1 540
2 THE jceumom tsTABtTsiiMEarr.
3 There was till lately a great office of Meer Waez, or head preacher,
4 but it has been discontinued since t herebeUion of the last incrnnbent^
5 the famous Svud Alimed Mcer VV'aez.
6 Besideii tlu ;lIjovc are the Imattms of the mosques in towns.
7 The Imaunis of towns have tees on marriages, burials, and some
8 other ceremonies, and are maintained by them and the gifts ot their
9 congregation.
10 In the country tlie Imaums have grants of land firom the head man
11 of the tribe, or firom the tribe itself, and also receive a tax on the.
12 principleof tylhts, bat by no iii«an«.anioiiiituig to a tytha of the ]m>-
13 dndd on* wlikli it is levied: . all the «tlier Moollahs, w]k> weate fint
14 mentioQed, .have idariet fiomthe Kingt and some have £eeB betides.
15 Manj MdoUaba mho do not hold oficea^ here peniiolis fionliie
16 King* or lands assigned them by the en)fwn« oc.by the charitf ef indi-
17 yiduak. Lands are also left to moaqnes, and an managed by the
18 Imanmw belonging to them. ■ *
19 Students at the King's, raosqne here a . daily aQowenoe fiem His
20 , JlAilpeBiy*^
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