Muntakhab al-tawarikh 65.4.4

65.4.4

The use of foul abusive language against the companions of the Prophet would be held to be loss of asl (iman) and hence to render the reviler liable to tabarra provided he died in that state. As the person referred to in the story was killed by Mirza Yadgar Nasir he is called tabarrai, accursed. part of the inhabitants of the world are like a flock of sheep, wherever one goes, the others immediately follow. Mirza Kamran, losing the clue of all independent action, availed himself of the services of the Shaikhs and 'Ulama to sue for pardon. Humayun, upon condition of personal submission, effaced the record of his transgressions from the page of his mind with the water of forgiveness. Mirza, in accordance with the saying “The traitor is a coward,” would not consent to an interview, and took refuge in the citadel of Kabul, where he entrenched himself, and fled thence in the dead of night to Ghaznin. The whole of his army came over to the camp of Humayun, who appointed Mirza Hindal to pursue him, and came himself to Kabul, and the hidden meaning of the sacred word “Verily, He who hath ordained the Qur'an for thee will restore thee to thy returning place” was revealed, and he refreshed to the full his eyes with the sight of the noble Prince — his son. This victory was gained on the tenth of the month of Ramazan the blessed, in the year 952 H. (A.D. 1545), and the following hemistich was written as a record of the date: Be jang girift az u Kabul.