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When he came to the verses: "Do you see Al-Lat and Al-Ozza and Manat the third beside," he inserted: "Verily these are the exalted females, and truly their intercession may be expected."
The cause of Islam stood as yet in parlous condition, half-formulated, unwieldy, awaiting the moulding hand of persecution to develop it into a political and social system. "Do you see Al-Lat and Al-Ozza and Manat the third idol beside? These are the exalted females, and truly their intercession is to be expected."
The image of the Divine power in that country of Pagans. Vide note 3, page 30, respecting the chilla, or "period of forty." That is to say, she had never seen a Muhammadan at his prayers. Lat and Manat were the two great idols of Hindu worship in former times. In the languages of southern India, Turk is the general appellation for a Musalman.
However, the stem is used in the sense 'number, determine, assign, and Manāt may be the divine determiner of human destinies. From this same stem comes the Biblical Meni, and apparently the Assyrian Manu.
"Dicere cum conor curam tibi, Pamphila, cordis, Quid mi abs te quaeram? verba labris abeunt Per pectus miserum manat subito mihi sudor. Si tacitus, subidus: duplo ideo pereo." "Quid faculam praefers, Phileros, qua nil opus nobis? Ibimus, hoc lucet pectore flamma satis. Illam non potis est vis saeva exstinguere venti, Aut imber caelo candidus praecipitans.
Parties of Muslim were sent out to the neighbouring districts to break these desecrators of Islam. The famous Al-Ozza and Manat, whose power Mahomet for a brief space had formerly acknowledged, were swept into forgetfulness at Nakhla, every image was destroyed that pictured the abominations, and the temples were cleansed of pollution. Out of his spirit-fervour Mahomet's triumph had been achieved.
They drove into the town of Tasso, and to an inn which stood upon the edge of a profound gorge, cloven towards the sea-cliffs. Sauntering in the yard whilst dinner was made ready, they read an inscription on a homely fountain: "Sordibus abstersis, instructo marmore, priscus Fons nitet, et manat gratior unda tibi."
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