The Nāṣirī Generations 133.5

133.5

The Chronicler relates after this manner:—The Almighty knoweth the truth!—that this dynasty are called Shansabanian with reference to their paternal ancestor [Shansab by name], who, after the removal of the sons of Zuhak, grew up in the country of Ghur, and attained great authority, power, and superiority, and acquired a name. The great probability is, that this personage lived in the time of the Khilafat of the Lord of the Faithful, 'Ali—may God reward him!—and that he received conversion to the faith at the hand of 'Ali himself, and that he took, from that Khalifah, a mandate and a standard; and to every one of that family, who used to sit upon the throne, that covenant which the Lord of the Faithful, 'Ali, had written, used to be presented to him, and he would agree to abide by it, after which he would become [legally] king. The family likewise were among the clients of the Khalifah 'Ali; and affection towards the High Priests of the family of the Chosen One used to be a firm tenet in their creed.