List of Illustrations

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A Typical Arab of Yemen Frontispiece
View of Mecca and the Sacred Mosque Facing 17
The Reputed Tomb of Eve at Jiddah
Mohammedan Pilgrims at Mecca Facing 30
The Sacred Well of Zemzem at Mecca
Pilgrims around the Kaaba in the Sacred Mosque at Mecca Facing 34
The Mecca Certificate—A Passport to Heaven Facing 40
Christian Coins used as an Amulet by Meccan Women 43
A Woman of Mecca Facing 44
A Meccan Woman in her Bridal Costume
Travelling in Southern Arabia Facing 56
The Keith Falconer Memorial Church in Aden
An Arabian Compass 71
A Castle in Hadramaut 77
The Harbor and Castle at Muscat Facing 80
Ready for a Camel Ride in the Desert
A Branch of the Incense Tree 87
Tenoof from the East 95
The Village of Menamah, Bahrein Islands Facing 100
A Bahrein Harbor Boat
A Date Orchard near Busrah Facing 122
Dates Growing on a Date-Palm
The Tomb of Ezra on the Tigris River Facing 132
Ruins of the Arch of Ctesiphon Near Bagdad
A Public Khan in Turkish-Arabia Facing 140
Arab Pilgrims on Board a River Steamer
Four Flags that Rule Arabia 217
Cufic Characters 243
Modern Copybook Arabic Facing 244
Ordinary Unvowelled Arabic Writing
Mogrebi Arabic of North Arabia 245
Persian Style of Writing 246
Title Page of an Arabic Christian Paper 257
Churning Butter in a Bedouin Camp Facing 266
Tribal Marks of the Arabs 279
Manaitic Cursive Script 287
Passage From the Sacred Book of the Mandæans 299
Facsimile Copy of the Arabian Missionary Hymn 358
The Old Mission House at Busrah Facing 360
The Kitchen of the Old Mission House, Busrah
Four Missionary Martyrs of Arabia Facing 368
The Bible Shop at Busrah Facing 384
Interior of a Native Shop
The Rescued Slave Boys at Muscat Facing 400
The Arabian Mission House at Muscat

Maps and Diagrams
Ptolemy’s Ancient Map of Arabia Facing 25
Ali Bey’s Plan of the Prophet’s Mosque at Mecca Facing 36
Plan of the Interior of the Hujrah at Medina 49
Map of the Islands of Bahrein 98
Neibuhr’s Map of the Persian Gulf Facing 110
Palgrave’s Plan of Hofhoof 113
Diagrams of Missionary Work for Arabia 380, 381
Modern Map of Arabia End of Book.

VIEW OF MECCA AND THE SACRED MOSQUE

THE REPUTED TOMB OF EVE AT JIDDAH