A TRANSLATION OF THE KEDDA ANNALS. 475 
Medina, which has superseded all others, leaving them in 
the possession of the devil. The devil could not act as he 
dors if the koran was generally known. I pray you then 
if this be true, said the Raja, to instruct and enlighten us 
in this new faith. 
Sheikh Abdulla in a transport of holy fervor at this 
request of the Raja, hugged, embraced, and kissed the body 
of his highness He then instructed the Raja in the shaha- 
dat [l] or creed a a! 3! il'3 ^1 
His highness then sent for all his jars of spirits, and with 
his own hands emptied them on the ground. After this he 
had all the idols of the palace brought out. They were 
heaped up in his presence and that of Sheikh Abdulla. 
There were idols of gold, and of silver, of pottery, of wood, 
of earth, and these were (all) in hum m shape and had hu¬ 
man features. All these were broken, and cut to pieces by 
Sheikh Abdulla with his sword, and with an axe, and the 
fragments and dust were scattered about. After this he 
burnt the whole in the fire. 
The Sheikh asked the Raja to assemble all his wo¬ 
men of the fort and palace. When they all had arrived 
in presence of the Raja and the Sheikh, they were all initia¬ 
ted in the agama of Islam. 
After all these deeds, the Sheikh took refreshment, obser¬ 
ving that he had fasted for seven days and nights, while 
travelling with lblis, as his mind had bem absorbed with what 
he saw. 
After dinner the Raja drank coffee and tea, (kawa and te) 
along with the Sheikh, who expatiated on the feats which 
he had seen lblis peiform. The Sheikh was mild and cour¬ 
teous in 1 is demeanour, persuasive and soft in his language, 
so that he gained the hearts of the inmates of the palace 
The Raja soon after sent for the four mantries, who on 
reaching the hall were surprised at seeing a Sheikh seated 
near the Raja. The Raja told the mantris the mode of the 
Sheikh’s arrival and his cbject. The four chiefs expressed 
their readiness to follow the example of his highness, saying, 
we hope Sheikh Abdulla will also instruct us. The latter 
on hearing this speech embraced, hugged and kissed the four 
mantris- He then said, to prove their sincerity, he hoped 
['] l am conscious or sure that there is no God but God. He is one, 
theifc are not two, and I also believe that Mahomet is the servant of God, and 
also the prophet of God, 
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