The Nāṣirī Generations 288.1.1

288.1.1

This account is derived from a recluse among the recluses of Islam, who is worthy of credit, and is here recorded in order that it may come under the observation of the Sultan of Islam. This servant of the victorious empire, Minhaj-i-Saraj, who is the author of this Tabakat, on the first occasion that he chanced to undertake a journey into the Kuhistan, and saw the Muhtashim, Shihab, the Hakim, the friend of the Musalmans, saw, in his presence, a recluse, an aged man of Nishapur, who was one among the esteemed of Sultan Muhammad, Khwarazm Shah, and his mother, the Malikah-i-Jahan—on whom be the Almighty’s mercy!—and, during the time of that monarch and his mother, he enjoyed their intimacy and esteem. This recluse used clandestinely to take care of the interests of the Muhtashim, Shihab, before the Sultan’s throne, and was wont to show honour towards his emissaries; and, such of their important affairs as used to be before the Court, he would get brought to a successful termination.