284 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIX, 
has very pepe omitted to notice this affidavit and the: 
causes that led t 
The second eaurcnae on Jajnagar is a ‘Arzadasht or peti-. 
t which ‘Aynu 1-Mulk Mahrii presented 
Pua: scone cate ‘His Majesty, in response to the narra- 
ae oo or : Set = ~ 
petit sy tive of the victory (Fath-nama) a copy 
ce which was sent to him through the 
Masnad-i-‘Ali. He writes that he went to welcome it substitut- 
ing his forehead for the feet, and receiving the same with the 
hand of adoration; and having duly performed the ceremony 
of kissing the earth (Zamin-busi, prostration) towards His 
Majesty's throne. From the Fath- -nama, he got three good 
news. No blessing as that could compare, in the two worlds 
within four elements and under six directions to what had been 
reflected from Almighty God’s mirror of unlimited mercy. 
ens threefold glad tidings, were: first His Majesty’s pone 
safety; secondly, the conquest of the territory of Jajnagar 
and the overthrow of its ill-starred Gajpat Rai; thirdly the 
safe return of His Imperial Majesty’s high standards to the 
Capital. 
' My cal heade b been drawn ow Mr. es —_— to the 
llowing passa e Jawam‘i’ul-Kalam, which contains the sayings 
‘alta) of a Sagyad Nuanmed Gisii-Daraz (720-825H.= 390. 1422 A.D.) 
oS! walpsy ison Syao all! HOD jh gma Keo die oo a bale | f 

weno sen 5 Wad oo z'> wile gle> Bos od + bela Co) Moyes : 
as Mdz0y le co ps sae - shi gk aS W305 at ye Ww Vicasg > 9 
SS Yledye Nope giRk) * exch wane git dh ghve dp slboly ol 4° 
Blots yo 3 Uisrad aS SSL ale eae a ‘et 39 Pr ce) wind daphne 
Maou lyse dol doyle el yo 55 wl wre hk ey as mies? Unt 
Sab aS aad yt Coy dle ae 99 Gy! lea UI,0 p ooT jb creer uy 
owls jb as wnrhue a ai ay oe Sad soci — AX 9 ae 
wy! dubs ae aci: way dese ais as He pat) tans! ures 
 0F jl dg Guys 3p? 27° 
purports that brine myprits. got and darwishes had predicted that 
Sultir Firtz Shah would not return from his Jajnagar expedition. The 
Saint sent a man to Khan. Jahan sequelae him to send a messenger to 
the Sultan asking the latter to keep omg his head mans of bre 2g 
at night, and to distribute the sam the poor next mornin 
When the Sultan returned the ean ple of the atic was told that 
astrology was rather a matter of opinion and a 

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