At One
Time, When Residing At Ajimeer, He Went A-Foot On Pilgrimage To The Tomb
Of A Saint Or Prophet Called Haji Mundin, And There Kindled A Fire With
His Own Hands, Under An Immense Heidelbergian Equipolent Brass Pot, In
Which Victuals Were Cooked For Five Thousand Poor Persons.
When the
victuals were ready, he took out the first platter with his own hands,
and served the mess to a poor person.
Noor Mahal took out and served the
second, and the rest was served by the other ladies of his
court. - Crack me this nut, all ye papal charity-vaunters.
One day an Armenian procured a nobleman to present him to the king, as
one who desired to become an Mahometan; on which the king asked him, if
he had been converted from hope of preferment; to which the Armenian
answered, that be had no such motive. Some months afterwards, the new
convert craved some courtesy from the king, which he denied, saying, "I
have already done you the greatest of all favours, in allowing you to
save your soul; but you must provide for your own body the best way you
can." The king likes not those who change their religion, being himself
of none but according to his own fancy, and freely allows therefore of
all religions in his dominions. Of which I may give the following
notable example:
He had an Armenian in his service, named Scander, whom he one day asked
if he thought any of the padres had ever converted a single Mahometan
to be a true Christian, for conscience sake, and not for money.
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