1896.] EH. D. Maclagan—Jeswit Missions to the Himperor Akbar. 41 
auspiciousness, and charged Abit-l-fazl to translate the Gospel. Instead 
of the usual Bismillahi-r-rakhmani-r-rahim | the following lines were used. 
Ai nam-i-tu Jesus 6 Kiristo, 
[O Thou, whose names are Jesus and Christ], 
which means: ‘O Thou, whose name is gracious and blessed!’ and Shaikh 
Faizi added another half, in order to complete the verse 
Subhanaka la siwaka Ya hu. 
[We praise Thee; there is no one besides Thee, O Ged. ] 
These accursed monks applied the description of cursed Satan, and of 
his qualities, to Muhammad, the best of all prophets—God’s blessings rest 
on him and his whole house !—a thing which even devils would not do.’ 
In a different place* Badauni describes the introduction of an organ, 
but not apparently in connection with Christian worship. In another 
passage, * however, there is a somewhat obscure allusion to the Emperor’s 
Christian proclivities. At a discussion carried on in Akbar’s pre- 
sence Haji Ibrahim asked Mirza Muflis ‘How is Mésdé declined? and 
what is the root of the word?’ to which no satisfactory answer 
was given: whereupon the Emperor asked the Qazi’s son Shukr, ‘ Why 
do you not join in the discussion ?’ to which Shukr replied: ‘If 
Haji Ibrahim were to ask how to decline ‘Js@ (Jesus), what answer 
should I give?’ And His Majesty, we are told, very much applauded 
this speech. 
In describing the events of the end of the year A.H. 989 (17th 
Feb. 1580—5th Feb, 1581) the same historian says* :— 
‘ At this time his Majesty sent Shaikh Jamal Bakhtiyar to bring Shaikh 
Qutbu-d-diné of Jalésar who, though a wicked man, pretended to be 
‘attracted by God.’ When Qutbu-d-din came the Emperor brought him 
to a conference with some Christian priests, and rationalists, and some 
other great authorities of the age. After a discussion the Shaikh ex- 
claimed: ‘Let us make a great fire, and in the presence of His Majesty I 
shall pass through it. And if any one else gets safely through, he proves 
by it the truth of his religion.’ The fire was made, the Shaikh pulled one 
of the Christian priests by the coat, and said to him: ‘Come on, in the 
name of God.’ But none of the priests had the courage to go. 
i The formula used by school children before beginning to read from their 
books. The words Ai xdm, etc., are given above in the form adopted by Professor 
Blochmann from the version of the story given inthe Dabistén: the edition of 
Badauni used by Blochmann has ai nami wai zhazho Kiristd. Cf p. 51 below. 
2 Bad. (Bib. Ind.) IL. 269. 
3 ditto II. 187. 
4 Bad. (Bib. Ind.) II, 299. Quoted by Blochm dfn I. 191. 
5 In recounting his version of the story Fr. de Sousa (Oriente Conquistada 
1710 II. 170) gives the name as Mola Xequeria (Malla Zakaria). 
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