The

DABISTÁN,

or

SCHOOL OF MANNERS

Translated from the Original Persian,


CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME
		Page
Title Page

CHAPTER VII.
Of the religion of the Sadikíahs

CHAPTER VIII.
Of the religion of the Váhadiáh and Imaná
Section I.—	Of the appearance of the individual Vahed, and an account of his person	12
Section II.—	An account of some tenets of Vahed	14
Section III.—	Upon some of the sayings of Vahed	16
Section IV.—	On certain customs, forms of speech, and traditions of this sect	18

CHAPTER IX.
Of the religion of the Roshenian.
Section I.—	Of the appearance of the lord Míyán Báybezid	26
Section II.—	An account of the history of the lord Míyán Roshen Báyazid	38
Section III.—	Upon the transactions of the sons of the lord Miyán Báyazid	42

CHAPTER X.
Of the religion of the Ilahiah
Section I.—	On the appearance of the Khalifet of the All-Just	49
Section II.—	On the dispute of the people of different religions	50
Section III.—	Upon the virtues of the stars, according to reason, manifestation, revelation, and tradition	105
Section IV.—	Upon the sayings of his Majesty (Akbar), dwelling in the seventh heaven	121

CHAPTER XI.
Of the religion of the Wise (Philosophers).
Section I.—	Of the religion of the philosophers, and of some branches of their questions	139
	An account of the pages of human actions and their recorders, and of the descent of angels and demons to the good and the wicked	153
	An account of mountains and seas, and of what occurs upon the earth at the last judgment	155
	Account of the tree Tuba, which is in heaven, and the tree Zakum, which is in hell	158
Section II.—	Of the reputation and the truth of the prophetic dignity	172
	Upon the meaning of revelation and inspiration	175
	Upon the interpretation of the miracles of the prophet	177
Section III.—	Of the successors of these philosophers, and the chief followers of this creed	204

CHAPTER XII.
Of the religion of the Sufiahs.
Section I.—	Of some of their tenets	220
Section II.—	Of the prophetic office, and explanation of the public declarations conformable to the revelation of inspired persons	241
Section III.—	Of some of the Saints among the moderns, and of the Sufis whom the author of the work has known	284

EPILOGUE
Of Moulavi Nazer Ushruf, editor of the Persian text of the Dabistán, printed in Calcutta		315

Index		321
Errata