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In the above formula—

Its niṣāb, or fixed estate, is the number of letters (i.e. 45) put into thousands = 4,500 Its zakāt, or alms, is the half of the niṣāb added to itself, 4,500 and 2,250 = 6,750 Its ʿushr, or tithes, is half of the above half added to the zakāt, 6,750 and 1,125 = 7,875 Its qufl, or lock, is half of 1,125 = 563 Its daur, or circle, is obtained by adding to its qufl the sum of the ʿushr and then doubling the total:— 563 7,875 —— 8,438 8,438 —— 16,876 Its baẕl, or gift, is the fixed number 7,000 Its k͟hatm, or seal, is the fixed number 1,200 Its sarīʿu ʾl-ijābah, or speedy answer, is the fixed number 12,000 Total 56,764

After the exorcist has recited the formula the above number of times, he should, in order to make a reply more certain, treble the niṣāb, making it 135,000, and then add 2,613, the value of the combined number of letters, making a total of 137,613 recitals. The number of these recitals should be divided as nearly as possible in equal parts for each day’s reading, provided it be completed within forty days. By a rehearsal of these, says our author, the mind of the exorcist becomes completely transported, and, whether asleep or awake, he finds himself accompanied by spirits and genii (jinn) to the highest heavens and the lowest depths of earth. These spirits then reveal to him hidden mysteries, and render souls and spirits obedient to the will of the exorcist.