Storia do Mogor 65.16.3

65.16.3

King Shahjahan wrote a letter to Aurangzeb repeating the protest that he had written to Prince Shah Shuja'. Prince Dara also wrote, but his letter was full of threats. But Prince Aurangzeb dissembled and gave the same answer as Shah Shuja'. Finding himself with only a small force, and Murad Bakhsh being also in the field, Aurangzeb decided to write this letter to him : 'Be it known to the mighty Prince Murad Bakhsh that I have received word that Prince Dara has killed our father by poison, and has taken possession of the government, meaning to assume the title of emperor. From this cause Prince Shah Shuja' marched with a powerful army, intending to secure the throne and avenge himself on Prince Dara. This fact has forced me to write this letter, to let you know that there is no one, no other prince except you, worthy to be emperor of the Mogul Empire. Dara is an infidel and idolater, a destroyer of the Mahomedan faith ; Prince Shah Shuja' is a heretic, following the sect of 'Ali, and thus opposed to our faith ; while my zeal for the Quran requires me to devote all my strength to making you emperor of the whole empire. For, as everybody knows, it is a long time since I renounced the world and made a solemn vow to end my days at Mecca.