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Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s2.5

Fall of the Mughal Empire v1.c6.s2.5

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v1.c6.s2.5

When the fires of youthful passions burnt themselves out, a deep melancholy settled on Muhammad Shāh, and towards the end of his life he loved to frequent the society of *faqirs* and to hold long converse with them, discussing spiritual questions like an initiate. Three such hermits became his spiritual guides, and the Court nobles and the common people followed his example.*