Chapter Vi. Kerman, The Heart Of The World : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 83 CHAPTER VI KERMAN, THE HEART OF THE WORLD Although we stand abashed in the presence of the noble, It matters not, since we have drawn nourishment from this earth and water; On the face of the earth...
Chapter V. My Betrothal And Marriage : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 65 CHAPTER V MY BETROTHAL AND MARRIAGE Now when once more the Night's ambrosial dusk Upon the skirts of Day had poured its musk, In sleep an angel caused him to behold The heavenly gardens radiancy untold...
Chapter Xi. Yezd, The Prison Of Alexander : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 177 CHAPTER XI YEZD, THE PRISON OF ALEXANDER I was afraid of the Prison of Alexander; And fled to the Country of Solomon. 1 Hafiz. Again the joyous festival of "No Ruz" came round, and when its thirteen...
Prologue : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. xi FROM AN OLD IVORY DAGGER-HILT (Persian text) p. xii "PROLOGUE" "In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful." "Boundless praise and countless expressions of gratitude are due and befitting...
Untitled : This is a slightly fictionalized account of life in Persia (Iran) in the 19th century, capped off by a perilous pilgrimage to the Shiite holy city of Meshed (Mashhad), in the foothills of the mountains that run up to the Zoroastrian Olympus, Damavand. The book is a rare collaboration between a turn...
Chapter I. My Parentage And Birth : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 1 CHAPTER I MY PARENTAGE AND BIRTH From the Desert of Nothingness to the Bazaar of Being: A naked mortal has arrived in search of a shroud. In the year of the separation 1276, 1 a poet and a historian, if...
Chapter Viii. My First Mamuriat : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 119 CHAPTER VIII MY FIRST "MAMURIAT" A "Mamur" should be wise, A ready talker, sharp witted, And of independent disposition. FIRDAUSI. Towards the end of the winter the Vakil-ul-Mulk, who had been...
Chapter Ix. The Persian New Year : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 138 CHAPTER IX THE PERSIAN NEW YEAR Yet Ah, that Spring should vanish with the Rose! That Youth's sweet-scented manuscript should close! The Nightingale that in the branches sang, Ah whence, and whither...
Chapter X. The Pilgrimage Is Vowed : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 161 CHAPTER X THE PILGRIMAGE IS VOWED From thy soul, kiss the grave of the Eighth "Imam", Riza, the Sultan Of the Religion; and remain At the Gate of that Court. Hafiz. Many years had elapsed since...
Chapter Xii. Robbed In The Lut : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 191 CHAPTER XII ROBBED IN THE LUT Therefore we delivered Lot and his family, Except his wife; she was one of those Who stayed behind: and we rained A shower of stones upon them... and We turned those cities...
Chapter Xv. The Pilgrimage Is Accepted : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 258 CHAPTER XV THE PILGRIMAGE IS ACCEPTED Thanks be to Allah! whatever my heart yearned for, Has, at last, appeared from behind the curtain of fate. Upon returning to our lodging, I was visited by "Mirza"...
Title Page : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], THE GLORY OF THE SHIA WORLD THE TALE OF A PILGRIMAGE TRANSLATED & EDITED FROM A PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT BY MAJOR P. M. SYKES, C.M.G. HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S CONSUL-GENERAL AND AGENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDI...
Illustrations : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. vii ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR Bijen in the Well Frontispiece "Hazrat" Ali slays Marhab "Face page" 15 Laila and Majnun 34 "Shaykh" Sinan meets the Christian Maiden 42 IN BLACK AND WHITE PAGE From a Kerm...
Chapter Vii. The Death Of Mirza Hasan Kh : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 102 CHAPTER VII THE DEATH OF "MIRZA" HASAN KHAN, "MUSTAUFI" Many are the famous and many are the fortunate, Who have rent the garment of life, Who have drawn the head within the wall of the grave. Sadi. IT...
Chapter Xiii. The Arrival At The Sacred Threshold : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 214 CHAPTER XIII THE ARRIVAL AT THE SACRED THRESHOLD When Yunus fled into the laden ship; and Those who were on board cast lots among Themselves, and he was condemned; and the Fish swallowed him.... And We...
Chapter Iii. A Persian Entertainment : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 34 CHAPTER III A PERSIAN ENTERTAINMENT Bring wine! let first the hand of Hafiz The cheery cup embrace! Yet only upon one condition No word beyond this place! HAFIZ. About a month after our return...
Prefatory Note : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. iii PREFATORY NOTE Owing to the fact that a majority of reviewers consider "The Glory of the Shia World" to be the work of a Persian, whereas it has been written entirely by myself, it seems best to expl...
Chapter Iv. An Awful Tragedy : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 50 CHAPTER IV AN AWFUL TRAGEDY And Bahrain, that great Hunter--the wild Ass Stamps oer his Head, but cannot break his Sleep. Omar Khayyam. My father was renowned as a hunter even in Iran, where hunting h...
Epilogue : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 278 "IMAM" RIZA"> THE SEAL OF THE "IMAM" RIZA The inscription on the seal runs as follows:-- Glory be to Allah I, the Vice-regent of Allah, Sultan Abul Hasan Ali, Son of Musa-ar-Riza. O Conquer...
Chapter Xiv. The Sacred Shrine Of The Imam Riza : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 234 CHAPTER XIV THE SACRED SHRINE OF THE "IMAM" RIZA In the presence of the King what should he said but "I am ready?" It is not befitting to say, "Peace be on thee": This is the most sacred spot, respect...
Chapter Ii. A Campaign In Baluchistan : * "The Glory of the Shia World", by P. M. Sykes and Khan Bahadur Ahmad din Khan, [1910], p. 17 CHAPTER II A CAMPAIGN IN BALUCHISTAN "The Baluch are a people with savage faces, evil hearts, and neither morals nor manners."-- Mukaddasi. I had just reached my fourteenth year when my father w...
