48 Travels into the J^ey an t. Part I. 
their right Arm from theWrifcto the Elbow, and then the left. Sixthly, 
They rub the Head with the Thumb and firft Finger of the right Hand, from 
the Brow to the Pole. Seventhly, With the fame Finger and Thumb, they wafh 
the Ears within and without. Eighthly, they wafh the Feet three times, be- 
ginning at the Toes, and going no higher than the Inftep, and with the right 
Foot firit, and then the left: But if they havewaflied their Feet in theMorr- 
ing before they put on their Stockins, they pull them not off again, but only 
wet the Hand, and then with the aforefaid Finger and Thumb wafh over the 
TaboMches^ from the Toesto thelnflep, beginning always with the right, and 
then the left, and do fo every time that it is necelfary, from Morning to 
Night, that is to fay, they pull not off their Stockins all day long : But if 
their Stockins have a hole big enough for three Fingers, they ought to pull 
them off. They fay that God commanded them to wafh the Face but once, 
the Hands and Arms as often, to rub the Head, as has been mentioned before, 
and to walh the Feet up to the Inltep, God being unwilling to overcharge Man, 
but that Mahomet added the two other times, for fear they might negled it. 
The difference which they put betwixt that time which God commapded, and 
the two times of Afahmet^ is that they call the firft Fars^^nd thofe of Mahomet^ 
Snmet. 
Mahomet oiîlained then that they fhould wafh their Hands three times from 
the Wrifc to the Fingers ends, that they fhould ufe a Brufh to make clean 
their Teeth, that they fhould wafh their Mouth three times, that they fhould 
throw Water three times upon their Face with their two Hands, that the/ 
fhould fpend no more time in making clean one part than another, but that 
they fhould make halle -, that they fhould wafh their Ears with the fame Wa- 
ter wherewith they wafhed the Head -, having a firm refolution to wafh them- 
felves, and faying aloud, or to themfelves, I am refolved to make my fclf 
clean : That they fhould begin at the right fide, and with the Toes in wafhing 
of the Feet, and the Fingers in wafliing the Hands, and that whilft they wafh, 
they Ihould fay thefe words. Bis millah el az.em , nje ellem dodlillah allahdin 
ijlam. That's to fay, ïn the Name of the great God,and praife toGod,the God 
Thingsun- Mufulman Faith, When they Vi/afh, there are fome things unlawful, 
th^^^^ 'î" which they call Mefchreh ^ as to wipe the Nofe with the right Hand j to wafh 
^ * any part oftner than thrice ^ to wafh with water heated in the Sun ; and to 
throw the water flrong upon the Face. There are many things alfo that ren- 
der the Jhdej} unprofitable, fo that when any of thefe things happen, they mufi; 
ThiiT^s that begin it again. And though they were not to pray, yet after one of thefe, 
render them they muIt wafh their Hands, or elfe they are unclean ^ they are thefe. If they 
unclean. happen to break Wind upwards or downwards ; if any blood or naftinefs come 
out of their Body, if they happen to Vomit, fall intoPaflion, faint away, be 
Drunk, laugh in time of Prayer, embrace a Woman, and touch any naked 
part of her, to lleep during Prayer : And indeed, if any one fall afleep in time 
of Prayer, the reft who are wafhed and prepared to pray, will have a care 
not to awaken him, for by doing fo, they would be unclean as well as he j to 
be touched by a Dog, or any other unclean Beaft ^ all thefe accidents evacuate 
the Abdefi^ it muft be renewed again, before they begin their Prayers. 
CHAP. XXXVIÎ. 
Of the form of their Molques, and their Prayers. 
The form of T TAving fpoken of their Ablutipns, fome thing muft be faid of the form of 
the Molques. Xjl ^^eir Mofques, before I treat of their Prayers. Their Molques are called 
Mefdgid, from whence the word Mofque hath been corrupted j they are alfo 
called Dge/nii, that is to fay, place of Afl"embly. Thefe Mofques on the out- 
fide are like cur Churches, they have clofe by the fide of them a Tower, or 
Minaret^ 
