Muntakhab al-tawarikh 61.10.6

61.10.6

Moreover he was highly esteemed by the learned and religious men of his time. They say that when he reached Alwar on his way to the Panjab he one day caught sight of Mulla 'Abdu-llah of Sultanpur who was at some distance coming towards him; addressing his attendants he said: "Have you any idea who this is who is approaching." They replied: "Who is it, please inform us." He said: "Babar Padshah had five sons, of whom four left Hindustan and one remained." They said "and who is that one?" He replied: "This Mulla who is approaching." Sarmast Khan said: "What is the use of keeping up connection with such a vicious person?" He replied: "What can I do, when I can find no better than he?" And when Mulla 'Abdu-llah came up he ordered him to sit upon his own throne, and bestowed upon him a bead-roll of pearls, valued at twenty thousand rupees, which had at that moment arrived as mimicry to the eye of great and small : and he had made arrows tipped with gold of a money value of five hundred tankahs and used to throw them. Whatever poor person's house they used to fall at, he then bestowed that amount in money upon him and used to take back the arrow-head, this fitful habit however quickly came to an end after a few days. Verse. Inorganic matter is one thing : spontaneous growth is another. Verse. If the tears flow down upon the cheeks, True weeping is easily distinguished from false.