[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [General histories](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general) › [Muntakhab al-tawārīkh](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh) › [Muntakhabu-t-tawarikh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig) › 132.1 # Muntakhab al-tawarikh 132.1 Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 132.1 - **Language:** English ### [132.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.132.1) Tawa'is is a dependency of Khurasan. He was a most trustworthy man, but, as he was devoid of learning, some of his decisions were wrong. He had suffered much at the hands of the wealthy men of his time, and was therefore always much prejudiced against them, and would, as far as possible, show favour to the poorer party, even though he were in the wrong. He did not understand that in these days it is generally the wrong-doer that cries for justice, in which connection Shaikh Abu-’l-Fazl has said, “If the greatest of the Imams had lived in our time he would have written on practical theology otherwise than as he did.” When the Khan-i-Zaman broke out into rebellion he gave a decision to the effect that the seizure of the effects of a rebel was unlawful, and this decision led to his deposition and the appointment of Qazi Ya'qub in his place. Very shortly after his deposition he passed away from this world. Qazi ‘Abdu-’r-Rahim, the Qazi of Mathura, laid a complaint before the Shaikh, to the effect that a wealthy and stiff-necked Brahman of that place had carried off the materials which he, the Qazi, had collected for the construction of a masjid, and had built of them an idol-temple, and that, when the Qazi had attempted to prevent him, he had, in the presence of witnesses, opened his foul mouth to curse the prophet (on whom be peace), and had shown his contempt for Muslims in various other ways. When the Brahman was called upon to appear, he disobeyed the Shaikh's summons. - [Previous: 131](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.131) - [Next: 132.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.132.2) - [Up: 132](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.132) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.132.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.132.1) · Pramāṇa