The Foundation of Muslim Rule in India: A History of the Establishment and Progress of the Turkish Sultanate of Delhi, 1206–1290 A.D. c8.141

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¹ See Ferishta, I, p. 66-7, for his scrupulous performance of the religious duties. He affected a great reverence for the Sufis; Minhaj, pp. 166-68. Barani, pp. 103-137, makes lengthy reference to his 'love and regard for those derveshes who had renounced the world's material attractions. See Fawadul Fawaid, f. 65, for an illustration of how this religiosity helped in the fulfilment of his imperialistic schemes. See also, Zikr-i-Jami-Aulia-i-Delhi, f. 201a.