History of the Khaljis, A.D. 1290–1320 c20.s3.1

c20.s3.1

So vindictive was the sultan's nature that since Nizamuddin Aulia was a pir of Khizr Khan, Qutbuddin began to entertain a feeling of animosity towards him.⁶⁷ He even abused the Shaikh openly and ordered his nobles to refrain from visiting him. Through sheer discourtesy he declared a reward of a thousand *tankahs* for one who would cut the saints' head.⁶⁸ He even did not acknowledge the salutations of Nizāmuddin when they once chanced to meet at the tomb of Shaikh Ziyāuddīn Rūmī. He began to patronize Shaikh-zādā Jām, who had for long been an opponent of Niẓāmuddīn, and even called Shaikh-ul Islām Ruknuddīn from Multān.⁶⁹