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Excerpt from Qanoon-E-Islam, or the Customs of the Mussulmans of India: Comprising a Full and Exact Account of Their Various Rites and Ceremonies, From the Moment of Birth Till the Hour of Death Hsving myselffeltthewsnt ofsuch s work, over sincemyurri vslinindis Iset about collecting sll the intelligence procin-sble relstive to the vsrious subjects comprised in these pages. To sccom plish this object, it mustbosdmitted, wes noessytssk, in s country where the natives, ss is well known, sre very reluctant to impert informstion respecting their religious rites, ceremonies, h. This arises, perhsps, from eu unwillingness to expose themselves to the ridicule of persons of totally di 'erent nstionsl customs sud religious fsith; or from swish simplytokeep Europeans inthedsrk, unders vsgue spprehension that frankness would ultimstely prove to their own detriment. I hsd succeeded, notwithstanding, in s pretty extensive stock ofthe requisite msterisls, when I sceidentslly became scqusinted with the libersl-minded sutbor ofthese sheets. At my request he composed, in the Duk'hunee lsngusge, the treatise now presented to thepublic; whileiscted merely sss reviser, and occasionslly suggested subjects which hsd scoped his memory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
