This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... intercession. Our saint was at that moment sitting under the razor of a barber, and held, as is customary with Orientals, a small mirror in his hand to direct the operator in his work. Feeling that his aid was invoked, he flung away his mirror. By Allah's help it made its way through air and water till it found its ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... intercession. Our saint was at that moment sitting under the razor of a barber, and held, as is customary with Orientals, a small mirror in his hand to direct the operator in his work. Feeling that his aid was invoked, he flung away his mirror. By Allah's help it made its way through air and water till it found its destination beneath the ship and stopped the leak, so that both vessel and cargo came safe to land. The vows, however, that are made to this saint in Acheh, are by no means confined to ships and sailors. His intervention is also invoked on behalf of sick children. The vow in such cases consists in the promise of a gold or silver hand, or "the height of the child in gold" (santeut dbng in the event of recovery. Such hands or pieces of gold thread (woven as thin as possible) are given to Kling traders journeying to Madras, who undertake their transmission to Nagore 1). Other vows are fulfilled at the place of abode of those who make them. Even the payment of what has been promised to the great saints of Acheh as recompense for their intercession does not always involve a visit to their graves. Suppose for instance that the master of a vessel, while in danger at sea, has vowed a goat to Tuen Meurasab for his safe return, he kills the goat in his own gampong, makes a kanduri with it and requests the teungku to recite over it thefatihah (the first chapter of the Quran) for the benefit of the saint. The "anniversary" of the saint is occasionally celebrated in Kuta Raja l) Penang Mohammedans have a superstition that articles of value vowed to this saint if thrown into the sea at Penang will be washed up in a few months time close to the shrine at Nagore. (Translator.) and Trumon by a great kanduri on the 10 day of this month, but th...
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