[FN#154] Anatolia.
[FN#155] The Lights.
[FN#156] Servant of the Messiah.
[FN#157] The monk.
[FN#158] The desireful servant of God. Abdallah is the name
commonly given to a Christian convert to Islam. This question
and answer are a good example of the jingle of rhymes so much
affected by the Arabs.
[FN#159] i.e. of gods (shirk).
[FN#160] Koran vii. 195.
[FN#161] i.e. saints.
[FN#162] Koran x. 36.
[FN#163] A well-known man of letters and one of El Mamoun's
viziers.
[FN#164] Prefect of Baghdad under El Mamoun.
[FN#165] i.e. the persons in authority under them.
[FN#166] Surname of Ali ben Hisham.
[FN#167] A renowned chieftain and poet of the time of Mohammed.
[FN#168] A famous singer and composer of the first century of
the Hegira.
[FN#169] One of the greatest of Arab poets; he flourished in
the first century of the Hegira.
[FN#170] i.e. as to the sound of music.
[FN#171] Sixth of the Abbaside Khalifs, A.D. 809-813.
[FN#172] See note, Vol. III. p. 324. {See Vol. 3, FN#130}.
[FN#173] Tenth Abbaside Khalif, A.D. 849-861.
[FN#174] Vizier and favourite of El Mutawekkil, killed A.
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