Note 490 — ALI NUR AL-DIN AND MIRIAM THE GIRDLE-GIRL.[376]

Arab. “Wa’llahi.” “Bi” is the original particle of swearing, a Harf al-jarr (governing the genitive as Bi’lláhi) and suggesting the idea of adhesion: “Wa” (noting union) is its substitute in oath-formulæ and “Ta” takes the place of Wa as Ta’lláhi. The three-fold forms are combined in a great “swear.”