(2nd
day)Jibra’il Ibrahim Yusuf ʿAzra’il Ahmad(3rd
day)Ibrahim Yusuf ʿAzra’il Ahmad Jibra’il(4th
day)Yusuf ʿAzra’il Ahmad Jibra’il Ibrahim(5th
day)ʿAzra’il Ahmad Jibra’il Ibrahim Yusuf^225So in Ahmad’s division if you lose a buffalo or a bullock, it has gone to the
southward and will be recovered; good news then received is true, bad news is
false; the time is auspicious for any kind of work, for going on a voyage, sailing,
or planting, and very profitable for trading; it is a lucky time for going to war,
but you must wear white clothes and face southwards by a little east, and pray to
God Almighty. Jibra’il’s time is fairly lucky too, being good for planting and
profitable for trading, and if gold or silver is lost then, it will be quickly found,
but there may be some trouble in getting it back; a lost buffalo or bullock has
gone southwards, but will be recovered after some slight trouble; if you go to
war at this time you must wear green, but must not face towards the south.
Ibrahim’s time is most unlucky, and going out then is sure to involve bloodshed
or other misfortune; bad news is true, good is false; things lost then will not be
recovered; going to war is ruinous, and if you do go, the only way of safety is to
face to the north, but it is best to stay at home altogether at this time.
Yusuf’s time is lucky in some respects, but unlucky in others; in warfare one
must face towards the west, and wear yellow. ʿAzra’il’s time is most unlucky; to
go to war then is most disastrous; any business pending at this ill-omened time
should be postponed to a more favourable occasion.^226
Besides these two there is a system in which each of the seven days of the
ordinary week is divided into five parts, each of which is characterised by one of
the words ampa, bangkei, rezki, and aral (for ʿaradl), symbolical apparently of
No Success, Death, Success, and Unforeseen Obstacle.^227
Another scheme (Katika Tujoh), based on the Seven Heavenly Bodies, divides
each day into seven parts, each of which is distinguished by the Arabic name of
one of the Heavenly Bodies.