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J. Wise— Shah Jalal of Sillicit. 
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where the Shah encouraged them by repeating a certain prayer, and pro¬ 
mised to join their army and annihilate the hitherto victorious army of 
devils. Along with the Shah were Sayyid Muhammad Kabir, Sayyid 
Haji Ahmad Sani, Shaikh Abul Muzaffar, Qazi Aminuddin Muhammad, 
Sliabzadah Yamani, &c., &c. 
The advance of this army of saints was irresistible. The devils could not 
prevail against them, and Gaur Gobind, driven from one position to another, 
at last sought refuge in a seven-storied temple in Silhat, which had been 
built by magic. The invaders encompassed this temple, and Shall Jalal 
prayed all day long. His prayers were so effective, that each day one of the 
stories fell in, and, on the fourth day, Gaur Gobind yielded on the promise 
of being allowed to leave the country. 
The terms agreed to, Gaur Gobind retired to the mountains (hohistdn). 
While at his protracted prayers, Shah Jalal discovered that the earth on 
which he was kneeling was of the same colour and smell as that given him 
by the Makkali Darwish. He, therefore, determined on establishing his 
abode there. With him remained Sliahzadah Yamani, Haji Yusuf, and Haji 
Khalil. The rest of the saints retired with the army. 
The remainder of Shall Jalal’s life was spent in devotion and in mi¬ 
raculous actions which still live in the traditions of the people. It is 
believed that Shah Jalal never looked on the face of woman. One day, 
however, standing on the bank of a stream, he saw one bathing. In his 
simplicity, he asked what strange creature it was. On being informed, he was 
enraged, and prayed that the water might rise and drown her. He had no 
sooner expressed this wish than the water rose and drowned her. Other less 
questionable actions are related regarding him. For instance, he caused the 
corpse of Nagir-uddin Sipahsalar, who died at Silhat, to disappear from a 
Mosque, while the friends were mourning over it. On another occasion he 
wished that a fountain like the holy Zamzam of Makkah might spring up 
near his abode, and immediately the fountain appeared. 
Shah Jalal was translated (intiqdl) the 20tli of the “ Kali Cliand,” 
A. H., 591, in the 62nd year of his age. 
Dr. Wise also writes—“ It is a curious fact that the Shah is invoked 
by the Silhat ganjah (hemp) smokers. I have got a Silhat lunatic, who 
every day before smoking his chillum of tobacco invokes the saint in the 
following manner:— 
Ho ! Bisheshwar Ldl, 
Tin laidh Tir Shah Jalal, 
JEk bar, club dr d, Jagannath ji led pig dr a 
Khdne led dudh bhdt, bajdne Ico dotard. 
