History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v2.c24.30

v2.c24.30

Aurangzeb wrote the following letter to Daud Khan and contrived that it should be intercepted by Dara’s patrols and placed before him: “I learn from your letter, which has reached me at such and such a place, that you wish for my success beyond limit. I praise and approve of your conduct. As requested by you I am proceeding very quickly towards that side. God willing, you will soon have the honour of waiting on me. The proper course for a devoted servant (like you) is to act in this matter in the way mentioned in your letter, so that my mind may be entirely placed at rest about these affairs and Sipihr Shukoh,—nay, all the enemies of the Prophet’s path, and all deniers of the Prophet’s faith,—may be made prisoners by the troops of Islam.”