RUINOUS BUILDINGS

The owner of a ruinous wall in any building is responsible for any accident occasioned by its fall, after having received due warning and requisition to pull it down, and a person building a crooked wall is responsible for the damage occasioned by its falling. But the owner of a ruinous house is not responsible for accidents occasioned by the fall of any article from it, unle such article belong to him. ( Hidāyah , Grady’s Ed., pp. 664, 665.) RUK͟H ( رخ‎ ). The name of a monstrous bird, which is said to have power sufficient to carry off a live elephant. ( G͟hīyas̤u ʾl-Lug͟hah , in loco .) AR -RUKNU ʾL-YAMĀNĪ ( الركن اليمانى‎ ). The Yamānī pillar. The south corner of the Kaʿbah, said to be one of the most ancient parts of the temple. [ MASJIDU ʾL-HARAM .] Burkhardt says: “In the south-east corner of the Kaʿbah, or as the Arabs call it, Rokn el Yamany, there is another stone about five feet from the ground; it is one foot and a half in length, and two inches in breadth, placed upright, and of the common Meccah stone. This the people walking round the Kaʿbah touch only with the right hand; they do not ki it.” (Captain Burton says he had frequently seen it ki ed by men and women.) Burton remarks: “The Rukn el Yamani is a corner facing the south. The part alluded to (by Burkhardt) is the wall of the Kaʿbah, between the Shami and Yemani angles, distant about three feet from the latter, and near the site of the old western door, long since closed. The stone is darker and redder than the rest of the wall. It is called El Mustajab (or Mustajab min el Zunub, or Mustajab el Dua, “where prayer is granted”). Pilgrims here extend their arms, pre their bodies against the building, and beg pardon for their sins.” ( El Medinah and Mecca , vol. ii. p. 160.) RUKŪʿ ( ركوع‎ ). A posture in the daily prayers. An inclination of the head with the palms of the hands resting upon the knees. [ PRAYERS .] IMG:3048615538088815629_p548.png:THE RUKUʿ. THE RUKUʿ.