XXXVI. MAULĀNĀ ‘UMĀN OF SĀMĀNA. 118*

In those branches of knowledge which call for the exercise of the reasoning faculty he was a pupil of Ḥakīmu-l-Mulk,* and he acquired those which depend on the memory from other teachers. He is a capable and ready divine, and very liable to fits of reli­gious ecstasy. He is now in attendance on the imperial court. His understanding is good. He is inclined to religious retire­ment, and most of his time is spent in devotion. He was employed for some years, by the interest of Qilīj Khān,* in the administration of some parganas in the Dū-āb. He has now come to court and is ranked among the manṣabdārs.*