Storia do Mogor 156.1

156.1

Another case occurred which made me famous throughout the kingdom. It was as follows: Fida,e Khan ordered the beheadal of a powerful rebel, who plundered in all directions in the king's territories; he was brother-in-law of the qdzl of Lahor. His name was Theka Araham (? Thika, Arain), and he was extremely fat. I thought it was a good chance of laying in a stock of human fat, procuring it from the man and his companion, who was also very obese. I spoke to Fida,e Khan, pointing out the necessity I was under of having this medicament. As the opportunity was favourable, would he give orders to remove the fat from these two condemned men ? He then ordered the kotwal to have this done, and in compliance with the order men were sent to carry out the operation. I thus acquired eighteen sirs — that is, five hundred and four ounces purified. This matter caused great talk in the city, and the qazi, assembling many of the learned, sent men to complain to the king against Fida,e Khan for protecting a Frank. On his behalf he had committed the sacrilege of removing the fat of a Mahomedan, a man who read the Quran and yet had been thus afflicted. According to the strict law the Frank deserved to be burnt, but as Fida,e Khan declined to listen to argument, they were forced to come to His Majesty to present a complaint and demand justice.