Land of the Lion and the Sun Personal Experiences
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d in th e scal e s of justic e ra man th e god of d kn e ss cr e at e d e vil thoughts e l d ee ds and e vil actions c s e s th e d e struction of man and mak e s it impossibl e him to pass th e bridge of judgm e nt Th e worship e s t e ach th t good thoughts good d ee ds and good a tions alon e will b e th e salvation of man nothing mor e is n ee d e d Th e y alon e will sav e th e man as saf e pilot to th e harbo of h e aven as a s f e gu i de to th e gat e s of P ra s e Zend v e sta the holy book of th e worshipers was original y in th e pu e P e sian tongu e call e d th e Z e nd branch of th e Sanscrit But rt d e vot e d his att e ntion to th e r e formation and str e ngth e ning of th e n tio l r e ligion and h e collected the M agi or priests of Zoroastrian i m at Persepo i to tra slat e it into th e anguage spo k en in Per i a at that tim e Th e Zoroast i n b eli e v e that th e holy f re b ought f om h e av e n by Zo oast e On y Ma g i can pp oa h it must w e ar a half mast over th e r face l e st th e i b e ath should d e fil e it and they n e v e r touch it with th e ir h nd but with golden inst uments Th e y hav e fi e bu ing continu lly on th e ltars er e cted in th e i t e mples for th e purpos e of public devotion Their p ivat e d e votions b e fo e th e sac e d fir e s in th e r own hous e s wh e in th e op e n tow rds the sun th e nobl e st of all lights th e most p e rf e ct fire and sy m bol of a b e n e fici e t God H e e they th e i p ay e s thr ee ti e s a day Oh O m niscient Lord I rep e nt of all my sins e p e nt of all evil thou g hts that I hav e e nt e t in e d in my mind of the e words that I may h v e spok e n of all th e e vil action that I may hav e don e Om cient Lord I re nt o f all th e fa ts th t may hav e o iginat e d w i thin m e wh e th e r th e y p e tain to thoughts ee ds or action wh e th e r th e y p e rt in to my body or so wh e ther t h ey be in with th e m at e ial world or the sp i r It is int e e sting to have som e k nowl e dg e a b out the e p e opl e b e cause th e y hav e qu e er id e as such we do not s e e among th e w e stern p e opl e But w e must take int consid e ration that th e y ar e gno ant of divine r e vel tion w e on h e aring this must advance to pr e par the way for th e co m ing o f th e H e avenly Pr i nce v h l c p l o ld ld h v g f t i h i p d i t b t g i pl c I c t d I A h d g d c t i A i y f ll d th c t d pp i t i m g t p t i t h ic h h v c t d i t m th th mm m th t h c l d i t c ld th c ld t A f t t m i ddl th th h t th c m i t th c m m t vi l c d b t g i pl c h v I c t d I A h d T o the sun and fire the y pra y and on f e th r i n in the fo owing man er i p m c h i f i i g h i gh l d c i i g h i gh i i th th y p b i l li t f l m th b i g t l ght i t d ll i g d k h p t ct f m i l y T h f t v y th i g h ch m k p i t y g d th ght d d f h ll l ik d b k h t gth h ll i t h f d l i ght t i th i t i ght v i h i ll t c h th y h i gh c mm d i ll l ik m i th A m g g d t h y b th t h h t l T h g t p f l f m m y m k t k h ld m i d b th m y m th g i d my h d O h l d li ght th y c mm d my i t d t i b l h d I p t i ick d th ght d d d c p l p i i t l thl y h v l y p t y p c b l i v l d p d my vil th ght d d d O f v y i d i h i c h i h ic h I h v c mm i tt d g i t ki d I p t O f v y ki d h i ch I h v c m tt d g i t h m h d c ttl c ttl i d c tt l p t O f v y i d h i c h h v c mmi tt d g t i d t O f v y i d h i ch I h v c mmi tt d g t m t l ki d m t l I p t O f v y i d h ic h I h v c mm i tt d g i t th ki d th I p t O f v y ki d ch I h v c mmi tt d g i t t ki d t I p t O f v y ki d h i ch I h v c mm i tt d g i t t g i t c t t m b i g b d k d c h b t th h v if I h v b c m i g i t th I p t i th th ght d d d c p l p i i t l t y h v l y O d p d I p t ki d i th g d d d I pl d i th vi l d d I d i pl d A h i m vi l b k c I c f th t th t h i ch i h c t I ght h v th ght th t h ic h i h A h i m I ght h v th ght I h v th ght A h f g iv t h I h ll p i g d th ght d d d th gh th ght d d d I c vi l th ght d d d y f m th ght d d d I h ld g d th ght d d d i th th ght d d d i I p f m g d c t i vi l th ght d k f m th ght d k i I c mm i t i I m i t d i g f t t t h ic h g v t I d i m c h f t p i t y f m l v m y l l l if m y vi t l p d i ll I t d f t g d th ght m y l g d d m y p c h g d d d my ct i I m i t d i g g d l t th ght d d d AP S Yezi are k nown popul rly as de v i wo shipers They be ong to those Arabs who refused to accept I s la m and gathered i n a oose org nizat on under a cert n sheik from the region of Dam scus in the early part of the twe f h cen r y nder the Mos em ru e the y ha v e apparently accepted they entertain a deep seated h tred for Mos e m s The members of the Ye i sect belo g to eleven tribes and number between seven and eight thou s nd fa mi e The y e tertain strong prejudice against le rning and their i gnorance i s proverbia among the peop by whom the y are surrounded w i th the tion perhaps of the higher grades of the pr i est y caste men are con equently wholl y ithout education and t eir women are atura y in a imi arly benighted condit i on T he y are found both in the mountains to the ea t of the T i gri and a so i n the western art of M ose i n the Kurd i stan m ounta i ns Those in the mo n i n pea k Kur i sh nguage but t ose on the p ains spea k Arab i c Per i an As a r e the y neater and c eaner i n their dress than either the Arab or the Kurds I n the main they are qu et and indu tr i ou but nor hern ect i on o f the Kur i tan the other hand the e v i princip e i s so m a evo ent i n d sposit i on th t he requ i res to be constant y So great is th ir dread of that they refra i n from s i ng word w ch has a sound s im ar to his name they wi keep the Koran in their house because the ame of S tan is found in it T hey are struck with horro at hea ing the nam of Sata and d ath wi be pro o c d who s ea k h i s name Th y M lek is our holy god but the wicked people gave name atan to s a e pr tector theref re all who spe k n me d serve d ath th ir sou s sh be embodied i n the i mag dog an unclean beast T ey be ieve in God supreme d ity but hav noth ng to do th Him in the of worsh i p or serv ice Th y bel ev emanation from God i s ternal M l k or K g Peacock who b ec ame incarn te as Lucif r deceiv d Adam and Eve as atan i s one of the seven gods who in turn ru e d the world for thousand years They wor hip the fo ded th ir re igi us system Th y a so wors p fire and sun and regularly dore sun by bow i ng and k i ssi first rays th y str k e on a wa or other obj ect n ar them Th y never spit or th ow any pu ity into l v th ir h nd and faces i n the a es as if pur f t T hey o d to the grat i on sou s and give a qua i ed r verence to the Scriptur s the and T e ta m ts T he rite w ch th y c a baptis m appear to v e b en ta k en f rom the hr i s i an re ig i on but it has been corrupt d T hey regard wine as the symb ol of the blood of Jesus and when dr i n k ing i t they always hold the cup w i th both ha ds to avoid sp i i ng its contents and sho d a op f ll to the ground they suck it up with th ir lips and swa ow the dust with which it has ngled They make the sign of the cross take the i r shoes and kiss t eshold whe th y enter a Chris tian chu ch Th ir ceremo ies f stivals are a proof th t they h ve originated ithe from the Jews or f rom the Christia Symbo ic representatio s of Mel k in the shap of braze bird carri d through the d i st icts nhabited by the Y zid s Two sh iks pr cede bearer of the sacred bird carrying ce se s in the smoke of wh i ch the d v te s lave th ir h ds faces When t s st ndard enters a village ghest bidder has ho or of ent rtaining it i n his house T h i s s m b o s mbles cock with swe ng breast nutive head and de spr d t il the body is fu l the tai f at and and und r the beak is a proj ct i on i ke a wattle It fixed on the top of a k ind of a can stick and under it enc i rc i ng the stand two receptacles for each ha i ng se v en w i cks and the whole is of brass At the side of the m age th r is a jug of water contents of w ch are used a remedy for the s i c k and Sev n of these bra en cocks are carr i d about i n Ye i d i i str i cts dur i ng the i r f st iv a s and once ever y f ort y y rs a pr i est w i vi s i t the people and w i rcu m cise all who are w i i ng T e i r m arr i age ere m ony cons i sts o f mutua ub i ec aration i n the presence of the she i k who pronoun ces a bl ssing to the coup e and it conc udes w i th the bridegroom s gi v i g to the she k a loaf and rece ivi ng i n return one of consecrated lo ves which he v i des w i th the b ide When pronounc i ng the marr i age oath the brid groom stands in running wat r that he thus washes away the bind i ng nature of the pro se and co sequently renders its brea h less Their funeral rites are pecu ar and interesting When of them is at the point of death a she i k i s called i n who pours i nto the mouth of the moribund a quantity of water I f he should expi e before t s ceremony b e perf rmed it is deferred u t i l his body i s carr i ed to the g ave I n the co i is p aced a piece of bread some coins and a stick for the use the deceased whe the time of qu stioning comes Shou d the the a gel of the judgme t pro no ce un thy to cross the bridg to Paradise the dead t i s to brib alt r dec i sion fi s th b d th n with the silver if thes are av i ng r sorts to co r ion and wi h stick op ns his to h aven I conclude by s k ing sh ll this lass of our fe ow m en stil be grope on in their d rk co se superstition rror with to direct th ir feet into the pat of life to hold out to h m the a m p o f salvation What Christian would many lux ry for the privi ege of im parting Gospe to ch a peop A K DISH H I GHWAY A certa i n she i k and ha v e ne v er ceased to be a d i stin t nat i ona ity T he y are great enemies of one another and of T hey are agai st every man and every man s hand aga i nst them T hey cou ted the w i dest people i n the East occup y i g a pos i tion on the border of seve al k ingdoms Th y have two general visio s each w i th two sub v isions Fir the J ace d vided into and Kur second the Wend trib es and the Lur J r ce w i th the i r tribes occupy the cou try f rom the eastern end of the Black Sea as far south of T key Hamadan in Persia throughout the mountains of As i a minor The Kerm nj and the i r tribe occupy the vic n ty of Mos Afghanista southern Mesopotamia throughout Kurdistan mounta s and all a ound City The tot l pop ation of Kur sh races about of whom are subj ects of our Shah re i g i on the are Mos e s orthodox in its ex t rna appearance Their language has never bee produc d i n wr i ting so they have no book or schoo s but a read Arab i c They cla m they are very re i g and a ways pr y before they go to robbery so as have o d success and not get caught The low i ng ialogue which missiona y had one of nomadic Kurds and ho t serve to i u trate the character thi sangu n ry people M i ss i onary Where do you ve Kurd b ac k tents We are Ku ds W at y our occupat i on Hos You need not ask hi m I wi l tell you T he are th eves Is that true Kurd Yes it is true We steal whene v er we can Do you k ill people When meet a man th t we wish to rob if we prove the stro g r we kill h i m i f he proves the stronge he ki s us But suppose he no r sist nc when y ou ttempt to him he has much property wo d ki l him to prevent his making us trouble if he has not much we wo d let go Suppose you meet a poor man who has nothing but his cl th s what would you do his cloth s w e good we would ta k e them and give him poo o s exchange I f not we wou d let h i m p ss But this is busi ss which you gaged Why do follow some othe occupatio s Wh t sh do We h ve fields to plow robbing is trade P rsia s will g i v you land if you w it do not kn w to work is v y e sy to lea n Will you m e t i al does wish to wor k He had rather st spe ks truth It wou d ve y f oc k s and re y upon whate v er count y t e y h enter The y teach the i r bo y s f rom the ver y y outh how to become succ ssfu t eves and then are proud of them I f of them have no reputation as a class thief he wi har y be able to find a w i fe The i r gir Download 24 Kb. 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