1844.] Notice of the Ajaib-aLMukhlukat. 639 



Kj^cl Azra, .. .. Tlapdzvog 



^^♦3! Al Mizan, . . Zvyog 



t ,Jut!t Al Akrab, . . *2icopmog 



(j^^jijl^i Zu-al-kous, .. To%oTt)Q 



^Ctsih Al Zadi, . . . . AiyoKeptog 



UJv^j'Lm.,0 Musakib-al-ma, .. YSoo^ooc 

 ^Uil AlMakin, .. IxOvg 



The sun is supposed to traverse the 12 signs of the Zodiac in 365 

 days. 



After the description of the constellations and their principal stars, fol- 

 lows a notice of the Falek-i-Buruj and the Falek-al-Afldk. 



Angels, Geniis and Devils. 



The author supposes angels to be beings endowed with life, reason 

 and wisdom ; geniis free from darkness, lusts, sin, and impurity, among" 

 whom exists not the distinction of sex, beings created from fire express- 

 ly for the praise and glorification of the Almighty ; of various forms and 

 power, whose sole delight is in divine adoration ; and whom God made 

 to tenant the skies, in order that his power and goodness might be 

 everywhere manifest ; in the heavens as well as on earth, in the regions 

 of air, and among the depths of the sea. 



Genii and devils are supposed to be allied to the angels, but imper- 

 fect, (vide p. 665.) 



Of the angels that minister to the Almighty, four are constantly em- 

 ployed in interceding for mankind and created beings : the first has the 

 form of a man ; the second that of a bull ; the third, that of a lion ; and 

 the fourth that of an eagle. 



Another angel presides over the motions of the spheres and stars ; 

 the elements ; the animal, vegetable, and mineral world ; and over all 

 things below the moon's orbit. His strength, excellence, and size are 

 incomparable, and he possesses power to arrest and stop the revolution 

 of the universe. 



Among the principal angels, the author enumerates 1st, Israfil, who 

 will sound the trump at the great day of resurrection, and whose wings 

 reach from East to West, from heaven to earth. 2nd, Gabriel, the 



