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" Mekka, was mounted upon a a small book of prayers and charms placed in the midst of it, wrapped up in a piece of silk. (My description is taken from the Egyptian Mahmal.) When on the road, it serves as. a holy banner to the caravan ; and on the return... "
Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz ... - Page 50
by John Lewis Burckhardt - 1829
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Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories ..., Volume 2

John Lewis Burckhardt - Arabian Peninsula - 1829 - 454 pages
...in two squadrons behind them, took their post in the rear of the deep lines of camels of the hadjys5 to which those of the people of the Hedjaz were also...men and women of the lower classes go to kiss it, and obtain a blessing by rubbing their foreheads upon it. No copy of the Koran, nor any thing but the...
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One Thousand Roads to Mecca: Ten Centuries of Travelers Writing about the ...

Michael Wolfe - History - 1997 - 660 pages
...cone, with a pyramidal top, covered with a fine silk brocade adorned with ostrich leathers and having a small book of prayers and charms placed in the midst of it, wrapped up in a piece of silk. (My desctiption is taken from the Egyptian mahmal.) When on the road, it serves as a holy banner to the...
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