Al _ lá _ hu ak _bar. Al-
lá _ hu ak _ bar. Al _ lá _ hu ak -
bar. Al _ lá - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - hu ak - bar.
Ash - hadu an lá i - lá - ha il-la- l -
láh. Ash-hadu an lá i -
lá. ha il - la - l-lá - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - h. Ash - hadu
an - na Mo - ham - ma - dar ra - soolu - l -
láh Ash - hadu an - na Moham - ma-
dar ra - soolu-l - lá - - - - - - - - - - -
h. Hei - ya ’a - la-s - sa - láh.
Hei - ya ’ala-s-salá
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - h.
Hei - ya ’ala - l - fe - láh. Hei - ya ’a-la-l-fe-
lá - - - - - - - - - - — - - - -h
Al- - lá - - hu ak - - bar.
Al - - lá - - - hu ak - - bar.
Lá i - lá - ha i-l - la - l-l-áh

THE CHANTING OF THE KUR-ÁN.

The following is inserted with the view of conveying some notion of the mode in which the Kur-án is commonly chanted in Egypt. The portion here selected is that which is most frequently repeated, namely, the “Fát’hah,” or first chapter.

Bi - smi-l - - lá - hi-r-rah - má - ni-r - ra-
heem. El - - hamdu li-l - lá - hi
rab - - bil - ’á - - la - - mee - - na-r - rah-
má - ni-r - ra - hee - mi má - li - ki yow - mi-d-
deen. Ee - yá - - ka naa - bu - doo - wa-
ee - yá - ka nesta - ’een. Ihdi - na-s - si - rá - ta-l-
mus - ta - kee - ma si - rá - ta-l - le zee - na an-
’am - ta ’a - lei - him ghei - ri-l-maghdoo - bi ’a-
lei - him wa-la-d - dá - - - -lleen. A’-meen.