This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...tomb: O trimmer, manipulate the scissors with care, Or else thou mayest clip the wings of Gabriel. Among the gifts of this monarch to the Shrine was his bow, which bears his name--a priceless treasure, little valued by Persians. He also visited Najaf, where he swept out the tomb of his ancestor Ali, and in every way he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...tomb: O trimmer, manipulate the scissors with care, Or else thou mayest clip the wings of Gabriel. Among the gifts of this monarch to the Shrine was his bow, which bears his name--a priceless treasure, little valued by Persians. He also visited Najaf, where he swept out the tomb of his ancestor Ali, and in every way he stimulated and encouraged religious feeling, more especially as expressed in pilgrimages. The fact that he drank wine freely was but a trifling hindrance to his reputation for exemplary piety, Moslem ethics in such matters being different from those of the West.1 His Domestic Life.--It is with revulsion that we are forced to turn from the greatness of the Shah's public achievements to the brutalities of his domestic life.. Yet even here some allowance should be made for the position of a sovereign of Persia whose ill-wishers would certainly endeavour to make his heir the instrument of their policy. Briefly, the facts to be recorded are these. Abbas had four sons, and when they grew up he became jealous of their popularity and regarded their advisers as his enemies. Whether he had good reason for his fears we do not know. Safi Mirza, his eldest son, was the first victim. The Shah was led to believe that this Prince, who possessed the attractive qualities of valour and liberality, was plotting against him to avenge the death of a favourite who had been executed. In order that he might escape the odium of putting his popular son to death, he apparently arranged for him to be stabbed by a certain Behbud Khan, who alleged that he was avenging a private injury. The assassin took bast, or sanctuary,2 in the Shah's stable, and was not only pardoned but promoted to high office. But remorse preyed on the father's mind and, seeking in further cruelty a ...
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