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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915' [2358] (875/1262)
The record is made up of 1 volume (1165 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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2358
The SM'ah pilgrimages to 'Iraq.
Conditions
of making
the pilgri
mage,
Koutes and
movements
of the pil
grims.
Annual
number of
pilgrims.
The Slii^alis consider their pilgrimages to the shrines of ; Iraq to be
highly meritorious^ more especially because they are voluntary, instead
of being obligatory like the Hajj or general pilgrimage of all Muham-
madans to Makkah and Madinah. It is incumbent on a Shi'ah pilgrim,
before he leaves his home, to make his will, to pay his debts, and to
appoint trustees to take charge of his property and perform the necessary
rites in case of his death on pilgrimage. The funds taken by the pil
grim for his expenses on pilgrimage must have been honestly obtained;
and, if there is any doubt on this head, or if they are contaminated by
having reached him from a Government department, they must be
purified by a process known as Eadd-al-Madhalim this consists
in distributing one-eighth of the whole in charity to deserving poor,
or in handing the whole to a pious Mujtahid or divine, who returns it
after deducting a trifle.
The pilgrims from north-western Persia mostly cross the frontier
at Khanaqin; those from Southern Persia, from the Persian Uult, ana
from India mostly enter ^Iraq by sea, landing at Basrah. There being
no fixed time of year for the Shi'ah pilgrimages the cold ~. e ' r
generally chosen in order to make the journey less arduous, in
pilgrims by land ride horses or are carried in litters, while women
children are conveyed in Kajavas or panniers. Each band o P &
is guided by a Chaush or conductor, who ^es a red or green
inscribed with a text of the Quran or with the names of e '
and is preceded by a caparisoned horse hung with bells ot
tones and sizes. Pilgrims coming by land from the ^ ersia ^
ordinarily visit Kadhimain first and then proceed 7 8 ^ i^ e
to Karbala and Najaf; this too is the course f ^ lowed ov T amer
generality of pilgrims from the Gulf, who^ take the nv
from Basrah to Baghdad; but a few of the pilgrims^ arrlv ^? ^ before
travel up the Euphrates from Basrah to a ^ d . s ^ e ^ a a r Li a aI1 d
they reach Karbala. All or nearly all pilgrims visit Na3af, K
Kadhimain, but it is estimated that only about one-four ^
go to Samarrah; those who do make the journey by £ +
from Kadhimain, by a road west of the Tigris running ^
a place opposite Samarrah. The only minor Shi'ah shrines i p. ^
all commonly visited by pilgrims from abroad are those to
and Jasim near Hillah. The stay of the pilgrims m Iraq i ^
average about two months, and it is estimated that m e
the poorer soft spend from Rs. 60 to Rs. 100, and the r
cases very large sums^ partly on the maintenance of ^ emS j S , • w and
animals, partly in the purchase of ordinary and sacred ar ' ^
partly in donations to the shrines and in presents to officials ana g
The winter influx of pilgrims, while it sometimes introduces a
stimulates internal and in a lesser degree external trade, and
large amount of money into the country. According to Tur ? S ?. c tions
statistics the number of Shi'ah pilgrims entering 'Iraq from all u
was ^3,990 in 1889 and 57,567 in 1890, from which it w0 T n
that the pilgrimages fluctuate considerably from year to year.
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This volume is Volume I, Part II (Historical) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part II contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914, 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (pags v-viii), and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (ix-cxxx). These are also found in Volume I, Part IA of the Gazetteer (IOR/L/PS/20/C91/1).
Part II consists of three chapters:
- 'Chapter X. History of ’Arabistān' (pages 1625-1775);
- 'Chapter XI. History of the Persian Coast and Islands' (pages 1776-2149);
- 'Chapter XII. History of Persian Makrān' (pages 2150-2203).
The chapters are followed by nineteen appendices:
- 'Appendix A: Meteorology and Health in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2205-2211);
- 'Appendix B: Geology of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2212-2219);
- 'Appendix C: The Pearl and Mother-of-Pearl Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2220-2293);
- 'Appendix D: Date Production and the Date Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2294-2307);
- 'Appendix E: Fisheries of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2308-2318);
- 'Appendix F: Sailing Craft of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2319-2332);
- 'Appendix G: Transport Animals and Livestock of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2333-2348);
- 'Appendix H: Religions and Sects of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2349-2385);
- 'Appendix I: Western Christianity and Missions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2386-2399);
- 'Appendix J: The Telegraphs of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. in their relation to the Telegraph Systems of Persia and Turkey' (pages 2400-2438);
- 'Appendix K: Mail Communications and the Indian Post Office in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2439-2474);
- 'Appendix L: The Slave Trade in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2475-2516);
- 'Appendix M: Epidemics and Sanitary Organization in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (pages 2517-2555);
- 'Appendix N: The Arms and Ammunition Traffic in the Gulfs of Persia and ’Omān' (pages 2556-2593);
- 'Appendix O: The Imperial Persian Customs' (pages 2594-2625);
- 'Appendix P: Cruise of His Excellency Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. [1903]' (pages 2626-2662);
- 'Appendix Q: British and Foreign Diplomatic Political; and Consular Representation in the Countries Bordering on the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. ' (pages 2663-2699);
- 'Appendix R: Book References' (pages 2700-2736)
- 'Appendix S: Explanation of the System of Transliteration' (pages 2737-2741).
- Extent and format
- 1 volume (1165 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part II is arranged into chapters that are sub-divided into numbered periods covering, for example, the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The appendices are sub-divided into lettered subject headings and also contain numbered annexures, as well as charts. Both the chapters and appendices have further subject headings that appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally througout the volume at the bottom of the page which provide further details and references. A 'Detailed Table of Contents' for Part II and the Appendices is on pages cii-cxxx.
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The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. It begins on the first folio with text, on number 879, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 1503.
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- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part II. J G Lorimer. 1915'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:ii-v, 1:130, 1625:2742, iii-r:iii-v, back-i
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