[CHAPTER THE SECOND.]—Ornamental page
[The Night of the "Maulid]," the Prophet's Birthday. Moslems
leaving a village Mosque.
SCENES OF THE BADYA, OR NOMADIC LIFE.
[Watching over camels grazing]
[The Flocks] [1] [ 2]
[CHAPTER THE THIRD.]—Ornamental page
["At Takbir," or the Glorification]
SCENES OF THE BADYA, OR NOMADIC LIFE.
[The Encampment] [1] [ 2]
[Moslem woman praying] on the terrace-roof of her dwelling
[CHAPTER THE FOURTH.]—Ornamental page
["Ar Ruku," or the Inclination]
[The Friday Visit of Moslems to the Cemetery]
SCENES OF THE BADYA, OR NOMADIC LIFE.
[The Departure] [1] [ 2]
[CHAPTER THE FIFTH.]—Ornamental page
[Interior of a Mosque.]—"Al Mihrab," the niche marking the
direction of Makkah
[The Mu'azzin's Call]
[Believers perceiving the New Moon] of the Month of Ramadhan
[CHAPTER THE SIXTH.]—Ornamental page
["As Sidjah," or Prostration]
[Setting out for the "Jihad]," or Holy War [1] [ 2]
["Al Fitr,"] the Prayer on the breaking of the Ramadhan fast [1] [ 2]
[CHAPTER THE SEVENTH.]—Ornamental page
[An Arab horseman of the Desert]
["Among all trees], one is blessed like the Mussulman; 'tis
the Palm," said the Prophet [1] [ 2]
[Bird's-eye view of Makkah], the Most Sacred City, as seen
from the Jabal Abi-Qubais [1] [ 2]
[CHAPTER THE EIGHTH].—Ornamental page
["Ad Dawah]," or the Invocation
[The Pilgrims of Mount Arafa], on the Ninth day of
the Month of Zu'l Hijjah [1] [ 2]
[CHAPTER THE NINTH].—Ornamental page
[Al-Madinah], the city of the Prophet. The Dome of Mohammad's Tomb
[PORTRAIT OF THE PROPHET].—Imam leading the Prayer
[CHAPTER THE TENTH].—Ornamental page
[A writing lesson] at a village school devoted to the teaching
of the Qur'an
[Theological Students] in the courtyard of Al-Azhar, the great
Cairo Moslem University
[Tombs of the Kaliphs]. Under their rule, Moslem civilisation
enlightened the world
[A traditional old scribe of the Desert]
[Final ornamental page]