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² The inscription over the doorway of the inner enclosure of the Qadam Sharif is as follows :— “The guide of those who have lost (their way), Muḥammad! “The preacher of preachers, Muḥammad! “Glorious is the Madrasah, the pulpit and the house. In the midst of which is read the praise of Muḥammad! “For broken hearts He is a (healing) balm! “For the afflicted in the heart, Muḥammad is a comfort! etc., etc.”—Carr Stephen’s *Archaeology of Delhi*, p. 147. The Qadam Sharīf is about a mile and a half to the south of the Lahore Gate of modern Delhi.