TRANSLATIONS, &c. 271 



He made the angels, and four of them were to command over the rest. 

 First : Gabriel, who helped to make the earth and sea ; Michael, who 

 rules over the rain, and keeps it in his charge ; Assarafiloo, who takes 

 care of the souls, and Osarailo, who is to sound the trumpet at the day 

 of judgment, when all will rise. 



He also made these prophets, Adam, Abraham, Moses, Mohammed, 

 Jesus Christ, and Ababakoor; but Mohammed was created directly after 

 Gabriel, upon which God rested for 300 years without making any thing, 

 and Gabriel thought he was the only being besides the Creator, but he 

 happened to meet Mohammed, and exclaimed, " I am disappointed, I 

 thought to rule over every thing, but now I see this being, I must inquire 

 of God which he made first; if me, then I shall still rule." He went to 

 God with this salutation, " I think God is master of every thing. King, 

 my master, you are every where." Upon which God said, " Why have 

 you quitted the spot I put you in?" Gabriel then asked the above 

 question, and God remained silent, and Gabriel stood in expectation 300 

 years, saying, " Oh, thou father. Oh, thou father." Then God said, 

 " Silence you, you know well that I have not yet made the world, and I 

 could not make it as I intend, unless I had made Mohammed first ; 

 neither heaven, nor the fire, nor the devil, nor sea, nor moon, nor stars, 

 nor beasts." God created seven heavens, and seven fires. The first 

 heaven is for God himself, where at the judgment-day will be admitted, 

 Mohammed, Jesus Christ, Abraham, and Moses, with the angel Eytoof, 

 who serves God alone, and is the only angel not commanded by Gabriel. 

 All these heavens are lighted brightly by the radiance from the above 

 prophets, who receive it from God. The first hell or fire, called Djanama, 

 is destined to those Marrabouts, who, having learned to read, and been 

 qualified to know God, afterwards fail in their duty, or commit evil. 



God is said to have created Adam of sand, without any soul, and 

 Ybleess, or the great devil, having been made previously, found him 

 lying down, and despised him, saying, " This is mere sand, shall it pre- 

 sume to be a companion for me?" And he spate upon Adam. God 

 hearing this, instantly gave Adam a soul, who rose, and being angry, 

 tried to throw a ball of sand at Ybleess, and said, " I will not serve 

 him." For doing all this, God turned Ybleess out of heaven, but took 



