The Nāṣirī Generations 287.3.2

287.3.2

On this account his assemblies contained some of the most distinguished of the 'Ulama of Khurasan, such as that Imam of the Age, Afzal-ud-Din, the Bamiani, and Imam Shams-ud-Din, Khusrau-Shahi, and other 'Ulama of Khurasan, who had come to him ; and he had treated all of them with honour and reverence, and showed them much kindness. They stated to this effect, that, during those first two or three years of anarchy in Khurasan, one thousand honorary dresses, and seven hundred horses, with trappings, had been received from his treasury and stables by 'Ulama and poor strangers. As the kindness and benefactions towards, and association and intercourse of this Muhtashim, Shihab, with the Musalmans became frequent, the Mulahidah sect sent accounts to Alamut saying: "Very soon the Muhtashim, Shihab, will give the whole of the property of the Da'wat-Khanah [General Bounty Fund] to the Musalmans;" and, from Alamut, a mandate came for him to proceed thither; and the government of the Kuhistan was conferred upon the Muhtashim, Shams [ud-Din], Hasan-i-Ikhtiyar.