The Rashīdī History 233.6

233.6

He was a Hanifi by descent. In his youth he was addicted to forbidden pleasures, and little inclined towards laudable and becoming pursuits. On attaining the age of thirty-seven, he renounced all unlawful enjoyments and betook himself to a religious life, under the guidance of Hazrat Makhdumi Khwaja Shahab-ul-Millat wa ud-Din, better known as Khwaja Khavand Mahmud. He devoted all his attention and thought to this noble course, fasting by day and watching by night. In all his private gatherings little else was discussed but religious matters, and by these conferences he was much influenced. Justice had a strong hold over his mind, and in all his affairs he conformed with the Holy Law, never tiring of its observances, but rather delighting in them. He referred most questions to the spiritual courts [dár i-shara'] for settlement.