Muntakhab al-tawarikh 44.1.1

44.1.1

Who was the brother’s son of Sultān Ghiyāsu-d-Dīn Tughlaq and uncle’s son of Sultān Muhammad ‘Ādil, in accordance with the authority appointing him the heir-apparent of Sultan Muhammad ascended the throne of sovereignty and state, by the consent of the chiefs of the Shaikhs and the leading Amirs and Vazirs in the aforesaid year, in the vicinity of Thatha. It is said that the Makhdumzada-i-‘Abbasi of Baghdad, and Shaikh Nasiru-d-Din Chiragh-i-Dihli may God sanctify their sacred resting places were the cause of the allegiance thus sworn to Sultan Firoz, and it is currently reported that [Makhdum Shaikh Nasiru-d-Din Chiragh-i-Dihli may God sanctify his resting place] had secretly made Malik Firoz King during the absence of Sultan Muhammad. Some of the Muftis informed the Sultan of this, and his orders were that those two, master and disciple were to be taken in confinement from Dihli and brought to the camp. This was carried out, and Malik Firoz in some way or other gained over the guards, and made his way, just as he was, to the neighbourhood of Hansi to Shaikh Badru-d-Din who was one of the descendants of Shaikh Jamalu-d-Din of Hansi may God sanctify their resting-places. That holy man exclaimed “Great God! a man has been made prisoner and taken off to be Sultan, and he wots not of it”!