Khootbah
an oration delivered every Friday after the forenoon service in the principal Mohammedan mosques, in which the speaker praises God, blesses Mohammed, and prays for the sultan or king.
KHORASAN (hō-räs-än'), a province of Persia, bordering on Afghanistan; area, 140,000 square miles; pop. about 900,000. Much of the surface consists of deserts, but there are also fertile districts producing crops of cotton, hemp, aromatic and medicinal herbs. The most valuable mineral is the turquoise from the ancient mines of Nishapur. The principal manufactures are silk and woolen stuffs, carpets, muskets, and sword-blades. About two-thirds of the inhabitants are Persians proper; the remainder are chiefly Turcomans and Kurds.
KHORDAD (hor-däd'), the good genius of the Persians.