Old Idgah. — At the back of the Kadam Sharif enclosure, on the rising ground which forms the continuation of the Ridge, stands the Idgah. This is the place of worship to which Mahomedans repair on the two great festivals, called Id ; the one follows the fast of Ramzan, the other celebrates the Intended sacrifice by Abraham of Ishmael (not of Isaac, as we are told). This Idgah is within a fortified enclosure, made to protect the worshippers while at their prayers, for In the fourteenth century people were not above attacking their praying enemies.
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