The Reproaches of God. 
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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.