Tarikh-i Daʾudi 4.1

4.1

It is said that in the Sambhal district a person was digging, and found an earthen jar, containing 5000 gold mohurs. Mián Kásim, the governor of Sambhal, took all of it away from him; upon which the sufferer sent a petition to the King, informing him of all that had happened. Sultán Sikandar, being a benevolent and excellent monarch, commanded all the gold to be given back to the finder. Mián Kásim then represented that he was not a proper person to receive so large an amount of money; upon which the King addressed a farmán to Mián Kásim, saying, "O fool, He who has given it to him would not have done so had he been unworthy of it: all men are the servants of God, and He knows who is worthy, and who is not!" So all the gold was restored. In the same way a husbandman, who was ploughing a field in Ajodhan, belonging to the holy Shaikh Muhammad, turned up a very large block of stone; he left his work, and went and related this to the Shaikh, who sent some persons to inquire into the matter. On digging up the earth they found the stone, raised it up, and discovered a well beneath it. They then replaced the stone in its former position, and informed Shaikh Muhammad, who mounted his horse and came to the spot in person, and removed the stone. On descending into the well, they perceived it to be full of treasure, which the Shaikh caused to be carried away to his own dwelling. Some of the golden plates and vessels bore the seal of Sultán Sikandar Zú-l-karnain (Alexander the Great).