The Book of Akbar 157.9

157.9

self-contemplation) had not kept their ears for the royal commands found ears and nose gone from their places, others who had laid the fingertip of intent on the edge of misfeasance saw no more the figure of a finger in their hand. After executing these judgments and orders the time of evening prayer arrived. The Imam, who was not void of obtuseness, at the first genuflection recited the Sura 'A-lam tara kaifa' “Hast thou not seen how.” After the conclusion of the service the order of vengeance was issued that the Imam be thrown under the foot of an elephant because he had designedly and allusively recited the chapter of the elephant, and had degraded justice to tyranny, and had uttered an evil presage. Maulana Muhammad Parghali represented that the Imam did not know the meaning of the Quran. But as the fire of wrath was darting tongues of flame he got no reply except abusive epithets. After a time when the light of the Imam's simplicity shone on the marge of his holy heart and the conflagration of the flames of wrath was stayed, he expressed much regret and spent the whole night in sorrow and weeping.