The Scented Garden

The Reproaches of God. 61 Muslim, but detested by the “ Arami ” (Persians) who ever seek to defile his tomb, often risking their lives in the attempt. Frequent is the pun between Omar and Hhumar “ ass.” They are spelt nearly alike ([Persian text] and [Persian text]) and Persian pronunciation always slurs the difference between “ ma’ajub ” and “ ma’aruf ” o and u. 4. Whose ? Presumably the Nubian’s ; but the text is ambiguous. 5. A pun [Persian text] means both “ rock ” and a jinn who offended King Solomon. The latter (as usual) imprisoned him in a brass globe and threw him into the sea. 6. All this is so much the more insulting as the woman and the pig are such unclean beasts. See Frazer “ Adonis, Attis, Osiris ” Book 1. Cap. IV. p. 36 in reference to a shrine of Hercules at Hades (Cadiz) an early Tyrian colony “ Neither women nor pigs might pollute the holy place by their pres- ence.” So that we need not attribute the Mohom- medan view to the Inspiration of Allah ; others had noticed it before.