Qanoon-e-Islam : or the customs of the Mussulmans of India comprising a full and exact account of their varoius rites and ceremonies from the moment of birth till the hour of death

514 Pages·1991·44.8 MB·English

by  Jaʻfar Šarīf

QANOON-E-ISLAM
OR THE
CUSTOMS OF THE MUSSULMANS OF INDIA
COMPRISING A
FULL AND EXACT ACCOUNT
OF
THEIR VARIOUS RITES AND CEREMONIES
FROM THE
MOMENT OF BIRTH TILL THE HOUR OF DEATH
JAFFUR SHURREEF
OMPOSED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF, AND TRANSLATED BY
G.A. HERKLOTS
SECOND EDITION
WITH SEVERAL ILLUSRA TIONS
ASIAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
NEW DELHI ★ MADRAS ★ 1991
ASIAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES.
* C-2/15, S.DA. NEW DELHI-110016
* 5 SRIPURAM FIRST STREET, MADRAS-600014.
Price: Rs. 195
First Published: Madras, 1863
AES Reprint: 1991
ISBN: 81-206-0712-0
Published by J. Jetley
for ASIAN EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
C-2/15, SDA New Delhi-110016
Processed by APEX PUBLICATION SERVICES
New Delhi-110016
Printed at Gaytri Offset Printers
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OK THE
CUSTOMS OF THE MUSSULMANS OF INDIA;
OOMPRISING A
FULL AND EXACT ACCOUNT
OF
THEIR VARIOUS RITES AND CEREMONIES,
FROM THE
MOMENT OE BIRTII TILL THE HOUR OE DEATH.
BY JAFFUR SHURREEF,
(A Native of the Deccan ;)
COMPOSED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF, AND TRANSLATED BY
G. A. HERKLOTS,
m.d.
SURGEON ON THE MADRAS ESTABLISHMENT,
With several Illustrations.
Second Edition,
CAREFULLY REVISED.
MADRAS:
J. HIGGINBOTHAM:
2Lafo Bookseller anfc Pa&Itgfjer.
1863.
PRINTED AT THB MILITARY KALB ORPHAN ASYLUM PBXSS, BY WILLIAM THOMAS.
TO
THE HONOURABLE
THE CHAIRMAN, DEPUTY CHAIRMAN,
AND
COURT OF DIRECTORS
OF THE
UNITED EAST-INDIA COMPANY,
THIS WORK,
PUBLISHED UNDER THEIR KIND AND LIBERAL PATRONAGE
RELATING TO
AN IMPORTANT AND INTERESTING CLASS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS
UNDER THEIR GOVERNMENT,
IS, WITH PERMISSION,
MOST RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED
BY
THEIR VERY OBEDIENT AND HUMBLE SERVANT,
G. A. HERKLOTS.
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