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... religion , the Sultan . * * In the eyes of all the Sunnites , the lawful khalife ( successor ) of Mahomet is he who is in possession of the precious heritage , which comprises - 1st , all the relics preserved in Stamboul , in the Hirkai ...
... religion , the Sultan . * * In the eyes of all the Sunnites , the lawful khalife ( successor ) of Mahomet is he who is in possession of the precious heritage , which comprises - 1st , all the relics preserved in Stamboul , in the Hirkai ...
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... religious order ; an excellent man of whom we shall have often occasion to speak . He was attended by his son , 17. Hadji Abdul Baki , and his brother 18. Hadji Abdul Kader the Medjzub , which means , impelled by the love of God , ' and ...
... religious order ; an excellent man of whom we shall have often occasion to speak . He was attended by his son , 17. Hadji Abdul Baki , and his brother 18. Hadji Abdul Kader the Medjzub , which means , impelled by the love of God , ' and ...
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... religion and hospitality , when we arrived before the tent of the chief Ishan ( priest ) , where our little karavan was concentrated : then began one of the most interesting spectacles that my eyes have ever witnessed . Here were to ...
... religion and hospitality , when we arrived before the tent of the chief Ishan ( priest ) , where our little karavan was concentrated : then began one of the most interesting spectacles that my eyes have ever witnessed . Here were to ...
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... religious benedictions , or went with Hadji Salih , who was actively engaged in his medical capacity . Upon the latter occasions , whilst he was administering the medi- cine , I repeated aloud the blessing : this finished , I received a ...
... religious benedictions , or went with Hadji Salih , who was actively engaged in his medical capacity . Upon the latter occasions , whilst he was administering the medi- cine , I repeated aloud the blessing : this finished , I received a ...
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... religion , had to do with the affairs of this transitory world . My enquiries , therefore , on these heads cost me great trouble , for direct questions I never dared to put . Most fortunately , however , the Turkomans , who pass all ...
... religion , had to do with the affairs of this transitory world . My enquiries , therefore , on these heads cost me great trouble , for direct questions I never dared to put . Most fortunately , however , the Turkomans , who pass all ...
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Afghans amongst ancient Andkhuy asses bank bazaar Bokhara Bokhariot bread camels Central Asia chief Chinese civilisation Constantinople Dervish desert distance district Djemshidi Dost Mohammed Dost Mohammed Khan Efendi Emir Emir of Bokhara encamped Etrek eyes Fcap Frenghis friends frontiers Göklen Gömüshtepe Hadji Bilal Hadji Salih heard Herat horses inhabitants Islam journey karavan karavanserai Karshi Kashgar Kerki Kervanbashi Khan Khanat Khandjan Khiva Khodja Khodjend Khokand Kiptchak Kirghis Kizil Koran Kulkhan Kungrat latter Maymene Mecca Medresse Mehemmed Mehter Merv miles Mollah morning mosque mountain Murgab Musselman night nomads obliged Oxus Özbegs passed Persian Post 8vo present prince reached regarded religion respect route ruins Russian Samarcand Sarik Second Edition Shah side slaves spite station Sultan Sunnite surprised Tadjiks Tartars Teheran Tekke Tenghe tents Tilla Timour tion tomb travellers tribe Turkestan Turkish Turko Turkomans Vols whilst whole Woodcuts Yenghi Yomuts
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Página 124 - Stamboul, when, with ever-increasing eagerness, he put question upon question concerning his numerous friends in the Turkish capital, and the recent doings and position of the Ottoman empire since the accession of the present Sultan. As I before said, I was fully confident in the part I was playing. On his side, Shiikrullah Bay could not contain himself for joy when I gave him news of his acquaintances there in detail. Still he felt not the less astonishment. ' In God's name, Efendi, what induced...
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Página 278 - Hadji, Kurbunet' ('I would be thy victim '), ' tell me, you are an Englishman in Tebdil (disguise), are you not?' His action was so naive, that I was really sorry that I could not leave the boy in his illusion. I had cause to dread the wild fanaticism of the Afghans, and, assuming a manner as if the jest had gone too far, I said, ' Sahib mekun ' ('have done') ; ' you know the saying, "He who takes, even in sport, the believer for an unbeliever, is himself an unbeliever."* Give me rather something...