Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c5.s3.45

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c5.s3.45

¹ Compare K.K., 132; B., 158. The use of the Qur’anic formula has no particular religious significance in this case though on the presentation of a non-Muslim the *Naqib* cried *Hadaka-Allah* (May Allah guide thee to the path of Islam). Its use was purely ceremonial. It was further useful in guiding the visitor in various formalities of presentation.

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