ii. 204 Second visit to the, 219

Dews in Arabia, i. 245 D’Herbelot, reference to, i. 281, n. Dickson, Dr., his discovery of the chronothermal practice of physic, i. 13 Dictionaries and vocabularies, Egyptian, imperfections of, i. 108, n. Dinner, description of one at Meccah, ii. 256 Discipline, Oriental, must be based on fear, i. 212 Diseases of Al-Hijaz, i. 384 The Rih al-Asfar, or cholera morbus, 384 The Taun, or plague, 384 The Judari, or small-pox, 384 Inoculation, 385 Diseases divided by Orientals into hot, cold, and temperate, 385 Ophthalmia, 385 Quotidian and tertian fevers (Hummah Salis), 386 Low fevers (Hummah), 387 Jaundice and bilious complaints, 387 Dysenteries, 388 Popular medical treatment, 389 The Filaria Medinensis (Farantit), 389 Vena in the legs, 389 Hydrophobia, 389 Leprosy (Al-Baras), 389 Ulcers, 390 Divination, Oriental, i. 12 Divinity, study of, in Egypt, i. 105 The Sharh, 105 Books read by students in, 105, n. Divorces, frequency of, among the Badawin, ii. 111 Diwan, luxury of the, i. 295 Diwani, value of the Hijazi coin so called, ii. 11, n. Doctors. See Medicine Dogs, pugnacity of, of Al-Madinah, i. 301 Superstitions respecting them, 302 Donkey boys of Egypt, i. 111, n. Donkeys, despised by the Badawin, i. 304 [p.433] Dragoman, consular. See Consular dragoman Dress, Oriental; gold ornaments forbidden to be worn by the Moslem law, i. 34, n., 236, n. Fashions of young Egyptians, 99 Faults of Moslem ladies’ dressing, 123, n. Dress of the Maghrabis, 156 The face-veil of Moslem ladies, 229 The Lisam of Constantinople, 229, n. The Lisam of Arab Shaykhs, 235 Description of an Arab Shaykh fully equipped for travelling, 235 The Kamis, or cotton shirt, 236 The Aba, or camel’s hair cloak, 236 The Arab and Indian sandal, 236 Dress of the poorer classes of Arabs, 237 The belt for carrying arms, 238 Dress of the Benu-Harb, 248 The Kufiyah, 265, n. Costume of the Arab Shaykhs of the Harbis, 266 Dress of Madinite Shaykh, 289 Articles of dress of city Arabs, 289, n. Dress of a Zair, or visitor to the sepulchre of the Prophet, 309 n. Dress of the Benu-Hosayn, ii. 4 Costume of the Madani, 14 Dress of the Badawin, 115 The ceremony of Al-Ihram (or assuming the pilgrim dress) on approaching Meccah, 139 Costume of the regions lying west of the Red Sea, 139 The style of dress called Taylasan, 226 Drinking bout with an Albanian, i. 153 Drinking water, Oriental method of, i. 6 Drinks, intoxicating, not known to the Badawin, ii. 118 Dromedaries, sums charged for the hire of, i. 141 Dromedary-travelling compared with camel-travelling, i. 281 Dromedaries of Al-Madinah, ii. 16 Druze mysteries, foundation of, i. 97 Dry storms of Arabia, i. 247 Dua, the, or supplication after the two-bow prayers, i. 312, n. Dubajet, Aubert, i. 112. n. Dust storms, ii. 129 Dye used for the beard, ii. 14 Dysentery, frequent occurrence of, in the fruit season in Arabia, i. 388 Popular treatment of, 389 Dwellings of the Arabs in the time of Mohammed, i. 357

EARNEST money (arbun), ii. 52 Ebna, the descendants of the soldiers of Anushirwan, ii. 78, n. Echinus, the, common in the Red Sea, i. 221, n. Eddeh, Al-, the dress in the baths at Cairo, ii. 139 Education, Moslem, i. 185, et seq. Remarks on Mr. Bowring’s strictures on, 109 Egypt, curiosity of the police, i. 2 Alexandria, 8, 10 Egypt’s first step in civilisation, 17 Inconveniences of the passport system of, 18 Officials of, 19 Her progress during the last half-century, 28 The Nile, 29 The Barrage bridge, 30 The Wakalahs or inns of, 41 The tobacco of, 64 Shortness of the lives of the natives of Lower Egypt, 69 The worst part of the day in, 77 All Agapemones suppressed in, 81 Fashions of young Egyptians, 99 Subjects taught in Egyptian schools, 103, et seq. Theology in Egypt, 106 State of learning not purely religious, 107, et seq. Degenerate state of modern Egyptian taste in poetry, 108, n. Acquirements of the Egyptians in the exact sciences, 108, n. And in natural [p.434] science, 108 Their capabilities for being good linguists, 180, n. Their knowledge of the higher branches of language, 108, n. State of periodical literature in Egypt, 109, n. Bigotry of the Egyptians, 110 Their feelings at the prospect of the present Russian war, 111 Their views respecting various nations of foreigners, 111 Their longings for European rule, 111 Their hatred of a timid tyranny, 112 An instance of this, 112, n. The proposed ship canal and railway in, 113 Importance of, to the rulers of India, 113 Secret societies of, 113 Press-gangs in, 117 Employment of Albanian Irregulars in, 133 Semi-religious tradition of the superiority of Osmanlis over Egyptians, 147, n. Story respecting this, 148 Seasons of severe drought, 180 Diseases of the country, 181 Food of the Suezians, 182 Reason of the superiority in the field of Egyptian soldiers, 184 Insolence of demeanour and coarseness of language of the officials in Egypt, 194, n. Ruinous state of Al-Hijaz, the effect of the wars between the Egyptians and the Wahhabis, 254, n. Bad quality of the coffee of, 290, n. The scourge of ophthalmia, 385, n. The pot-bellied children of the banks of the Nile, 406, n. Their monopoly of milk, curds, and butter, at Al-Madinah, ii. 9 “Elephant, affair of the,” ii. 321, n. Embracing, Oriental mode of, i. 287 Emir al-Hajj, of the Damascus Caravan, ii. 420 His privileges, 420 Abu Bakr the first Emir al-Hajj, 420, n. English, how regarded in Egypt, i. 111 Fable in Arabia, respecting their desire to become Moslems, ii. 230 Eothen, reference to, i. 388, n. Epithets, Arab, i. 277, n., 305, 327 The epithets applied to Al-Madinah, 377 Applied to the Syrians, ii. 133 And to Damascus, 133, n. Era, Moslem, commencement of, i. 355, n. Erythræan Sea, i. 196, n. Escayrac de Lanture, M., his preparations for a pilgrimage to Meccah, i. 4, n. Esmah, Sultanah, sister of Sultan Mahmud, i. 371 Etiquette in Al-Hijaz, i. 419, n. Eunuchs of the Prophet’s tomb, i. 316, n., 321, n., 322, n., 371, n. Antiquity of eunuchs, 371, n. Originated with Semiramis, 371, n. Employment of, unknown at the time of the Prophet, 371, n. Considerations which gave rise to the employment of, 371, n. Method of addressing them, 371, n. Value of the title of Eunuch of the Tomb, 371, n. Shaykh of the Eunuchs, 371 The three orders of Eunuchs of the Tomb, 371 The curious and exceptional character of the eunuch, 372 His personal appearance 372 Value of eunuch slaves at Al-Madinah, ii. 13 Eunuchs of the Mosque at Meccah, ii. 319 Respect paid to a eunuch at Meccah, 255 Euphorbiæ, in Arabia, ii. 72 Eve’s tomb, near Jeddah, ii. 273 Traditions respecting it, 275 Ezion-Geber, i. 189

FACE-GASHING in Meccah, ii. 234 In other countries, 234, n. Fadak, town of, founded by the Jews, i. 347 [p.435] Faddah, value of the Egyptian, ii. 11, n. Fahd, Shaykh, the robber-chief, i. 257 Fa-hian quoted, ii. 276 Fairies, good and bad, origin of, i. 314 Fakihs, at the Mosque at Al-Madinah, i. 316 Falconry, among the Arabs, ii. 104 Origin of the sport, 104, n. Its perfection as a science in the 12th century, 104 Farainah (Pharaohs), origin of, according to the Moslem writers, i. 344 Faraj Yusuf, the merchant of Jeddah, i. 47 Farantit. [See] Filaria Medinensis Farrash (tent-pitchers, &c.), ii. 71 Farrashin, or free servants of the Mosque, i. 372 “Farsh al-Hajar,” of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 332 Faruk, the Separator, a title of the Caliph Omar, i. 320 Farz, or obligatory prayers, i. 311, n. Fasts, Moslems’, i. 76 Fath, the Masjid al- (of Victory), ii. 48 Fatihah, i. 194, 200 Repeated at the tomb of the Prophet, 319 Said for friends or relations, 319, n. Fatimah, the Lady, her tomb at Al-Madinah, i. 308, n. Gate of, 315 Prayer repeated at her tomb, 327 Epithets applied to her, 327, n. The doctrine of her perpetual virginity, 327, n. Her garden in the Mosque of the Prophet, 337 Three places lay claim to be her burial-place, 339 Mosque of, at Kuba, 411 Her tomb, ii. 42 Obscurity of tradition respecting her last resting-place, 42, n. Her birth-place, 251 Fatimah bin As’ad, mother of Ali, her tomb, ii. 43, n. Fattumah, i. 174 Fatur (breakfast), i. 79 Fayruz, the murderer of Omar, i. 435 Fayruzabadi, his Kamus, or Lexicon, i. 108, n., ii. 98, n. Fazikh, the Masjid al- (of Date-liquor), ii. 45 “Fealty of the Steep, the First,” i. 352 “The Second Fealty of the Steep,” 352 “Great Fealty of the Steep,” 353 Festivals, following the Ramazan, i. 115, 116 Scene of jollity at the cemetery outside the Bab al-Nasr, 116 Feuds between the Desert and the City Arabs, ii. 18 Fevers, quotidian and tertian (Hummah Salis), in Arabia, i. 386 Remedies for, 389 Fiends, summoning of, favourite Egyptian pursuit, i. 109, n. Fijl, (radishes), i. 404 Fikh (divinity), study of, in schools, i. 104 Filaria Medinensis (Farantit), not now common at Al-Madinah, i. 389 Finati, Giovanni, Hajji Mohammed, his pilgrimage, i. 199, n., 262, ii. 390 Sketch of his adventures, 390, et seq. Fire-worship introduced into Arabia from India, ii. 160, n. Agni, the Indian fire-god, 160, n. Fiumaras, of Arabia, i. 3 The Fiumara “Al-Sayh,” i. 399 That of Mount Ohod, 424 Flight (the), of Mohammed, i. 354, 355, n. [p.436] Flowers of Arabia, i. 251 Of India, 251 Of Persia, 251 Food of the Badawin, ii. 116 Their endurance of hunger, 116 Method of cooking locusts, 117 Their favourite food on journeys, 117 Forskal, i. 218 Forster, Rev. C., strictures on his attack on Gibbon, ii. 76, n. Fortress of Al-Madinah, i. 393 Forts of the East, a specimen of, i. 157 Fountain, the public (Sabil), of Al-Madinah, i. 391 French, their popularity in Egypt, i. 111 Causes of this, 111 Friday sermon, of the Prophet, i. 335 Fruit trees, of Al-Madinah, i. 400 Fugitives, pillar of, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 335 Fukahs, or poor divines, of the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 375 Fukayyir, Bir al-, at Kuba, i. 414, n. Funerals, Arab, ii. 23 Description of a burial at Al-Bakia, 32 Funeral ceremonies of the Badawin, ii. 111

GABRIEL the Archangel. [See] Jibrail Gabriel’s Gate (Bab Jibrail), i. 333 Gabriel’s place (Makan Jibrail), in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 336 Gabriel the Archangel, his communications to the Prophet, i. 360, 361, 363 Galla slave girls, their value, ii. 13 Gallantry of Orientals, i. 210 Ungallantry of some “Overlands,” 210 Gambling not in existence among the Badawin, ii. 107 Gara tribe of Arabs, i. 145. Low development of the indigens of, ii. 77 Garden of our Lady Fatimah, in the Mosque of the Prophet, i. 337 Date trees of, 337 Venerable palms of, 337 Gardens not uncommon in Mosques, 337 Garlic and onions, use of, in the East, i. 32, n. Gates of Al-Madinah, i. 391 Geesh, Lord of, i. 8 Genealogy of the Arabs, intricacy of the subject, ii. 119, n. The best known Arabic genealogical works, 119, n. Generalisation unknown to the Arabs, i. 250, n. Geographical Society (Royal) of London; its zeal for discovery, i. 1. Geography among the modern Egyptians, i. 108, n., 250 Geology of the neighbourhood of Al-Madinah, i. 279 Of the road between Al-Madinah and Meccah, ii. 73 Geomancy, favourite Egyptian pursuit of, i. 158, n. Geometry, study of, in Egypt, i. 158, n. George Inn, at Suez, i. 159 Society at the, 161, 173 Ghabbah, Al-, or the watershed of Al-Madinah, i. 381 Ghadir, Al-, description of the plan of, ii. 134 The three wells of the Caliph Harun at, 134 Ghalib, the late Sharif of Meccah, revered as a saint, i. 340, n. Purchases the treasures of the Prophet’s tomb from Sa’ad the Wahhabi, 369 Ghaliyah, her heroism, ii. 94 Ghazi, or a crusader, i. 329, n. [p.437] Ghazi (twenty-two piastres), paid to the free servants of the Mosque, i.372 Ghi, of India, ii. 12 Considered by Indians almost as a panacea for diseases and wounds, 12, n. Ghul (Devil), how expelled from persons suffering from hydrophobia, i. 389 Ghul, the hill near Meccah, ii. 147 Ghurbal, Bir al-, at Kuba, i. 414, n. Ghuri, Al-, the Sultan, his additions to the Ka’abah, ii. 307 Ghuzat, or crusaders, i. 329, n. Giants (Jahabirah), who fought against Israel, i. 344 Gibbon, his derivation of the name Saracens, ii. 76, n. The Rev. C. Forster’s Attack on him, 76, n. Gibraltar, i. 7 Gilead, Balm of, grows as a weed in Al-Hijaz, ii. 148 Name by which it is known to the Arabs, 148, n. Its value in the valley of the Jordan, 148, n. Introduced by Cleopatra into Egypt, 148, n. Places where the best balsam is produced, 149, n. Qualities of the best kind, 149, n. Description of the tree, 149 Goat, the milk of, ii. 17, n. The flesh of, 17, n. Gold ornaments, forbidden by the Moslem law to be worn, i. 34, n.; 236 “Golden Wire,” the pilgrim-ship, i. 188 Its wretched state, 188 Ali Murad, the owner, 189 The passengers, 189 Riot on board, 191 Halt near the Hammam Bluffs, 197 Runs aground, 200 Goose (Sand-), the, i. 154 Gospel of Infancy, quotation from, ii. 148, n. Grammar, how taught in Egyptian schools, i. 104 Prosody among the Arabs, 107 Granites (Suwan), of the plains of Arabia, ii. 74 Of Meccah, 295, n. Grapes of Al-Madinah, ii. 404 The Sharifi grape, 404 The Hijazi, 404 The Sawadi, or black grape, 404 The Raziki, or small white grape, 404 Gratitude, no Eastern word for, i. 51 Graves, shape of, of the Badawin, i. 274. Injunctions of Mohammed to his followers to visit, 314, n. At Mount Ohod, 430 Musannam, or raised graves, 430 Musattah, or level graves, 430 The graves of the saints at Al-Bakia, ii. 32 Greek Emperor, his presents to the Mosque of Al-Madinah, i. 365 Greeks, hated in Egypt, i. 111 Those settled on the Red Sea, 202 Those in Al-Madinah, 292 Guebres, fable of, respecting man’s good works, 313, n. Their ancient fire-temples in Arabia and Persia, 379, n. Their claim to the Ka’abah, ii. 301 Fire worship introduced from India, 160, n. Guest-dish, ii. 12 “Gugglets,” for cooling water, i. 399 Gunpowder play (La’ab al-Barut) of the Arabs, ii. 86 Guns sounding the order of the march, ii. 71 The guns of the Badawin, 105 Gypsum, tufaceous, in the Desert, ii. 134

HABASH (Abyssinia), i. 177 [p.438] Haddah, Al-, the settlement so called, ii. 202 Hadis (the traditions of the Prophet), study of, in schools, i. 104, 305 Hæmorrhoids, frequency of, in Al-Hijaz, i. 389 Treatment of, 389 Hagar, her tomb at Meccah, ii. 305, n. Hajar al-Akhzar, or green stone, of the Ka’abah, ii. 305, n. Hajar al-Aswad (Black Stone), the famous, of the Ka’abah, ii. 300 (See Black Stone) Hajar Shumaysi (yellow sandstone) of Meccah, ii. 295, n. Haji Wali, i. 43, 44 His advice to the pilgrim, 44, 45 His lawsuit, 46 His visit to the “Consul-General” at Cairo, 86 Accompanies the author in paying visits, 116 Introduces the pilgrim to the Persian Consul, 128 His horror at a drinking bout, 137 Takes leave of the pilgrim, 142 Hajin, the Egyptian she-dromedary, i. 418, n. Hajj (pilgrimage), difference between the, and the Ziyarat, i. 305 The Hajj (or simple pilgrimage), ii. 281 Hajj al-Akbar (the great pilgrimage), 281 Hajj bin Akhtah, plots against Mohammed, i. 358 Hajj al-Shami (the Damascus pilgrimage), i. 416 Hajjaj bin Yusuf, general of Abd al-Malik, ordered to rebuild the House of Allah, ii. 324 Hajjat al-Farz (obligatory pilgrimage), ii. 280 The Hajjat al-Islam (the pilgrimage of the Mohammedan faith), 280 Hakim, Al-, bi ’Amri’llah, his attempt to steal the bodies of the Prophet and his two companions, i. 367 Hakim, Al-, the Sultan of Egypt, i. 97 “Halal,” to, a sheep, i. 256 Halimah (the Lady), the Badawi wet-nurse of the Prophet, her tomb, i. 328, n., ii. 36 Halliwell, Mr., his mistake respecting the “Methone” of Sir John Mandeville, ii. 286 Hamail, or pocket Koran, of pilgrims, i. 239 Hamid al-Samman, Shaykh, description of, i. 162, 200 Lands at Yambu’, 225 Vaunts the strong walls of Yambu’, 242 Leaves Yambu’, 242 Halal of a sheep in the desert, 256 His fear of the Badawin, 261 His determination to push through the nest of robbers, 271 Takes his place in the Caravan, 272 Arrives at Al-Madinah, 281 His toilet after the journey, 288 His hospitality to the pilgrim, 288 Improvement in his manners, 290 Behaviour of his children, 292 His real politeness, 294 Description of his abode, 295 His household, 296 Accompanies the pilgrim to the Prophet’s tomb, 304 Introduces the pilgrim to the Prophet’s window, 321 Accompanies him to the Mosque of Kuba, 398 And to Mount Ohod, 419, et seq. And to the cemetery of Al-Bakia, ii. 31 et seq. Procures a faithful camel-man for the journey to Meccah, 51 His debt forgiven, 56 Hamidah, the principal family of the Benu-Harb, i. 257 Their attack on the Caravan, 273 Hammam, or the hot bath, i. 70 Hamra, Al-, i. 249 Derivations of its name, 253 Called also Al-Wasitah, 253 Encamped at, 253 Description of the village of, 254 The fortress of, 255 [p.439] Hamra, Al-, the third station from Al-Madinah in the Darb Sultani, i. 260 Hamra, Al-, the torrent, i. 278, n. Hamzah, friend of Mohammed, prayer in honour of, i. 328 Sent forward by the Prophet to Al-Madinah, 354 Mosque of, 426 The place where he was slain, 433 Hanafi school, their views respecting the proper dress for visiting the Prophet’s tomb, i. 309, n. Their place of prayer at, i. 310 Mufti of, at Al-Madinah, 373 Their practice of nighting at Muzdalifah, ii. 201 Hanafi sect, its station for prayer at the Ka’abah, ii. 308 Its importance in Meccah, 309, n. Hanbali school, i. 373 Its station for prayer at the Ka’abah, ii. 308 Hands, clapping of (Safk), practice of in the East, ii. 223 Hanna Massara, the Consular Dragoman of Cairo, i. 128, n. Haramayn, or sanctuaries, the two of Al-Islam, i. 230, n.; i. 304 “Harami,” or thieves, in the Desert, i. 261 Harb, the Benu, the present ruling tribe in the Holy Land, ii. 119 Its divisions and sub-divisions, 119 et n. Harbis, of Al-Hijaz, i. 266 Harim, (or Sanctuary), the Prophet’s, at Al-Madinah, i. 298, 305, 307 The Shaykh al-, or principal officer of the Mosque, 371 The Mudir al-, or chief treasurer of the Tomb of the Prophet, 371 The Huddud al-Harim, 379 All Muharramat or sins forbidden within the, 379, n. Dignity of the Harim, 380, n. See Ka’abah Harim, of a Madinite, i. 298 Harim, arrangements of the, ii. 91 Its resemblance to a European home, 91 Hariri, Al-, poem of, i. 108, n. Harrah, or ridges of rock, i. 251; 251, n. Al-Harratayn, 279, n. Harrah, or ridge, as represented in our popular works, i. 341 Meaning of the term, i. 421, n. The second and third Harrahs, 421, n., 424 The Prophet’s prediction at the Harrah Al-Wakin or Al-Zahrah, 421, n. “The affair of the Ridge,” 421, n. Harun, the Kubbat, or Aaron’s tomb, on Mount Ohod, i. 423 Harun al-Rashid. His three wells at Al-Ghadir, ii. 70, 134 His pilgrimages and crusades, 136 Harun Bir (well of Harun), ii. 70 Hasan, grandson of Mohammed, i. 97, n. Prayers for, 327 His descendants at Al-Madinah, ii. 3, n. His tomb, 40 Burckhardt’s mistakes respecting him, 40, n. His death by poison 40, n. Hasan al-Marabit, Shaykh, tomb of, on the shore of the Red Sea, i. 218 Hasanayn Mosque, at Cairo, i. 97 Hasan the Imam, requests to be buried near the Prophet, i. 325 Hasan, Sultan, Mosque of, at Cairo, i. 98 Hasan, Jabal (Mount Hasan), i. 220 Hashim, great grandfather of the Prophet, i. 351, n. Hashish, smoking i. 44 Haswah, or gravelled place, i. 307 Hatchadur Nury, Mr., his friendship with the author, i. 122 [p.440] Hatim, the generous Arab chieftain, i. 166 Hatim, Al- (the broken), of the Ka’abah, ii. 305 Hawamid Arabs. Their fight with the Hawazim, ii. 28 Hawazim Arabs, their furious fight with the Hawamid, ii. 28 Their Shaykhs, Abbas and Abu Ali, ii. 28 “Haye” in military tactics, i. 267, n. Haykal! Ya (sons of Haykal), explained, i. 30, n. Hazirah, or presence, i. 316 Hazramaut, the Arabs of, i. 240, n. Hazrat Ali, apparition of, ii. 184 Heat, the reflected, at Yambu’, ii. 232 The hot wind of the Desert, 247, 264 Sun-strokes, 265, n. The great heats near the Red Sea prejudicial to animal generation, 265, n. The hour at which the sun is most dangerous, i. 275 Terrible heat at Al-Hijaz, ii. 221 Unbearable at Meccah, 228 Heathenry, remnants of, in Arabia, i. 4 Hebrew, points of resemblance between, and Pahlavi, ii, 79, n. Heliopolis, Balm of Gilead of, ii. 148, n. Hemp-drinkers, Egyptian, ii. 189, 191 Henna powder, i. 400, n. Herklots, Dr., reference to his work “Qanoon-i-Islam,” i. 388, n. Quoted, ii. 304, n. Hermaic books, the, i. 385, n. “Herse,” in military tactics, i. 267 n. Hijaz, Al-, dangers and difficulties of, i. 2 Antiquity and nobility of the Muzaynah tribe in, 145, 146 Land route to, from Suez, 158 Persecution of Persians in, 232, n. The Badawi blackmail in, 233, n. Description of the shugduf or litter of, 233, n. Abounds in ruins, 254 Sa’ad the robber chief of, 256 Shaykh Fahd, the robber chief, 257 Wretched state of the government in, 257, 258 The charter of Gulhanah, 258 The Darb Sultani, 260 Heat in Al-Hijaz, 265 Douceurs given by the Turks to the Arab shaykhs of, 266 “Al-Shark,” 266, n. Fight between the Arabs and soldiers in, 269 Peopled by the soldiers of the children of Israel, 347 Limits of, 379 Meaning of the name, 380 Rainy season in, 383 Diseases of, 384 Number of the Turkish forces in, 393, n. Account of the Badawin of, ii. 76, et seq. (See Badawin) Money of, 111, n. Observations on the watershed of, 154 Purity of the water throughout, 194 Healthiness of the people of, 229 Hijazi, the grape so called, i. 404 Hijriyah, Al-, halt at, ii. 71 Hilayah, the date so called, i. 401 Hilwah, Al-, the date so called, i. 402 Himyaritic tribes, their mixture with the Amalikah, ii. 79 Hinda, mother of Mu’awiyah, her ferocity, i. 433, n. Her name of “Akkalat al-Akbad,” 433, n. Hindi, Jabal, at Meccah, ii. 153 “Hindu-Kush,” the, i. 243, n. Hindus, their square temples similar in form to the Mosque, ii. 300, n. Their litholatry, 301, n. The Ka’abah claimed as a sacred place by them, 301, n. [p.441] History (Tawarikh), study of, little valued in Egypt, i. 107, n. Hitman tribe of Arabs, the lowness of their origin, ii. 121 Unchastity of their women, 121 Hogg, Sir James, i. 1 Holofernes, general of Nebuchadnezzar I., i. 347, n. Honey, the Arabs curious in, and fond of, ii. 130, n. The different kinds of honey, 130, n. Honorarium (ikram), given to the Madani who travel, ii. 7 “Horde,” probable origin of the word, i. 394, n. Horses, Arabian, i. 3 The celebrated, of Nijd, i. 266, n., ii. 195 Horses of the Arnaut Irregulars, i. 267 Pugnacity of the, of Al-Madinah, 301 The, of Al-Madinah, ii. 16 Price of horses in time of Solomon, 195, n. Egyptian horses, 195, n. Qualities of a pure Arab horse, 195, n. The former horse trade of Yaman, 195, n. The breed supplied to India, 196, n. Hosayn, Al-, grandson of Mohammed, i. 98, n. His death at Kerbela, ii. 40, n. His head preserved in the Mosque Al-Hasanayn at Cairo, ii. 40, n. Hosayn, Benu, become guardians of the Prophet’s tomb, i. 368, ii. 3, n. Head-quarters of the, at Suwayrkiyah, 3 Their former numbers and power, 3 Their heretical tenets, 3 Their personal appearance, 4 Their town of Al-Suwayrkiyah, 124 Hosayn bin Numayr, his siege of Meccah, ii. 323 Hosh, Al-, or the central area of a dwelling-house, i. 307, 397 Hosh ibn Sa’ad, at Madinah, the residence of the Benu Hosayn, ii. 4 Hospitality in the East, i. 36 House hire in Egypt, i. 42, 65 Houses of the Arabs at the time of Mohammed, 356 Those of Al-Madinah, 393 Those at Meccah, description of,