The sun., 1895-05-28

| KISS the famous black stone which forms part
| OF the sharp angle of the Meccan temple. The
benefits of the pilgrimage are great, for the sins
of every pilgrim. no matter how dark they may
hav" been. are forgiven by the Almighty. and
the applications of the pilgrim on behalf of
Others are accepted by God. Such was the
| teaching Of the Prophet.
| AS soon as the pilgrim reaches the last stage
near the sacred city he makes two prostrations
in prayer, and dvests himself OF his worldly
raiments. Then lie assumes the pilgrims
sacred robe. and sets his heart on Mecca.
The sacred garment called the hiram consists
OF two seamless wrappers: one is wrapped round
| the waist and the other is thrown loosely over
the shoulders. The pilgrims head is left un-
covered. After he has assumed the pilgrims
garb he must not anoint his head. or shave
any part of his body. or pare his
nails. Having entered upon the pilgrim
age hc faces Mecca with the devout
shrine Lifting lis hamds md m rhe he eres
NJ, O i9d, pnrpnse nakins this pilgrimage.
@ he BE on hsest q%
"IaObaika!" 1t runs thus:
/ stand up for Thy SERVICE o God 7 stand up!
stand up! There is no partner with Thee! stand
Verify EIn Thine Is the praise: The blessing! And tho
There is no partner with Thee. 0 my God,
When he reaches Mecca he bathes himself
and then proceeds to the temple and kisses the
black stone. He then encompasses the temple
four times AT a slow pace. And each time as he
passes around he touches the corner of the tenn
refreshed. he runs to tho top of the little Mount Mount
Safa. and. on reaching the summit OF the Mount
cries: surely God hath aided Cd His % servant the the
l'rophet and bath put 10 flight the armies of the
the top OF Safn to the summit of the Mount
Mnrwali, and this he does seven times. 1t is an
SsSt Thsh psl % %h. the s DsTf % ho
grim pufFs and blows beneath the excessive
weight Of his religious dcvoti9ns.
sT"wa enG a. Of pGTms assemble in the great mosque
OF tho Hail" rs the pilgrimage is called.
On the following day he visits the little valley
Adam longcd fol, when he was turned out OF
Eden. The next day. after morning prayer. the
Of Recognition" !" about twelve miles from Meoea a1
IL M was in thiS place that our first parents. Adam
their prmevai purity for eating wheat. .'eT T6e os
temptation over. the serpent escaped to Ispahan
MS,h.r ,1S nsv yc +" sss,an and Adam to teyiSi
wandcrinG many years Adam found his wife on
kn@w as G5s tbs and henes it
milton" 'h
The next day Is the tenth and is known as the
thronghout the whole Mohammcd an world. The
Historian Gibton wrote of Islam as n religion
.'N''''' =" P''Se uIu WITHOUT n sacrifice. n
strange error for SO accurate a writer Through
out me whole world this day of sacrifice is Oh
served. and especially NJ Mecca " W.
.klSInE early in the morning the pilrrim kaya
ms prayers and then cast stones nj three pillars
T r"e qfS odnn hG tns rs nsD Of Which
the thumb and fourth finger Of tho right hand
fao hs hr"ws i at distance Of not less than fifteen
~ Is had TINS ceremony was performed by Father |
Having Having stoned the devil, the pilgrim then
proceeds to p"ri"rm the sacrifice. The victim
a, ,,a2 a. sh:cp or q Goat, or cow or camel,
Us head toward the sacred stole. its fore leps |
nIr1hs Irn 5nMndaGcd together the pilgrim stands on
into FE s hron, sm1 3i hi' victim pnnees the knife
loud loud, voice AilahH akbar HYf is "ia@ most
Ssn IS sna hs TEs rsf pared and he pilgrim
wwo!l,enrned days Of rest. They are known are re
rce "ays Of ar}nE up The blood Of the sac GO
throw stones a, the devil lie should ais" S's drnh
well from which lingar drank when she raS
aT@y 'rGm ri; ii0mo WIN her son !shnnci
Hat aNi ,he pilgrim asa iisnii H'wR yis,t as me ne
Mter9 , a. & any "hcr time is called the Imrah ni
il" pranlss lsISScc1T oHscn s hs s rnn Of
II" be- So, and u !, mortal sin and hc places himself
olbir h't t'm rsS,n'iity of redemption This
undertaking. >"' popularity OF the
-h,n "up mE"rs pilgrimage for Gods s0ke
,h"l, ''N'h nS pare from sin ns the Gay On |
Mn'G. m nwn ne wnr n3rM' Verify he psriage doth
''~e removes GInss. The reward nf "A niicriu
t%G ,tG,L Is 'arahiSr. such are the words Of the
/ ne ! ne lrAt hrc"un, In English Of the visit of n
~ Mt"TI"iWhn I" Mecca is thar OF Icdovico EarteInn
W w I"iHh niiIHh Eentclnal: who made the pilgrimagc
~ u, a., i'uJ; Only five Englshmcn are known TO
'Hro ~, "ftnehsta nc ceremony at Mecca: Joseph
,lS "l Exeter, in lG1S: Burck hardt the or
M,mi In,n ,raHcilGr ~ 1914; Richard Burton Of the
I'd My ImnnSs' In'iS' IN aso"; Or. Bicknell. in lSG2
go. ~ me narratives of each OF these piigrims
81, he McSGan pilgrimage was a compromise
V,h 'a Aranlan idolHtry, and no Moslem writer
Il H. ever Srt attempted to give u spiritual ex.
u nnnati"n ot ~ ceremonies. 1t IL one OF thc
iS, i; NV UH,imus circumstances in the history Of
sehion nat the supnrstitious and sliy custom | ,
me MiGGcan pilgrimage should be grated o,i
lples and iconoc!astic in ITS practices pThe
pretacle red,, OF OF ne Moscm world bowing in The
IrecIioh OF n black stone while IL worshius the |
ne true lod. stamps the religion of the Prophet
arabia as one Of compromise. 'N'