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"We began the prayer 'O Allah (I do this) in Thy belief and in
verification of Thy Book, and in faithfulness to Thy covenant and after
the example of Thy Prophet Muhammad. May Allah bless and preserve him!'
till we reached the place Al-Multazim, between the corner of the black
stone and the K'aba door. Here we ejaculated, 'O Allah, Thou hast
rights, so pardon my transgressing them.' Opposite the door we
repeated, 'O Allah, verily the house is Thy house, and the sanctuary
Thy sanctuary, and the safeguard Thy {228} safeguard, and this is the
place of Him who flees to Thee from (hell) fire.' At the building
called Maqam-i-Ibrahim, we said: 'O Allah, verily this is the place of
Abraham, who took refuge with, and fled to Thee from the fire! O deny
my flesh and blood, my skin and bones to the (eternal) flames.' As we
paced slowly round the north or Irak corner of the K'aba we exclaimed,
'O Allah, verily I take refuge with Thee from polytheism, and
disobedience, and hypocrisy, and evil conversation, and evil thoughts
concerning family, and property and progeny.' When we passed from the
Mizab, or spout, we repeated the words, 'O Allah, verily I beg of Thee
faith which shall not decline, and a certainty which shall not perish,
and the good aid of Thy Prophet Muhammad--may Allah bless and preserve
him! O Allah, shadow me in Thy shadow, on the day when there is no
shadow by Thy shadow; and cause me to drink from the cup of Thy Prophet
Muhammad--may Allah bless and preserve him--that pleasant draught,
after which is no thirst to all eternity, O Lord of honour and glory.'
Turning to the west corner, or the Rukn el Shami, we exclaimed: 'O
Allah, make it an acceptable pilgrimage, and a forgiveness of sins, and
a laudable endeavour, and a pleasant action (in Thy sight), and a store
which perisheth not, O Thou Glorious, O Thou Pardoner!' This was
repeated thrice, till we arrived at the Yemani, or southern corner,
where the crowd being less importunate, we touched the wall with the
right hand, after the example of the Prophet, and kissed the
finger-tips. Between the south angle and that of the black stone, where
our circuit would be completed, we said: 'O Allah, verily I take refuge
with Thee from infidelity, and I take refuge with Thee from want, and
from the tortures of the tomb, and from the tro