History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s5.t1.31

v5.c84.s5.t1.31

Ibrahim Khan, finding himself worsted in the contest, at last handed Abdus Shakur and other accused Shias over to the qazi, by whom Shakur and his two sons and one son-in-law were put to death under canonical sentence. After this the qazi gave up visiting the subahdar, though it was his official duty, and he did not leave his own house, in spite of the latter begging for forgiveness. The mufti (Muhammad Tahir), however, acted in exactly the opposite manner, and therefore the mob sacked and destroyed his house. The Sunni rioters were masters of the city. Baba Qasim, the preceptor of the Shias, was seized on the road and put to death with disgrace. Fidai Khan rode out in force to punish the mob. The fight took place before the house of Mirza Salim Kashghari, a local leader of the Sunnis, and the latter was slain with many of the mob. But in the meantime, Shaikh Baqā Bābā had assembled another crowd, and set fire to Ibrahim Khan's mansion! That governor then arrested and imprisoned Baqa Baba, the qazi, news-writer, and bakhshi of the province, and the leading men of the capital. This strong action cowed the people into submission.