158 General Cunninghams Dilili Inscriptions. [August, 



Dihli'. 

 1. The Firuz Shah Inscription of 753 A. H. 



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The Prophet of God — may God's blessings rest on him ! — says, " If you see that 

 the man pledges himself to the mosque, testify in his favour ; for God says, ' Surely he 

 who believes in God and the last day, will build the mosques of God.' [Qoran.] 



The building of this mosque [took place] in the time of the reign of the great 

 Sultan, the exalted sovereign, who trusts in the help of the Almighty, Abul MuzafFar 

 Firuz Shah, the king, — may God perpetuate his kingdom aud rule ! The builder of 

 this religious edifice is the slave who hopes in God's mercy, Bahadur Maul a, the 

 freed slave (mania) of the Commander of the Faithful, who is called Nisar Khan — 

 may God accept it of him ! On the first day of Ramazan, 753. [11th October, 1352.] 



The inscription measures about 4| feet by 2 feet, and consists of four 

 lines without the usual bars between the lines. The letters are clumsy, and 

 there are no diacritical points. Hence my reading of the name of the builder 

 * Nisar Khan' is somewhat doubtful. 



The inscription is of interest as it belongs to the very beginning of 

 Firuz Shah's reign. 



2. The Sikandar Shah Inscription of 900 A. H. 



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God who is blessed and exalted has said, " Surely the mosques belong to God, do 

 not call on any one else besides God" [Qoran]. The building of this excellent work 

 of piety [took place] during the reign of the king of kings, the ruler of the inhabited 

 quarter of the world, the chosen of the Lord who said ' Let there be,' and it was, who 

 trusts in the assistance of the All-merciful, Abul Muzaffar Sikandar Shah, son 

 of Buhlul Shah, Sultan Kalah — may God perpetuate his kingdom and rule and elevate 

 his condition and dignity ! This door of the building of the Jami' Masjid [one word 

 without meaning] was erected by the pardoned, deceased Abu Amjad * * * * 

 [illegible]. Dated 1st Rabi' I, 900. [30th November, 1494]. 



