[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Delhi Sultanate (1206–1526)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate) › [Ṭabaqāt-i Nāṣirī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri) › [Tabakat-i-Nasiri](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty) › 285.3 # The Nāṣirī Generations 285.3 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 285.3 - **Language:** English ### [285.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.285.3) “When they had covered it up, in a corner of this chamber, that poor creature turned his face towards the kiblah, repeated a prayer of two genuflexions, and then occupied himself in repeating the Musalman creed. Suddenly, a side of the chamber opened, and two persons, so majestic and awe-striking that the bile of a hundred thousand lions, at their aspect, would turn to water, entered. Each of them bore a fiery javelin, out of which issued flames of fire, and the flames encircled the couch of the \[dead\] Mughal all round ; and a small spark from the fiery sparks \[issuing from the flames\], about the size of a needle’s point, fell upon the cheek of that youth, burnt it, and made it smart. One of these two persons said ; ' There appears to be a Musalman here and the other turned his face on the youth and asked : ‘ Who art thou ? ’ The youth states that he answered; 'I am a poor and miserable captive, captured by the hands of that Mughal.' They demanded : 'From whence art thou ? ' and I replied : ‘ From Tirmid.' They then struck one side of the chamber with the heads of their javelins, and it rent asunder to the extent of about \[the size of\] a doorway, and they said: ‘Go out!’ and I placed my foot without, and I found myself in the Tirmid country.” - [Previous: 285.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.285.2) - [Next: 285.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.285.4) - [Up: 285](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.285) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.285.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.285.3) · Pramāṇa