjth ; andI believe that there is only one meydaiih in Cairo of thatdepth, which is in the great mosque El-Azhar. A smallhanafeeyeh of tinned copj)er, placed on a low shelf, anda large basin, or a small ewer and basin of the same me-tal, are generally used in the house for the performanceof the Vessels for Ablution .—The upper vessel (or hanafeeyeh) is generallyabout a foot and a half in height. RITUAL AND MORAL LA\\S. 101 The person, having tucked np his sleeves a littlehigher than his elbows, says, in a low^ voice, or inaudibly, I purpose performing the wudoo, for prayer.* Hethen washes his hands three times; saying, in the samemanner as before, In the name of God, the Compas-sionate, the Merciful! Praise be to God, who hath sentdown water for purification, and made El-lslam to be alight and a conductor, and a guide to thy gardens, thegardens of delight, and to thy mansion, the mansion ofpeace. Then he rinses his mouth three times, throwingthe water into it with his right hand ;f and in doingthis he says, O God, assist me in the reading of thybook, and in commemorating Th
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