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Holy Prince P Whoever may he likely to give intelligence (of) this, I will 
give (him) the equivalent of his (own) stature (in) gold.” Thus he pro¬ 
mised. 
At that time there was an old man of Ujat* amongst the infidels. 
He said : “ I will accomplish this work.”f 
He betook himself with guile to the army of Islam. For several days 
he went to and fro in the army, (and) entered into the service of the 
Prince’s kitchen. No one paid any attention to him. 
One day (the Prince) had returned from the holy fight and sat down. 
He related several occurrences of the fight, and (the man of Ujat) having 
praised and commended the Prince, asked a question, saying : “ Oh Prince, 
Refuge of the World, sword and battle-axe have no effect on your High¬ 
ness. What circumstance is this ?” 
The Holy Sayad ‘All Arslan in his good-humour, said : “At no time 
does a sword or battle-axe pierce me. Except (that) when I stand up to 
prayer, my body becomes water ; at that time if (any one) were to strike 
me with a reed (even) he would pierce (me).” (The old man) was going 
about attentive (to discover) what (was) the case and what (were) the cir¬ 
cumstances of this magical power. He heard this speech from the gem¬ 
scattering (lips) of the Holy Prince ; no one became aware of the matter. 
This traitor, having gone out from the midst of the army, told (the) 
good news to the Jigalu-alkhalkhal of China. This infidel rejoiced and 
gave much gold and jewelry to this traitor. 
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Extract XYI. 
One day they were calling to morning prayer. The Musalmans as¬ 
sembled and stood in rows. They performed the instituted rites ; and say¬ 
ing the TahlvrX for the religious duty, they arose to prayer. 
The Surah § (beginning) “ Verily we have given” was in the mind of 
the MullaIrnam.il But “ Verily we have granted a victory”^ came to 
his mouth. 
* I am informed by a resident of Khotan that Ujat is a village near the capital of 
that province; and that, in connection with the occurrence mentioned in the text, there 
is still a saying current applied to a disloyal or treacherous person : “ He is an Ujat- 
liq See note at end of this Translation. In Eastern Turkistan the word Kampir 
used in the text, generally means an old woman . Perhaps it should have been translated 
so here. 
f Lit. “ the work (acc.) of this.” 
I The words “ God is greatest” with which the prayers begin. 
§ Chapter of the Koran. The chapter beginning thus is the 108th, a short one. 
|| The Mulla who leads the prayer. 
If This is the beginning of the 48th chapter of the Koran. The verse quoted be¬ 
low is the 2 8th-29th of the same chapter. 
