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theCe purific.uions there are

(\Va

dc:grec" one

Cd.lI·

viz.

l .

In tite m/)rning.

berare

(un-rife:

When nooo

Chojl,

beiog. to,,1 i",",,,fion or bJthing of the

bo~y

i. parl, and the Cun begin. ,o decline from Ihe meridi.n :

water; and ,he other c.\lIcd

lPD:/U,

(by

lhe Períian.;,

(h:

afcl!rnoon,

befare

fun fel: 4 .

lhe

t'venlog,

A5J<j/,)

which i. ,he wJlbing of Iheir face., hand., .nd after fuo·(et, aod

bef~re

day be n,uI in: and,

Afte,

fec:t,

afteracertain

mlnner.

The firll

¡s reql1ircd in (ome Ihe

day

is fhut in,

and befare

lhe

flrH

w ...

tch

lhe night.

extraordinary

c~.rcs

ooly, as

arter

having )'lio with a

WQ-

Far this infiitudon he pretended

h:.ve rcceived

lhe

di.

m.n, or be<o polluted by emillioo of (<<d, or by 'p' vioe com1!ftnd from ,he Ih rone of God him(e1f, when he

proachiog a dead body

womcn

al{o

being obliged to ie took his night-jonrney

he.tven

and

lhe

obferving of

.f.."heir courC.. or childbirth. The lallor i. ,he ordi· ,he rlated ,imes of praya i. frequ ently infirled on in Ihe

naryab:lulion in common cafes. and before prayer, and Koran, lhough they be nOl particularly prefcribed

there~

roun necdf.nily be ufed by cvcry perfon belore he o.n in . Accordingly, al lhe aforefaid lime" of which pu·

toter upaD lhat dUly.

is performed Wilh cenain for· blic n¡tice is gíven by lhe Muedhd lios, or Cricrs, from

mal eer<monies, which have been de(eribed by fome wri· ,he '!leeples of Ihei r M o(que., (ror Ih<y uCe no bello,) e–

teu. bt.n much eafier appre:hended by {eeiog them done, very confcientious M fic:m prepares himfdf for prayer,

than by the ben defcription.

which he performs cilher in lhe Morque or any other

Thal his

follo\Y~rs

nlighl be more punélual in this du· place, provided

be clcan, arrer a prefcribed

(."m,

and

ty,

~lohammed

is faid to have declared, lhauhe-

pr4fiice

Wilh a certain number of praifes or ejacul.nioos, (which

re-ligion il

fpund~d

DI/

cI~(1nlinif¡.

which is

th~

Dne-

the more rcrupulous count uy a Hring of beads ilnd ufing

IlIzl/

of Ihe- faith,

and

Ihe-

fJf 1"rnJu,

\\'ilhoUI which ceruin ponures of worOtip ;) all which h"vc beco partí·

will not be heard by God. Thdt Ihelt exprellion. eularly

(el

dow" and delcnbed, Ihough wilh fome ftl.

may be the bener underflood,

11/ Ghoza/(

reckon, four miflólkes, by other

writ~rs.

aod ough( not to be abridgcd,

degrees of purificnion; of which the firH ¡s the c1eflnfing

unl~{s

io fome: fpecial cafes, as on a juurney. on prepa.·

of ,he body from aJl poJlulioó, fihh, and exeremenu ; ring"r ba"le.

(:;c.

.he fecond, Ihe cleanfing of ,he members of ,he body

For ,he «guiar performance of Ihe du,y of prayer a–

rrom

wickedoefs and uojuH allions; the Ihird, the monl; Ihe Mohammedans, befidcs lhe particulars above·

cleanfing (he heart from

~.I1 blam~able

incligatÍons and o· mentioned.

is airo requifite lhat they turn theír faces,

dious vices; and the fourth. the purging aman', {ecret while they pray, towards the temple ofMecca; Ihe

qu~r

thoughu {rom all afFeélions v,hich may d¡ven tbeirauend· ter where the fame is fituate being, for Ihat reafon , puínt–

anee

God: adding, Iha, Ihe body is bu. as Ihe OUI' ed ou, wilhin ,heir moCques by a nieh, whieh Ihey caJl

ward fhell, in refpeCt to lhe heart, which is as lhe kernel. al Mehrab; and withoul, by the filuauon of Ihe doors

Circumcifion, though it be DOt fo much as once' men- opening i"to lhe galleries oflhe

(leepies

there are, alfo,

.ioned in ,he Konn, i. Yol held, by the Mohammedan., ..bies ealculated forth e ready finding OUI ,heir K eblah, o,

to be ao ancient divine in(\itu1ion, confirmed by lhe reli- p:trt towards which they OUghl tOprOly, in place, wherc

gion of ¡O..m, and, though not fo abColutely neceff ..ry they

have

no other direélion.

but that

may be d¡CpeoCed with in fome cafes, yet high·

The next point of lhe Mohammedan religion is Ihe

Iy proper and e. pedien,. The Anb. uCed Ihis rite fo, giving of alms; which are of IWO foru,

legttl

and

volun·

many a&es before Mohammed, having probably learned i,

IttrJ.

The

legnlohJ/l

are of indiCpenC.ble oDJigation,

from ¡lbmael, ,hough no' only hi. deCeende"ts,

b'u,

,he beíng commanded by Ihe law, which direéls and deler–

Hamyarites and other lr¡bes praélifed lhe Came. The mines bOlh lhe portian which is to be given, and of what

lfhmaelitc.s, we are lold" ufed lO circumciCe their children

things ilought

be given ; bUI the

vellulltar) allnJ

are len

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lhe eighth day, as is the cuílom of the Jews, but lO every one's Jiberty,

give more. or IcCs, as he fhaJ] Cee

when about twelve or Ihin ..n yea" old, a' which age fil. T lle formerkind o( .Ims Come Ihink lobe properly call–

their father uoderwenl that operadoo; and ,he l\Ioham· ed Zacal, and the lalter Sadtilkalj tbough Ihis Dame

alfo

medaos imilale them fo far as not tO circumcife children frequently given tO ,he legal alms . T heyare called Zacar,

befare lhey

ablt at leaO díflin(})y to pronouoce that eilher b:cauCe Ihey

incr~afi

a mao's nore by drawlOg dOWD

profcllion of their fa¡ch,

7he-re-

God

bu'

GOD, a bleniog thereoo, and produce in his roullhe virtue of

Ji–

Mohammed

j¡

l/u apD.file

D ;

bu[ pilCh on whal bc:rality; or becaufe they

purifJ'

the remainins pan o( one;t

age Ihey pleaCe for Ihe purpoCe, betweeo fix or r,xteen, fubfhnee from pollulion, and Ihe foul f'om ,he fillh of a–

or lhereabouu.

varice ; anu Sadakat, becaufe they are a proof of a

m~n·J

Prayer w..s, by Mohammed, thought fo neceITarya fincerity in the worrhip of G od. Sorne wrilers havecalled

duty, lhat he ufecl lO cal!

¡1.J/U

pilJar

re-ligion .

and the

l~gal

al"'s

tilhu ,

bUI improperly. fince in fome cafn .

Ih.

~tJ

o[PQrodi[e;

and ",hen ,he Thakifites, who dwel, ,hey fall Ibort, .nd in olhen exceed Iha, propor"on.

at T ilyer,

f~nding,

io the o¡neh yen of lhe Hejra.. tO - Thc lhird poinl of rcligious pnétice is

fa Hin$:

;

a duty

make cheir Cubmiffion

thal prophet, arter Ihe keeping - of fo great mument, that Mohammed ufc:d

(ay il

wa.s

of their favourite idol had been denicd Ihem, begged. at

Ih~ g~/~

DI u /igi,n,

and lha.t

Ilu

,t1Dur Df

Ih~

lII"ulh

k all, Ih.. <hey might be difpeof<d ·,ith .. lO their [,ying

hilll -",ho faf/elh il mor< .froliful lo

GOD

Il an Ihal of

of cheir OiJlpoinled praycrs. he anfwcn::d.

T IJal

Ih~re-

cou/ó muftí

and al Ghazlli reckons

faflins::

OIU

folU

parl

o/Ihl

1)(

n' C'DrI in Ihal

r~IiK,?n

"ulun;n

'Wfll

,,,

prn)'u.

fUllh.

Accordíng o lhe MohammedandivlOcs. ,hcreare

T hat fo imporu.n: a du'y, Ihere(tJr(,

mlgl'lt

not

neo

three drgres or fafting:

l .

T he refinining ,he bclJy .i&",d

gle(h..I,

loh lnlmcd ubllgcd his follo ",'en

rr...

6ve olherparu of lhl! body from

fa,isfyin~

their luO,;

'rhe

ume.s every lwcnty·fou.r ho n, at ccrtain Hated úmes; rcftraining lhe eaes, eyc'1, tonguc, hands

[cec,

o·

<he.