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construction of the granite monuments—were however used 
in making the foundations of the tomb. 
If the above assumptions are correct, we have still to 
account for the name of God which is carved upon the P&dang. 
It is extremely unlikely that the Arabic script or the Arabic 
word for God arrived in the Peninsula prior to the propaga- 
tion of Mohamedanism. I would suggest, therefore, that 
the builders of the tomb, followers of the Prophet, made a 
compromise between their Islamic dislike of pagan monu- 
for pre-Mohamedan holy places, and that they carved the 
word *‘ Allah’’ on the Pédang, in order to sanctify an infidel 
spots, especially under large trees or near caves, which are 
obviously the holy places of animism, and not of Islam ; but 
which, to get round a difficulty, are sometimes said to be 
Rtramat Jin—I presume Jin Islam, i.e. Mohamedan Jin?— 
in order to bestow some slight appearance of orthodoxy upon 
those who make or pay vows at them. 
Similar instances of pagan sacred wells having been an- 
nexed by the early Christians and credited to some saint are, 
of course, well known in Europe. 
What I have written above is one method of solving the 
problem, and the arguments for the inscription having been 
added toa pre-Mohamedan monument at a later date seem 
to me to be strengthened by the occurrence of granite monu- 
ments within the space occupied by the Mohamedan tomb. 
Of other possible explanations there are two; one 
these being that the granite monuments and the tomb are 
contemporaneous*® and that the ornamentation of the former 
1 Papers on Malay Subjects, Malay History, p.7. I certainly do not 
think that the inscription on the perforated pillar (vide p.—infra) was ever 
changed, as Wilkinson suggests, This pillar belongs to the Mohamedan 
grave, and an orthodox Mohamedan inscription surely might well be 
expected to be found upon it. 
other point which may be mentioned here is that Wilkinson says that 
‘‘it is believed that this pillar (which has u 
ordeals) will tighten round the arm of any man who is rash enough to swear 
falsely when in its power.”’ I was not told anything about false ere by 
an 
to insert 
2 There are said to be both Jin Islam and Jin Kafir,i.ce. Moham 
and heathen Jin. 
$ This is the view taken by R. O. Winstedt (Journ. Straits Branch 
oy. Asiat. - 1917, p. 173). He think le that parts of the 
Saint’s tomb were constructed locally, and that other parts, like the ornate 
so-called ‘* sword,” were brought from India, as we have seen was acommon 
custom.’’ Itseems to me however, that it is much more likely that the 
