plus de deux mille : see note, p

6. Alcoran : i. e. ' the Book. ' The Koran is believed by the Mohaminedans to hâve been communicated to Mahomet by the angel Gabriel. It was collected into a volume .by Mahomet's father-in-law, Abu Bekr ; but, as the volume was found to contain faulty readings, a new copy was made a few years after under Caliph Othman (652).

8. Hall, or rather Ali, cousin and son-in-law of Mahomet, becanie Caliph on the assassination of Othman (656), but was himself assassinated five years later. His foUowers, who looked upon him as the equal of the prophet, formed a sect called the Shiites.

Fathmé, or Fatima, the favourite daughter of Mahomet, married her cousin Ali and gave her name to the Fatimite dyiiasty, a Une of fourteen caliphs claiming descent from her. 18. elle a du rapport : we should now say elle a rapport.