ABSTRACT
ISET out at this time from Mecca (God Most High ennoble her) intending to travel to the land of al-Yaman, and came Ato Hadda, 1 which lies half way between Mecca and Judda. I then reached Judda, an old town on the sea coast, which is said to have been founded by the Persians. 2 Outside it there are antique cisterns, and in it are pits for water, bored in the solid rock and connected with each other in numbers beyond computation. 3 This year was one of little rain, so water was brought to Judda from the distance of a day’s journey, and the pilgrims used to beg for water from the owners of the houses.
