Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits, and Religious Opinions : Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society, Volume 2 (Google eBook)

B Mrs Mīr Ḣasan 'Alī, Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali

Parbury, Allen and Company, 1832 - Muslims

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Page 328 - replied the pious man, with a tone of authority that deprived them of strength : " a moment's delay, and I will pray that you be consumed by fire ! Know ye not that this is a mosque, holy, and erected wherein to do service to the great and only God ? Would Sheikh Suddoo add to his enormities by forcing the house of God...‎

Page 427 - Him should not perish, but have everlasting life ; ' that ' If any man sin we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous ; ' and that ' He is the propitiation for our sins : and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.‎

Page 118 - She had imprudently eaten a second dinner, before her stomach, by her own account, had digested the preceding meal. She was not a strong woman, but in tolerable good health ; and but a few hours previous to the attack I saw her in excellent spirits, without the most remote appearance of indisposition. The usual applications failed of success, and she died in a few hours. This poor woman never could be persuaded to abstain from food at the stated period of meals ; and the natives were disposed to...‎

Page 87 - ... conduct towards these helpless beings, the most . marked detestation has invariably been evinced towards the authors by the real Mussulmaun. I have heard of a very beautiful female slave who had been fostered by a Native lady of high rank, from her infancy. In the course of time, this female slave had arrived to the honour of being made the companion of her young master, still however, by her Begum's consent, residing with her lady, who was much attached to her. The freedom of intercourse, occasioned...‎

Page 209 - This grass presents so many proofs of the beneficent care of Divine Providence to the creatures of His hand, that the heart must be ungratefully cold which neglects praise and thanksgiving to the Creator, whose power and mercy bestows so great a benefit. The same might be justly urged against our insensibility, if the meanest herb or weed could speak to our hearts, each possessing, as it surely does, in its nature a beneficial property peculiar to itself. But here the blessing is brought home to...‎

Page 317 - Then they sing in praise of Ali, the descendants of the Prophet, and, lastly, of Syaad Ahmud Kaabeer their beloved saint. Each then puts his naked foot...‎

Page 85 - ... suitable matches in marriage when they have arrived at a proper age, and even foster their children with the greatest care ; often granting them a salary, and sometimes their freedom, if required to make them happy. Indeed, generally speaking the slaves in a Mussulmaun's house must be vicious and unworthy, who are not considered members of the family. It is an indisputable fact that the welfare of their slaves is an object of unceasing interest with their owners, if they are really good Mussulmauns...‎

Page 315 - Kaubeer,2 of whom many wonderful things are related sufficient to impress on the weak mind a belief in his supernatural ascendancy. His presumed powers are said to have been chiefly instrumental in curing the sick or in removing temporal afflictions ; but his effectual prayers in behalf of people in difficulty, they say, surpassed those of any other of the whole tribes of devotees that have at any age existed. His admirers and followers speak of him as having been invulnerable to fire. In his lifetime...‎

Page 425 - I can distinguish but one advantage accruing from our intimacy, namely, that they no longer view the professors of Christianity as idolaters. They have learned with surprise that the Christian religion forbids idolatry, — thus the strong barrier being sapped, I trust it may be thrown down by abler servants of our Lord ; for the Mussulmauns are already bound by their religion to love and reverence Christ as the Prophet of God : may the influence of his Holy Spirit enlighten their understandings...‎

Page 85 - The female slaves, although constantly required about the lady's person, are nevertheless tenderly treated, and have every proper indulgence afforded them. They discharge in rotation the required duties of their stations, and appear as much the objects of the lady's care as any other people in her establishment. Slavery with them is without severity ; and in the existing state of Mussulmaun society, they declare the women slaves to be necessary appendages to their rank and respectability. The liberal...‎

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• Title: Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits, and Religious Opinions : Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society, Volume 2; Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits, and Religious Opinions : Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society, B Mrs Mīr Ḣasan 'Alī
• Authors: B Mrs Mīr Ḣasan 'Alī, Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali
• Publisher: Parbury, Allen and Company, 1832
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Nov 23, 2007