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H.S,] 9.

'_Mishkat_ is a hole in a wall in which a lamp is placed, and _Masabih_ the plural of "a lamp", because traditions are compared to lamps, and this book is like that which containeth a lamp.

Another reason is, that _Masabih_ is the name of a book, and this book comprehends its contents' (Matthews's translation, vol.i, p.

v, note).
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