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[243] The crescent, or crescent and star, are here used as emblems of the 1st day of the (lunar) month. [↑]

[244] The order should (it would seem) be Kala, S’ri. [↑]

[245] For ʿUtarid. [↑]

[246] For Zuhrah. [↑]

[247] Possibly this notion is partly responsible for the ridiculous European legend about Muhammad’s coffin being suspended between heaven and earth, of which idea there seems to be no trace amongst the Muhammadans themselves. [↑]

[248] Another such indication is hair growing close to the ears. [↑]

[249] Double lines round the base of the thumb are called rĕtak madu. [↑]

[250] J.R.A.S., S.B., No. 9, pp. 23–26. [↑]