Tarikh-i Daʾudi 3.1.1

3.1.1

Historians who have written concerning the reign of Sultán Sikandar say, that before his accession to the throne he was called Nizam Khán, and that he was remarkable for his beauty, which was unsurpassed, and that whoever looked on him yielded his heart captive. Shaikh Hasan, the grandson of the Shaikh Abú Lald whose memory is revered in Ráprí, was captivated by his appearance. This Shaikh Hasan was one of the most distinguished men of the period. One winter day, Prince Nizám Khán was sitting in his private chamber, when Shaikh Hasan was seized with a desire of beholding him, and he found no difficulty in reaching him, on account of the respect in which men of his pure mode of life are held. Sultán Sikandar was much astonished at seeing him enter, and asked him how he had come in without permission, in spite of the doorkeepers. The Shaikh answered, "You know best how and when I came." The Sultán said : "You consider yourself fond of me?" He replied, "I cannot hinder myself from being so." The Sultán ordered him to come forward; he did so, and there was a stove before the Sultán: the Sultán placed his hand on the Shaikh's head, and pressed it towards the burning coals; notwithstanding which, the Shaikh did not make the slightest movement or resistance. They remained in this position for a short time, when Mubárak Khán Lohání arrived: he wondered much at what he saw, and asked who that person (the Shaikh) was. The Sultán replied that it was Shaikh Hasan.