Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c4.s2.t1.11

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c4.s2.t1.11

in the Waqi‘at especially ‘anecdotes are interspersed, of the celebrated chiefs and saints of the time; silly stories of miracles, apparitions, demons, enchantment, and jugglery deform the work, exhibiting the extraordinary credulity of the author, as well as that of the age in which he lived.¹ It goes without saying that for a proper appreciation of religious life, if on no other account, knowledge of these alleged deformities is invaluable.

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