Muntakhab al-tawarikh 92.1

92.1

Ambethi is the chief village of a pargana in the District of Lakhnau. Shaikh Nizam was the disciple and pupil of Shaikh Ma'ruf-i Cishti, the line of whose spiritual descent goes back to Shaikh Nur Qutb-i 'Alam. He followed the ordinary rule of life (of an orthodox Muslim) but was at the same time drawn towards God in a mysterious manner. Although he was at first one of the students of remunerative branches of knowledge his exalted disposition yet led him to turn much towards the things of the next world. His eyes were ever fixed on the page and his heart fixed on God, nor was he neglectful of the service of zikr, and the employment of the soul (in God's service). Couplet. Not for one moment do I turn my attention from that moon, I fear lest it should glance towards me and I should not be on the watch.