CONTENTS. 5 



CHAPTER V. 



HEJAZ, OR HOLY LAND OF THE MOSLEM. 



Government of Hejaz— Succession and Power of the Sheriffs — 

 Reign of Ghaleb — Sheriff FamiHes at Mecca— Cities and 

 Towns in Hejaz— Jidda— Yembo — Ta'if— Mecca— Description 

 of the Beituilah or Grand Temple— The Court and Colon- 

 nades—The Kaaba— The Black Stone— The Tob or Cover- 

 ing of the Kaaba — The Zemzem Well — Servants and Reve- 

 nues of the Mosque — Inhabitants of IMecca — Their Character, 

 Domestic Manners and Employments — Low State of Arts 

 and Learning in Hejaz 168 



CHAPTER VL 



THE MOHAMMEDAN PILGRIMAGE. 



The Pilgrim-caravans — Their different Routes — Description and 

 Number of Pilgrims — The Mahmal — The Ihram — Duties of 

 the Pilgrims on arriving at Mecca — Walk to Safra and Omra 

 — Journey to Arafat — Sermon of the Cadi — Curious Appear- 

 ance of the Scene — Stoning of the Devil — The Feast of Sa- 

 crifice — Return of the Procession to Mecca — Visit to the Inte- 

 rior of the Kaaba — Departure of the Caravans — Altered 

 Appearance of the City — Holy Places round Mecca — Pil- 

 grimage to Medina — Description of the City — Its Inhabitants 

 — Their Character and Occupation — The Mosque of the 

 Prophet — The famous Tomb of Mohammed — Ceremonies 

 required of the Hajjis — Servants and Revenues of the Mosque 

 — Sacred Places near Medina — Return of the Pilgrims— Bedr 

 — Suez — Convent of St. Catherine — Regulations and Hospi- 

 tality of the Monks — Places of Superstitious Resort about 

 Mount Sinai— The Cave of Elijah— The Rock of iMeribah— 

 Gebel Mokkateb or the Written Mountain — The Convent 

 near Tor — Gebel Narkous or Mountain of the Bell . . . 205 



CHAPTER VII. 



HISTORY OF THE WAHABEES. 



Origin of the Wahabees — Their Founder, Abdel Wahab— Ac 

 count of their Doctrines — Success of Ibn Saoud and Abdela 

 zeez in Nejed — Siege and Plunder of Kerbela — Submission 

 of Mecca and IMedina — Destruction of religious Monuments 

 — Murder of Abdelazeez — Accession of Saoud — His Charac- 

 ter — Govemnnent — Revenues — Military Tactics — Re'vival of 

 the pilgrimage — Predatory Incursions of the Wahabees — At- 

 tempts of the Turkish Government to suppress them — Expe- 



