The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-06-09
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1csS,,tE.eo rgoh y Sino tnefo was asgrea
Sheikh Ali, a holy man, who kopt
aoly tomb sof an .apsiept prophet
The tomb was 81 . I'LL, Under ) bi,
4 oak tges, vspd the d doms, could b
kept burning day aad hight ia th
Tomb B, aade II any one ex1ingdishet
them tdeyswere miraoqlously lighted
s8aip,4 Men with ,soro eyes Game /,
Xlslt Il, and we're, cured Tue, eerti
i around tho tomb was slsS carried of e
be pssd % medicine 'Womdena came
| and tied old fagsyon the limbs Of tba
tree, eas vows to the, won iderfpl proph.
ot! Nobody; knew tho name of the
RrqPhetl bpt tho tomb, was, called
EKobi 90 Hebi,H or, tsTomb' of The
Prophet. ~ n'hA groen cloth was SPREAD
oyer tho tomb under the dome, and
insepRRs daaa sold sbya tho Sheikh to
those Who wishedto heal their siok,
ofdF Rive out evil spirits from their
thS9pses. Pilgrims Dame from afartto
visit the holy place, aud its fame axo
;tended,oyer, all the land. ISheikh Ali
w.a,s'eesomiqg 9 rich man, and ,all tho
Pg%s p;s bIo.;a kissed hdls h"u haua alAib nnd begged
sd Now, sleikh Ali'had o faithful
servant named 'Mohammed, who had
.4eryod'' him long and we'll. But
Mohammed was weary Of, Living 10,
one PLACE and asked permission to 90
and seek his fortune III distant parts.
80 :Sheikh Ali gaya' him his blessing
aud presented him will. a. donkey,
which he, had for many years, that he
g!ightIide Rhen, tired eofil walking,
Ihen N Nohamwed. thus provided, set
out on his Journey. He Won't
Through cities apd towns aud villages
aud at last >oame, out OH the mountains
east of,Jordaps in . desert place. No
village or house was seen as night
Oame on. Hungry, tired aud dis
.eouraged poor Mohammed lay down
'by his donkey onla great, pile i of
sto9es tet aud went TO sleep. In, the
morning he awoke, ,apd,, 'plas j! his
don key was dead. he was in do.
,spair ! but his kindly nature would
MT lee2she poor brute lie there to be
devoursdfby' jackals and vultures, so
ne piled y mound Of tstones over its
body ,apd aat down TO weep. While
:he' vas thus weeping, Q wealthy Hsjji,
or pilgrim, came along on His relurn
from Mecca. He was aurprised to
see a man alone in this wilderness,
and asked him why he was weeping.
Mohammea replied 80 Hail! L
have found the tomb Of holy proph-
ct, and I have vowed to be its kee per ;
but | am in great need." Tho Hajji
thanked him for the news, and dis
meanted to visit the holy place, and
gave Mohammed q rich present.
After gone, Mohammed hastened to
the nearest village and bought pro-
visions, and thon returned to the holy
prophets tomb. Tho Haiti spread
the news, and pilgrims thronged to
the spot with rich presents and offer
ings. AS money came in, Moham ,ncd
brought masons and built a costly
tomb, with tall whito dome that
GOULD be seen. across Jordan. He
livod in little. room by tho tomb,
and soon the miraculous lights began
to appear 10 the tomb at night, which
Mohamm med had kindled W bon no one
was near. He increased in fame aud
~ealth, and the prophets tomb came
to be regarded as one Of tho grentest
Of tho land. g39. raI .3
90 At length Sheikh Ali heard of tho
fam Q Of The new holy place in the
desort, and, as his own visitors began
to fall off, decided to 60 to himself
and gain the merit Of a visit TO the
tomb Of that famous prophet. When
ho arrived th ere 'wilh his rich pr esents
Of greeD ,clota, iincense and money,
he bowed in silence to pray toward
Mecca, when suddenly he recogni zed
in tho holy keeper Of the tomb his
old servaat, Molammed. .1'''.i 3a =
IS alan alaykooma" said ;Sheikh
Ali. Et G4'. 'ros a.> a.g,. yt,5 :.
1HAla{koom es salamt'' replied Mo,
. .,[.l,., .,...... ..., H..
When tke shekh asked him how he. :.
came Aere, and how he found this
tomb, Moha4n med replied: .a5H@M |
ss "This tomb is;a great 'sirr,' of mys.
tory, and / am forbidden to utter tho
eooret." ,1 80,
'a"Dut you must tell mne,'' said
Shoikh Ali, "for T. am a father to
y0n."@N5 Oh 90 90" sEo& l@t4s|snt|
9 Mohammed refused, and Ali insist.
cd, until at length Mohammsd said:
any, honored gheikh, you iemem-
Der having given nle o donkey. It
vas q faithful donkey and when ho
died L buried IT,. This 10 tie tomb
Of that donkey" !"aa at.sosm ., 4l5s
j., "Mashallah ~ Mashallah"" said
Sheikh Ali, "The will Of Allah be
doneW ','.,'""& ~ ""t 3 '||%@ &afS +.
q Then they ato and drank togethe
andrenswed tho }me morys ofsthoirs for.
mer, life ; and then .Mohaumed said.
to Sbeikh Ali: '.-s,t., zy,. ~, ..,.' ,.
= "My master, as I have told you the
ssirr' Of my prophet's tomb, wish TO
know' the seoret Of you're" y ba9i 2
!, "Imposaible " said, Ali, "sor that
10 ono Of the ansient.. mysteries, too
i9assss e 30 mentioned mentioned By ny %morsals a
!. faBut VOC maasas tell me. me, even , 40 /