The Nāṣirī Generations 152.3.2

152.3.2

His bounty and benefactions, bestowed upon the meritorious, the learned, the recluse, and the devout, reached to the extremes of the empire of Islam, from the east to the west, to ’Arab and to ’Ajam, to Turkistan and to Hind; and the names of all those meriting his bounty and charity were recorded in his civil courts and record offices. His life extended to a period of sixty-three years; and the removal of this great monarch from this transitory sphere to the eternal habitation took place at the city of Hirat, on Wednesday, the 27th of the sacred month of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 599 H. His mausoleum was raised by the side of the Jami’ Masjid of Hirat. The mercy of the Almighty be upon him! The Most High God had adorned the incomparable nature of the victorious Sultan, Ghiyas-ud-Din, Muhammad-i-Sam, with divers virtues and endowments, both outward and inward; and his Court was graced with learned doctors of religion and law ecclesiastical, accomplished scholars, illustrious philosophers, and the celebrated in eloquence; and his magnificent Court had become the asylum of the world, and the retreat of the worthy and laudable persons of the earth. Chiefs of the [holders of] religious tenets of every sect were there gathered together, incomparable poets were there present, and masters in the art of poetry and prose were entertained in the service of his sublime Court.