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The Ta'alimat of The Mahdi
This book was the property of the Emir NUR ANGARA. was taken by gen E.B. Wilkinson during the Sudan Campaign (1896-9) given to Sir R. Wingate by him on 2 Sept. 1942.
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Written Jan. 1889 A.D. (1306 A.H.)
Sunday 31st [June?] 1926
My dear General,
This book is a religious treatise written by order of the Mahdi. It deals with various points of religion & apparently gives his ideas upon them and his explanation of the prophet
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Muhammad's comments upon them.
The first chapter gives an amazing treatise on prayer. It goes into great detail as to the part taken [?] in by the believer's limbs, members and senses. Have never read anything of the kind so
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30th August/42
My dear Sir Reginald.
Many thanks for your letter of 24 [?] which I ought to have answered before, but I know you will forgive me. I am indeed sorry to learn that Victoria has still heard no thing of her husband. It is all too sad & from the appeals for news of missing relatives in the Papers there must be 1000's of our people alone who are praying & longing for even the slightest hope of tracing them. I wonder whether we shall ever know the total number of Britishers unaccounted for in Malaya alone?
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into it I find a letter written by Colonel Grey of the Indian Political Service who I believe is now Professor of Persian & Arabic at Cambridge. You will see what he says. He is a member of the ["Raq"] & probably have met him. Anyhow, although not as exciting as some of Wheatley's novels, it may be interesting to you as an Antika!
I think you are perfectly wonderful in the way you go up & down to town to do the work you do. I wish I could do the same as it is rather curious your asking me whether I require more time to do things in as I was, only a few days ago, worrying at taking so long over things, especially such things as [Fuel?] Targets!