, THE TEMFLE OP MECCA. 563 
j of the places of the four orthodox rites, Makam 
ShatB, Makam Maleki, and Makam 
**’ari ' of two Cobbas, or Chapels, ElCobbatai'n; of 
’fell) called Babes-selem (in the same style as a triumphal 
Wh Abraham j of El Monbar or the 
f for the Priest 5 of the wooden staircase, Daureh, 
of an ini- 
saloon of the house of God 
'ftijii court, surrounded by a triple row of arches : of two 
? Courts, surrounded with elegant piazzas ; of nine- 
*^hef j 3tid of seven towers, or minarets, five of which 
Up- ti'o edifice, and the other two are placed between 
I U {§^^oriring liouses, out of tire inclosure. 
f^aaba, Beit Allah, 01 the House of God, is a quadri- 
ll^^l t " — ^ “ '!•-*«'*** 
\ the sides and angles of which are unequal, so 
^ plan forms a true trapezium. The size of the edifice, 
f>!ack cloth which covers it, make this irregularity 
% figure of a perfect square. 
Jlii(^ jj'ick stone, Hhajera el Assouad, or heavenly Stone, 
true Mussulmen believe to have been brought 
S''”' 
-g cy the Angel Gabriel, is raised forty-two inches 
Snf .fttrface, and is bordered all round with a large 
The part of the stone 
S S silver, about a foot broad. The part 
covered by the silver at the angle is almost a 
six inches in height, by eight inches six lines 
Si tit its base. 
r the well of Zemzem, is situated fifty- 
^Htjg^'^taut to the E. 10“ N. of the black stone. It is 
3 (q J”®” feet eight inches in diameter, and fifty-six feet 
Sblg * 1 '® surface of the water. The brim is of fine white 
“''® fieet high. Tradition records that this well was 
liS opened by the angel of the Lord for Ag 4 r, 
C nearly perishing from thirst in the desert with 
^siuael, alter having been sent from Abraham’s 
A the stones of Ismael, are situated nearly 
'C ®r ir the temple, and occupy the middle of an 
'®gular elliptical surface, which forms a zone of 
lound the edifice, upon which the pil- 
'sf their tours round the Kaaba. It is paved with 
^Wr, c, and is situated upon the lowest plane of tJie 
