The Nāṣirī Generations 293.2.7

293.2.7

“The defences surrounding the place have eight gates, one of which is called the Bab-ush-Shahwat, or Gate of Desire. Another gate is called the Bab-ul-Farah wa ul-Ni'am, or Gate of Gladness and of Benefits; and over the gateway are two statues carved out of stone—one in the form of a man, who, with both hands, is making signs of gladness and joy, and that they call the statue of Gladness. The other figure is that of a man with a mass of rock on his head, which is the statue of Benefits [received]. In Mayya-farikin no afflicted or sorrowful person will be found, but, on the contrary [sic in MSS.], all that is good and excellent. “On the summit of a tower which they call the Burj-i-’Ali bin Wahab, facing the west, to indicate the kiblah [the direction to which people turn to pray], Bait-ul-Mukaddas—Jerusalem—a large cross is set up, and on the Church of the Holy Sepulchre is another cross like unto it; and it is said that the same person designed both crosses.