On Wednesday,*
the 27th, I went to the monastery of
Shaikh Wajīhu-d-dīn, which was near the palace, and
the fātiḥa was read at the head of his shrine, which is
in the court of the monastery. Ṣādiq Khān, who was
one of the chief Amirs of my father, built this monastery.
The Shaikh was a successor of Shaikh Muḥammad Ghau,*
but a successor against whom the teacher disputed.
Wajīhu-d-dīn's loyalty to him is a clear proof*
of the
greatness of Shaikh Muḥammad Ghau. Shaikh Wajīhu-ddīn
was adorned with visible excellencies and spiritual
perfection. He dīed thirty years ago in this city
(Ahmadabad), and after him Shaikh ‘Abdu-llah, according
to his father's will, took his place. He was a very
ascetic dervish. When he died his son Shaikh Asadu-llah
sat in his place, and also quickly went to the eternal
world. After him his brother Shaikh Ḥaidar became lord
of the prayer carpet, and is now alive, and is employed
at the grave of his father and grandfather in the service
of dervishes and in looking after their welfare. The traces
of piety are evident on the forehead of his life. As it was
the anniversary festival of Shaikh Wajīhu-d-dīn, 1,500
rupees were given to Shaikh Ḥaidar for the expenses of
the anniversary, and I bestowed 1,500 rupees more on the
band of fakirs who were present in the monastery, with
my own hand in charity, and made a present of 500
rupees to the grandson (?) of Shaikh Wajīhu-d-dīn. In the
same way I gave something for expenses, and land to
each of his relatives and adherents according to his
merit. I ordered Shaikh Ḥaidar to bring before me
the body of dervishes and deserving people who were
associated with him, in order that they might ask
for money for expenses and for land. On Thursday,
the 28th, I went to look round the Rustam - Khānbāṛī,
and scattered 1,500 rupees on the road. They
call a garden a bāṛī in the language of India. This is
a garden that my brother Shāh Murād made in the name
of his son Rustam. I made a Thursday entertainment
in this garden, and gave cups to some of my private
servants. At the end of the day I went to the little
garden of the ḥawālī (mansion) of Shaikh Sikandar,
which is situated in the neighbourhood of this garden,
and which has exceedingly good figs. As picking the
fruit with one's own hand gives it quite a different relish,
and I had never before plucked figs with my own hand,
their excellence in this respect was approved. Shaikh
Sikandar*
is by origin a Gujarati, and is not wanting
in reasonableness, and has complete information about the
Sultans of Gujarat. It is now eight or nine years since
he has been employed among the servants (of the State).
As my son Shāh Jahān had appointed to the government
of Ahmadabad Rustam Khān, who is one of his chief
officers, at his request I, in accordance with the association
of his name, presented him with (the garden) Rustam-