The historian says, that these tombs are deep holes ; and that the coffin which contains the dust of Mohammed, is cased with silver, and has on the top a marble slab, inscribed, " Bismillahi Allahuma Sally aley." (" In the name of God, bestow thy mercy... Travels in Arabia: Comprehending an Account of Those Territories in Hadjaz ... - Page 150 by John Lewis Burckhardt - 1829 Full view -
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