Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c10.214

c10.214

“The Sulṭān is noted for knowing the Holy Book by heart as also the law-book called *Hidāyah*, which expounds the principles of the school of Abū Ḥanīfah. . . . He is fond of reciting verses, composing them and hearing them read, when he readily seizes their most hidden allusions. He likes to converse with learned men and men of merit. He is also particularly fond of contending with poets in Persian—a language of which he is a master.” ¹