[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) › [Tārīkh-i Dāʾūdī](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi) › [Tarikh-i Daudi of 'Abdu-lla (extracts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot) › 6.3 # Tarikh-i Daʾudi 6.3 Táríkh-i Dáúdí of 'Abdu-lla (extracts) 6.3 - **Language:** English ### [6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot.6.3) The Sultan perceived the alteration in his health, and asked Shaikh Ladan Danishmand, who acted as his imam, what was the expiation of these sins — the omission of prayer and fasting, the shaving the beard, drinking wine, and cutting off men's noses and ears, and requested him to write his opinion and send it. Shaikh Ladan wrote it in detail, and sent it to the Sultan, who commanded the historiographers (waki'-navis) to search in the histories of his reign, from its very commencement, for any record of the commission by His Majesty of any sins of these descriptions, and after taking an account of their frequency and degree, to draw up, with Shaikh Ladan's assistance, a careful estimate as to how much gold he was required to give in order to make proper atonement for these transgressions. Shaikh Ladan made the necessary researches, and informed the Sultan, who ordered the treasurer to give to the 'Ulama such gold as did not belong to the public treasury. The 'Ulama were astonished, and said to the treasurer, "How was this sum, kept apart from the public treasury, acquired?" The treasurer replied, "The neighbouring sovereigns were in the habit of sending rarities to the Sultan, and some of the nobles used to send presents along with their petitions. An account of these was made yearly, and presented to the King, who directed that the sums realized by them should be kept separate, in order that the money might be made use of at his pleasure. - [Previous: 6.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot.6.2) - [Next: 6.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot.6.4) - [Up: 6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot.6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot.6.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.sultanate.tarikh-i-daudi~en-elliot.6.3) · Pramāṇa