The Institutes of Akbar 133.6

133.6

he looked upon the respect due to the king as a religious command, and called the face of the king Ka’bah i Murádát, the sanctum of desires, and Qiblah i Háját, the cynosure of necessities. Such blasphemies other people supported by quoting stories of no credit, and by referring to the practice followed by disciples of some heads of Indian sects. And after this, when... Other great philosophical writers of the age also expressed opinions, for which there is no authority. Thus Shaikh Ya’qub of Kashmir, a well known writer, and at present the greatest authority in religious matters, mentioned some opinions held by ’Ain ulquzét of Hamadéin, that our prophet Muhammad was a personification of the divine name of Alhddt (the guide), and the devil was the personification of God’s name of Almuzill (the tempter), that both names, thus personified, had appeared in this world, and that both personifications were therefore necessary. Mull4 Muhammad of Yazd, too, was drawn up the wall of the castle, and uttered unworthy, loathsome abuse against the first three Khalifahs, called the whole Gahabah, their followers and next followers, and the saints of past ages, infidels and adulterers, slandered the Sunnis and the Akl i Jamé'at, and represented every sect, except the Shi’ah, as damned and leading men into damnation.