[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) › 293.2.7 # The Nāṣirī Generations 293.2.7 Tabakat-i-Nasiri 293.2.7 - **Language:** English ### [293.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.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. - [Previous: 293.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.293.2.6) - [Next: 293.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.293.2.8) - [Up: 293.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.293.2) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.293.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tabaqat-i-nasiri~en-raverty.293.2.7) · Pramāṇa