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"Come, Jamadars," Kassim said and his voice that had been so coarse and rough now broke, and sobs floated the words scarce articulate "and reverently let us lay Amir Khan upon his bed. Then, though there be no call of the muezzin, we will kneel here; even without our prayer carpets, and pray to Allah for the repose of the soul of a true Musselman and a great warrior. May his rest be one of peace!"
The Dewan rolled his bulbous eyes despairingly: "If Sindhia would send ten camel loads of gold to this accursed Musselman, we could sleep in peace," he declared. "If it were a woman Sindhia would," Nana Sahib sneered. Baptiste laughed. "It is a wisdom, Prince, for that is where the revenue goes: women are a curse in the affairs of men," the Dewan commented.
On a flat rock, laved by the stream, was an imprint of a foot, a legendary foot-print of Krishna, perhaps left there as he crossed the stream to gambol with the milkmaids in the meadow beyond. And it was venerated by the Musselman because a disciple of Mohammed had attained to great sanctity by austerities up in the mountain behind, and had been buried there.
Mahomot's law, in this respect, was rather a compliance than an innovation. Sale's Prelim. What has hitherto been collected from the records of the Musselman history relates to the twelve or thirteen years of Mahomet's peaceable preaching, which part alone of his life and enterprise admits of the smallest comparison with the origin of Christianity. A new scene is now unfolded.
While each of the other principal religions has but one inspired book, one Bible, one Gospel, or one Koran books from which the Hebrew, the Christian and the Musselman draw their creeds the Brahminical Hindus possess such a great number of tomes and commentaries in folio that the wisest Brahmin has hardly had the time to peruse one-tenth of them.
With the suddenness of oriental passion they loved at once, but their after intercourse was necessarily kept a secret, since they knew full well that the Bey would at once punish them both if he should discover them, for how could a Musselman tolerate a Christian, and to this sect the young officer was known to belong.
The Imaums replied that there was a great obstacle, because their Prophet in the Koran had inculcated to them that they were not to obey, respect, or hold faith with infidels, and that I came under that denomination. I then desired them to hold a consultation, and see what was necessary to be done in order to become a Musselman, as some of their tenets could not be practised by us.
"So, Afghan, riding thus, it is not disrespect, just that we be of different faith, Hindu and Musselman." "If it were thus, we'd not part at Mandhatta. And as to the faith, thou wouldst become a follower of the Prophet." "Yes, Bootea would. If she could go forever thus she would sacrifice entrance to kailas.
Part of the inhabitants practice the Musselman religion; two-thirds are Brahminic; and there are but few Buddhists to be found among them. It was time to make other preparations for travel before plunging into the unknown.
Within the Territories of the Grand Seignior, and this a Palace of Pleasure, where he recreates himself with his Mistresses. Fran. And how far is that from Cadiz? but what care I? my Wife, Friend, my own Wife. 1st Turk. Your own, a true Musselman cou'd have said no more; but take no care for her, she's provided for. Fran. Is she dead? That wou'd be some comfort. 1st Turk.
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