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GENEALOGICAL TREE OF THE PROPHET

AND OF THE RASHIDIN, 'OMEYYAN AND 'ABBASIDE KHALIFAHS.

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In Arabia the Seyyids are the descendants of Zain-el-Abidin, the only one of Husein's. children who survived the Battle of Kerbela A.H. 60. (A.D. 680) The Seyyids devote themselves to learning and religion.

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*The Sherils are descendants of Hasan through his two sons Zayd and Hásan-el-Musanna. The Sherifs devote themselves to Government and

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HISTORICAL TALES AND ANECDOTES

OF THE TIME OF

THE EARLY KHALIFAHS.

TRANSLATED FROM THE ARABIC AND ANNOTATED

'BY

MRS. GODFREY CLERK,

AUTHOR OF THE ANTIPODES AND ROUND THE WORLD."

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LONDON: HENRY S. KING & Co.,

65, CORNHILL, AND 12, PATERNOSTER ROW.

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WATSON AND HAZELL, PRINTERS,
LONDON AND AYLESBURY.

[All Rights reserved.]

I DEDICATE THIS WORK

ΤΟ

FREDERICK AYRTON, ESQ.,

OF CAIRO,

THE KIND FRIEND

WHO SUGGESTED MY UNDERTAKING, AND WHOSE HELP

AND ENCOURAGEMENT ENABLED ME TO PURSUE,

THE TRANSLATION OF THESE TALES.

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