The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . bowing the head and body twice in each repetition of La ilaha illa-llah. Thus theycontinued about a quarter of an hour; and then, for about the same space of time, theyrepeated the same words to the same air, but in a quicker measure, and with correspond-ingly quicker motions. In the meantime, the munshids frequently sang, to the same,or a variation of the same, air, portions of a kaseedeh, or of a muweshshah ; an ode of a(similar nature to the Song of Solomon, generally alluding to the Pr
The thousand and one nights (Volume 1): commonly called, in England, the Arabian nights' entertainments . bowing the head and body twice in each repetition of La ilaha illa-llah. Thus theycontinued about a quarter of an hour; and then, for about the same space of time, theyrepeated the same words to the same air, but in a quicker measure, and with correspond-ingly quicker motions. In the meantime, the munshids frequently sang, to the same,or a variation of the same, air, portions of a kaseedeh, or of a muweshshah ; an ode of a(similar nature to the Song of Solomon, generally alluding to the Prophet as the objectof love and praise; and at frequent intervals, one of them sang out the word ineded,implying an invocation for spiritual or supernatural aid. The zikkeers, after having performed as above described, next repeated the samewords to a different air for about the same length of time; first, very slowly j then,quickly. The air was as follows :—. ha ilia Then they repeated these words again, to the following air, in the same manner:— 552 NOTES TO CHAPTER EIGHTH. They next rose, and, standing in the same order in which they had been sittinsr,repeated the same words to another air. After which, still standing, they repeatedthese words in a very deep and hoarse tone; laying the principal emphasis upon theword La and the first syllable of the last word Allah; and uttering it, apparently,with a considerable effort: the sound much resembled that which is produced by beat-ing the rim of a tambourine. Each zikkeer turned his head alternately to the rightand left at each repetition of La ilaha illa-llah. One of them, a eunuch, at this partof the zikr, was seized with an epileptic fit, evidently the result of a high state ofreligious excitement; but nobody seemed surprised at it; for occurrences of this kindBw«vi zikrs are not uncommon. All the performers now seemed much excited ; repeating> r ejaculations with greater rapidity, v
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