302 Arabic and Persian Inscriptions in the Hugli District. [No. 4, 



In the mosque of the Astdnah, there is a short inscription which 

 shews that it was once repaired by a Hindu.* 



Inscription XV (Persian). 



TnE Kalimah. 



The lamp, the mosque, the niche, the pulpit, Abu Bakr, 'Uraar, 'Usman, 

 and Haidar fAli). A. H. 1177. [A. D., 1763]. Built by Lai Kunwar Nath. 

 E. Di'na'nath. 



Dinanath lies about a kos east of Madaran, in the parganah of 

 Jahanabad, which forms the north-western portion of the Ilugli 

 District. The farudgah mentioned in the Proceedings for this year, 

 p. 120, has two inscriptions. The southern entrance has the follow- 

 ing verses (metre, short Hazaj). 



Inscription XVI (Persian). 



Jar I tl&ifeUl al* ti A s^ • jj^J (j^ tt£<^j <a v xj 



+&&"*£&- \JS^ ij*^' «*£*"J * ^Sx> kij<e> ^Jali) ^Lj 



* As remarked on p. 123 of the Proceedings for 1870, darydhs of saints 

 belong to the people, and the spiritual blessings attending on pilgrim- 

 ages to holy places are distributed without reference to creed. I do not 

 think that Muhammadans ever contributed money to the erection of Hindu 

 temples, &c. ; but Hindus have done so for mosques, in order to please their 

 rulers. Thus Rajah Bhagwan Das built during Akbar's reign the Jdmi' M 

 of Labor. The heavenly rewards which Hindus thus earn in the opinion' of 

 Muhammadans, are somewhat limited, and all that Muslims will say is to 



