[140] Arab.'Harwalah，'the pas gymnastique affected when circumambulating the Ka'abah （Pilgrimage iii. 208）.
[141]'This night'would be our'last night'： the Arabs，I repeat，say'night and day，'not'day and night.'
[142] The vulgar belief is that man's fate is written upon his skull，the sutures being the writing.
[143] Koran ii. 191.
[144] Arab.'Tasbih'=saying，'Subhan' Allah.'It also means a rosary （Egypt. Sebhah for Subhah） a string of 99 beads divided by a longer item into sets of three and much fingered by the would appear pious. The professional devotee carries a string of wooden balls the size of pigeons' eggs.
[145] The pigeon is usually made to say，''Wahhidu Rabbakumu''llazi khalakakum，yaghfiru lakum zambakum'='Unify （Assert the Unity of） your Lord who created you；so shall He forgive your sin！'As might be expected this'language'is differently interpreted. Pigeonsuperstitions are found in all religions and I have _disibledevent=nox，with，probably，the idea，'She walks in beauty like the night.'
[152] Arab. Abu'lHosayn；his hole being his fort （Unexplored Syria，ii. 18）.
[153] A Koranic phrase often occurring.
[154] Koran v. 35.