[91] The Seven Sleepers; mentioned in Qur’ān xviii. 8-25.
[92] Muhammed’s “Cave-Mate” was Abū-Bekr, who was his sole companion on quitting Mekka at the Emigration or “Flight.” They concealed themselves in a cave; and Muhammed remarked: “God is the third in our little party.” Hence the title of “Cave-Mate,” applied to Abū-Bekr.
[93] A species of nightmare in the form of a lascivious dream.
[94] Qur’ān xxv. 47.
[95] Qur’ān vi. 76.
[96] See “Anecdotes,” Chap. iv.
[97] See his name as an honorific title in a note to the author’s preface; and in the “Anecdotes,” Chap. vi.
[98] Qur’ān ii. 119.
[99] “The Lion of God,” so called from his courage and strength. Shīr-Ali, Hayder-Ali, are among the forms of the title.
[100] One of the sayings attributed to him and become proverbial.