Twilight of the Sultanate c17.s3.24

c17.s3.24

Then there were the Sūfī saints and Hindu Yogīs. They were spread all over the country and used to keep in intimate touch with the common people. They had dedicated themselves to the devotion of God. In the writings of the fourteenth century there are many references about the life and activities of the saints, and it would be right to presume that the same pattern continued in the fifteenth century. Reverence for the saints almost bordered on worship.³² Even the kings were very respectful towards the saints to whom they gave liberal grants.³³ But the true saints shunned all offers of gift or service.³⁴