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capitals, and Ahmud Shah Wulli Bahmuni suitably 
rewarded Nazur-ud-Deen, by conferring upon him 
five thousand tunkas of silver for his own benefit, 
and thirty thousand to be distributed in alms among 
the poor, and among the holy men, at Kurbala *. 
Having obtained his dismissal from the court, Nazur- 
ud-Deen was upon his road homeward, on horse- 
back, and arrived about noon-day at the spot in 
question. 
It happened that here one Shere Moolluk, an 
officer of high rank in the army of Ahmud Shah 
"Wulli Bahmuni, and several of his comrades, were 
seated under the shade of the grove, enjoying each 
other’s ribald wit, in concert with the bubbling 
of their hookkas. These reprobates, being well 
acquainted with the saintly character of the traveller 
who was passing them, continued nevertheless their 
noisy revels, and Nazur-ud-Deen, disgusted at the 
loose style of their conversation, spat upon the 
ground as he rode by them. Shere Moolluk, offended 
at this insult, called aloud to the traveller to dismount 
immediately, and with lowly reverence atone for his 
insolence. Now, as the Saiud took no heed, but 
continued to ride leisurely forward, the irate soldier 
commanded his men to drag him to the ground. 
* This was the birthplace of Saiud Nazur-ud-Deen Kurbali, as 
denoted by the affixture to his name, and is a place of very great 
sanctity in Mesopotamia. According to Colonel Briggs, it is the 
spot whereon Hoossein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohummed, 
was killed, and where he lies interred. 
