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[ Burton says of the Arabs, "Above all their qualities, personal conceit is remarkable; they show it in their strut, in their looks, and almost in every word. 'I am such a one, the son of such a one,' is a common expletive, especially in times of danger; and this spirit is not wholly to be condemned, as it certainly acts as an incentive to gallant actions."—Pilgrimage, ii, 21., Memorial Ed.]
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[ Pilgrimage to Meccah, Memorial Ed., i., 193.]
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[ A creation of the poet Al-Asma'i. He is mentioned in The Arabian Nights.]
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[ How this tradition arose nobody seems to know. There are several theories.]
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[ It is decorated to resemble a garden. There are many references to it in the Arabian Nights. Thus the tale of Otbah and Rayya (Lib. Ed., v., 289) begins "One night as I sat in the garden between the tomb and the pulpit."