Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society

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The Soofies.--Opinion of the Mussulmauns concerning Solomon.--The Ood-ood.--Description of the Soofies and their sect.--Regarded with great reverence.--Their protracted fasts.--Their opinion esteemed by the Natives.--Instance of the truth of their predictions.--The Saalik and Majoob Soofies.--The poets Haafiz and Saadie.--Character and attainments of Saadie.--His 'Goolistaun'.--Anecdotes descriptive of the origin of that work.--Farther remarks on the character and history of Saadie.--Interesting anecdotes illustrative of his virtues and the distinguishing characteristics of the Soofies...Page 331