| A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
| Part I, Chapter XV: On the advice given by sages and holy men to rulers. | |||
| f196b | f141b- f142a |
788 | Introduction. Qádhí Sawwár b. ‘Abdullah’s advice to the Caliph Manṣúr about the conduct of affairs. |
| ” | f142a | 789 | ‘Amr b. ‘Abíd (?) tells his experience about the heirs of ‘Umar II, and Hishám the Umayyad. |
| A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
| f196b | f142a | 790 | Shaqíq of Balkh’s advice to Hárúnu’r-Rashíd about the duty of a Caliph. |
| f197a | ” | 791 | Fudhayl b. ‘Iyadh’s solemn advice to Hárúnu’r-Rashíd. |
| ” | f142b | 792 | Abú Ḥázim’s holy gift to Sulaymán b. ‘Abdu’l-Malik the Caliph, and the birth of ‘Umar II. |
| ” | ” | 793 | The interview of ‘Abdu’r-Raḥmán b. Abí Nu‘aym and the Caliph al-Manṣúr. |
| ” | ” | 794 | ‘Amr b. ‘Abíd reminds al-Manṣúr of the story of one loaf and a dish of “Sakbá”. |
| f197b | * | 795 | Dhu’l Qarnayn’s visit to a land where the people had dug graves and used to eat herbs. |
| ” | f142b | 796 | Sálim Sindí’s advice to ‘Umar b. ‘Abdu’l ‘Azíz — the warning from the fall of Adam. |
| ” | ” | 797 | Ibnu’s-Sammák’s advice to Hárúnu’r-Rashíd. |
| ” | ” | 798 | The interview of the Caliph Hárún and Buhlúl. |
| ” | ” | 799 | Maḥmúd’s visit to the Bímáristán of Ghazna, and a madman’s pithy remark. |
| ” | ” | 800 | Dhu’l-Qarnayn’s interview with Socrates. |
| f198a | f144b | 801 | Manṣúr-i-‘Ammár saves the Qádhí of Baghdád from perdition by a clever suggestion. |
| ” | f143a | 802 | Muḥammad ibnu’s-Sammák’s remark awakens Hárúnu’r-Rashíd’s conscience. |
| ” | ” | 803 | Hárúnu’r-Rashíd’s visit to ‘Abdu’r-Razzáq Ṣan‘ání, Sufyán b. ‘Utba and Fadhl b. ‘Utba during his pilgrimage, and the latter’s observations to him. |
| ” | * | 804 | Khálíd b. Ṣafwán’s grave advice to the Caliph Hishám b. ‘Abdu’l Malik. |
| f198b | f143a | 805 | Ibráhim b. Adham’s four instructions to a sinner for his atonement in the form of a story. |
| ” | ” | 806 | Abu’l-‘Abbás the commander-in-chief’s question to Abú ‘Alí Daqqáq. |
| ” | f143b | 807 | The four accursed things that rust the soul, according to the saint Muḥammad Wási‘. |
| f199a | ” | 808 | The three things forbidden by Luqmán the Philosopher to his son, and how the son tested the wisdom of the prohibition. |
| ” | ” | 809 | A judge’s unjustifiable mourning at the loss of his son, and how a monk’s admonitory question put him right. |
| ” | * | 810 | Shaykh Abú Ḥafṣ-i-Kabír consoled by the touching remarks of a madman and a singer. |
| ” | f143b | 811 | The advice of a sage to a Persian king; (the similes to be noted). |
| f199b | f144a | 812 | Núshírwán the Just rewards two persons according to the comparative merit of their sayings. |
| ” | ” | 813 | ‘Umar II’s pithy counsel to his lieutenants. |
| ” | ” | 814 | Núshírwán’s dying injunction to Hurmuz about the wording of the inscription on his grave. |
| ” | ” | 815 | Shaqíq of Balkh’s three counsels to a camel-rider, who attempted, and was able, to walk on the water. |
| ” | ” | 816 | Núshírwán’s interview with a secluded monk and his advice to him. |
| f200a | ” | 817 | Aristotle’s dying advice to his son to acquire the imperishable glory, i. e., Knowledge. |
| ” | ” | 818 | Ḥátim Aṣamm’s ordeal to control the birds on a tree before he is fit to preach. |
| A. | G. | Serial. | TITLES OF THE ANECDOTES. |
| f200a | f144b | 819 | The admonition of a traveller dervish to a learned divine. |
| ” | ” | 820 | The submission of a proud divine and preacher of ‘Iráq at the warning of Ibráhím b. Adham. |
| ” | ” | 821 | Abú Ḥázim Laffáf’s experience of 60 years and his dying words about the efficacy of trust in God. |
| f200b | f145a | 822 | Another pithy counsel of a holy man to his disciples. |
| ” | ” | 823 | Manṣúr-i-‘Ammár’s sermon to a king. |
| ” | ” | 824 | A slave-girl reproaches the Caliph Mahdí for his pomp; the Caliph is deeply moved. |
| ” | ” | 825 | The fable of two kinds of disasters; inference therefrom for the Caliph al-Mahdí. |
| ” | ” | 826 | ‘Abdu’llah b. Mubárak gives five reasons for the corruption in Islam. |
| f201a | f145b | 827 | Wahb b. Munabbih recites to his audience Khidhr’s advice to Moses. |
| ” | ” | 828 | The advice of a Prophet to a Jewish philosopher who had collected and studied many books. |
| ” | ” | 829 | The four renunciations enjoined by Ḥátim-i-Aṣamm to a disciple of his. |
| ” | ” | 830 | Haṣan of Baṣra’s reply to one of the letters of ‘Umar II. |
| f201b | f146a | 831 | Jealousy of ‘Iṣám-i-Yúsuf the Muftí of Balkh towards Ḥátim-i-Aṣamm. |
| ” | ” | 832 | Shaqíq of Balkh’s advice to an ascetic. |
| ” | ” | 833 | Shaqíq of Balkh’s enumeration of four things which save from perdition. |
| ” | ” | 834 | The clothing of an orphan by Sariyyu’s-Saqaṭí, and Ma‘rúf’s blessings on him. |
| f202a | ” | 835 | The reception and first sermon of Yaḥyá b. Mu‘ádh Rází in Balkh. |
| ” | f146b | 836 | Ibráhím b. Adham’s advice to a person. |
| ” | ” | 837 | Ibráhím b. Adham’s advice to an elderly man. |
| The chapter ends with a short praise of the Wazír. | |||