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[No. 1, 
Translation of an Arabic Pamphlet on the History ancl Doctrines of the 
Wahhabis, written by ’ Abdullah , grandson of ’Abdul Wahhab , the 
founder of Wahhabism.—By J. O’Kinealy, C. S., Calcutta. 
This pamphlet* contains a complete description of the taking of Makkah, 
and shews that the Wahhabis looked on it in the same light as the 
Crusaders did the taking of Jerusalem. They entered the holy city not as 
warriors, but as pilgrims. It is interesting from a historical point of view, as 
it is a means by which we can test the conflicting statements of Burckhardt 
and Corancez ; hut what is of far greater interest is, that it proves, beyond 
all possibility of doubt, the identity on all important points of Wahhabi 
doctrines in Arabia with Wahhabi doctrines in India, and confirms the 
prevalent view that one is the offshoot of the other. Many parts corrobo¬ 
rate the statements of Palgrave as to the intolerance of the sect, and 
there will be found towards the end a list of mortal sins, which are almost 
the same as those given in his book. 
’Abdullah with several other Wahhabis of Najd was put to death in 
1818 by Ibrahim Pasha, when the latter took Darayah. His grandson ’Abdur- 
Kahman, and his great-grandson ’Abdul Latif were both alive when Pal¬ 
grave visited that city in 1862. 
Translation. 
In the name of God , the Compassionate and Merciful! 
Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe, and blessing and peace be 
upon our prophet Muhammad, the faithful, and on his people and his 
companions, and those who lived after them, and their successors of the next 
generation ! Now I was engaged in the holy war, carried on by those who 
truly believe in the Unity of God, when God, praised be He, graciously 
permitted us to enter Makkah, the holy, the exalted, at midday, on the 6th 
day of the week on the 8th of the month (Muharram), 1218, Hijri. Before 
this, Sa’ud, our leader in the holy war, whom the Lord protect, had sum¬ 
moned the nobles, the divines, and the common people of Makkah; for 
indeed the leaders of the pilgrims and the rulers of Makkah had resolved on 
battle, and had risen up against us in the holy place (haram), to exclude us 
from the house of God. But when the army of the true believers advanced, 
the Lord filled their hearts with terror, and they fled hither and thither. 
Then our commander gave protection to every one within the holy place, 
while we, with shaven heads and hair cut short, entered with safety, crying 
# The original is preserved among the Government DiliK MSS. (Arabic MSS., No. 
86J). 
