Later Mughals v1.c10.s15: Sec. 15.—Farrukh-siyar's Widow Is Made Over to Her Father, Ajit Singh.
Later Mughals v1.c10.s15
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Sec. 15.—Farrukh-siyar's Widow Is Made Over to Her Father, Ajit Singh.
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At the time of setting out from Dihli, Ajit Singh had been appointed to command the vanguard. Thereupon he commenced to make excuses, on the ground that if he left his daughter, Farrukh-siyar's widow, behind him, she would either poison herself or her name and fame would be assailed. Yielding to these pleas, Abdullah Khan made the lady over to her father. She performed a ceremony of purification in the Hindu fashion, and gave up her Muhammadan attire. Then, with all her property, estimated to exceed 1,00,00,000 Rupees (£1,000,000) in value, she was sent off to her native country of Jodhpur. Great indignation was felt by the Muhammadans, especially by the more bigoted class of those learned in the law. The Qazi issued a ruling that the giving back of a convert was entirely opposed to Muhammadan law. But, in spite of this opposition, Abdullah Khan insisted on conciliating Ajit Singh, although on no previous occasion had a Rajput Princess been restored to her own people after she had once entered the imperial harem. [K. K. 833, Siwanih.]
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∗ Mhd. Qasim 292, Shiu Das 306, Khafi Khan 837, Siwanih-i-Khizri p. 3.