CHAPT. I. treats of the religion of the _Pársián_. CHAPT. II. of the religion of the _Hindus_. CHAPT. III. of the religion of the _Tabitían_. CHAPT. IV. of the religion of the _Yahud_ (Jews). CHAPT. V. of the religion of the _Tarasás_ (Christians). CHAPT. VI. of the religion of the _Muselmáns_. CHAPT. VII. of the religion of the _Sádakíah_. CHAPT. VIII. of the religion of the _Váhadiáh_ (Unitarians). CHAPT. IX. of the religion of the _Rósheníán_. CHAPT. X. of the religion of the _Ilahíah_. CHAPT. XI. of the religion of the Wise (Philosophers). CHAPT. XII. of the religion of the _Súfiah_. [222] The words in italic are not in the Persian text. [223] The five distichs are in the metre called هزج, “hazaj,” composed of the following feet: مفعول مفاعيل فاعيل فعولن. See _M. Garcin de Tassy, author of the “Mémoire sur le système métrique des Arabes, adapté à la langue Hindoustani.”_ 1832. [224] This distich contains the same idea as the following of Nizámi: هر که نه گويا بتوخاموش به هر چه نه ياد تو فراموش به “It is better not to speak than to speak of another but thee; it is better to leave in oblivion what does not remind of thee.” _Quoted in the “Rudimens de la langue Hindoustani,” by the author just mentioned (p. 16 and 25)._ [225] The two distichs are in a metre, which is a variety of the _hazaj_, before mentioned, and is composed as follows: مفعول مفاعلن فعولن. [226] This verse expresses the same idea as the following hemistich of the Arabic poem, called Borda, and composed by Sharf-eddin-al Búsíri: لولاه لما تخرج الدنيا من العدم “Without him the world would never have come forth from nothingness.” This is one of the celebrated traditions respecting Muhammed, contained in the following words: لولاک ما حلقت الافلاک “If it had not been for thee (Muhammed), the worlds would never have been created.” This encomiastic expression has been reproduced in several other poems, Arabic, Persian, and Hindostani. _See upon this subject, “Les aventures de Kamrup,” p. 146-147, and “Les OEuvres de Wali,” p. 51-52, traduites de l’Hindoustani, par M. Garcin de Tassy._ [227] The manuscript of Oude has here: محسن فانی گوبه, “Mohsen Fáni says:” which would leave no doubt upon the name of the author of this book, if these words were not a mere addition of the copyist. CHAPTER I. OF THE RELIGION OF THE PARSIÁN. This chapter is divided into fifteen sections.