60 THROUGH UNKNOWN AFRICAN COUNTRIES. 
two saints arrived at Harar they are supposed to have 
seated themselves on a rug, and to have prayed to Mo- 
hammed to transport them to some spot where they could 
work to the best advantage. Allah heard their prayers, 
and, raising them on a cloud, wafted them gently west- 
ward until they alighted on a hill in the Arusa Galla 
country, where they were commanded to sow their seed 
and create a wondrous town in the name of the Prophet. 
They were given a sword of Akhbar, which would slay all 
their enemies and protect their own holy persons from 
injury. And unto them was given the power of calling 
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forth the rocks from the mountains and causing noble 
edifices to appear strong enough to resist the attacks of 
elephants, and with walls high enough to keep out the 
hungry lions. 
The tomb of Sheikh Husein was erected in one night, 
after the death of the saint, by superhuman force. No one 
dares venture into the enclosure at night, as the ghost of 
Sheikh Husein is supposed to haunt the place. The birds 
are regarded as more or less sacred, and Dodson and I 
were warned that some calamity would befall us if we per- 
sisted in collecting them. Sheikh Husein and Sheikh 
Mohammed had many children by Galla wives, and their 
descendants form the greater part of the population of the 
