[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) › 77.5.3 # Muntakhab al-tawarikh 77.5.3 Muntakhabu-t-tawārīkh (Ranking, Lowe, Haig) 77.5.3 - **Language:** English ### [77.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.77.5.3) “Whatever the rolling heaven gives is but a loan, In a mill the white is but contingent to the stone.” Soon after this they sent the Mulla to the fortress of Biyanah, and there he was confined. And from this place he wrote numberless pamphlets on the subject of proof by tamanu', which is that made use of in the verse of the Qoran \[XXI, 22\]: “If there were in them gods beside God, verily both heaven and earth would come to ruin,” and is a well known method of argument among logicians: and others besides addressed to the Khan Khanan, and thus made endeavours at reconciliation, and liberating himself; but all was in vain:— “ The heart’s a glass, if broken, how repair the ill ! It is no earthen cup to be cracked and patched at will. After some days they sent him from Biyanah by order of the Khan Khanan, on a pilgrimage to the sacred Mekka : and he was still in Gujrat, when the decline of the Khan Khanan’s power began. Then he returned, and came to pay his homage to the Emperor, and having obtained the name of Nasir-ul-mulk, he was appointed to go in pursuit of the Khan Khanan, as shall be recorded in its proper place if God (He is exalted!) will. (P. 29) And the office of vicegerent of the Khan Khanan was transferred from Pir Muhammad Khan to Haji Muhammad Khan Sistani, who was also one of the Khan’s followers. And the following line is applicable to this occurrence ; — “ The dog sits down in the sausage-seller’s place.” - [Previous: 77.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.77.5.2) - [Next: 77.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.77.5.4) - [Up: 77.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.77.5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.77.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.general.muntakhab-al-tawarikh~en-ranking-lowe-haig.77.5.3) · Pramāṇa