Siyar al-mutaʾakhkhirin 18.3.1

18.3.1

There were, besides those holy men, which we have been mentioning, numbers of pious and religious persons, in different parts of Bengal, all persons of character for sanctity of life and learning; but of whose life, I am not sufficiently informed to commemorate them properly here. One of these was Shah-gholam-aaly, in the village of Divrah, about the town of Arvel. Shah-bedi-eddin was another; together with others, who descended from Shah-sherf-eddin-yahya of Bahar. We must also mention Shaik-sahilen, in Saher-seram, and Shah-mahmed-mah in Belia, a dependence of Monghir; and also Shah-nedjm-eddin, better known under the name of Shah-moolah, in the district of Sooroodj-gara, a dependence of Monghir, where he lived with a deal of ease and satisfaction, enjoying a small estate in land, the revenue of which he spent in entertaining all comers or travellers that would call on him. But Haider-aaly-qhan who commanded Aaly-verdy-qhan's artillery, having commenced an acquaintance with him, that General made application to that Prince for his bestowing on the holy man the small Parganah or District of Cagra, in the dependence of Monghir ; and the request was complied with, with the best grace in the world ; so that the General one day presented him with the patent of it. Now that estate is enjoyed by his descendants, that is, by his wife's relations, who all live comfortably upon the product of it.