[FN#466] As a rule (much disputed) the Sayyid is a descendant from Mohammed through his grandchild Hasan, and is a man of the pen; whereas the Sharif derives from Husayn and is a man of the sword. The Naj í b al-taraf is the son of a common Moslemah by a Sayyid, as opposed to the "Najib al-tarafayn," when both parents are of Apostolic blood. The distinction is not noticed in Lane's "Modern Egyptians". The Sharif is a fanatic and often dangerous, as I have instanced in Pilgrimage iii. 132.
[FN#467] A theologian of Bassorah (eighth century): surnamed Ab ú Yahy á . The prayer for mercy denotes that he was dead when the tale was written.
[FN#468] A theologian of Bassorah (eighth century).
[FN#469] Arab. "Musall á "; lit. a place of prayer; an oratory, a chapel, opp. to "J á mi'" = a (cathed
