However, on the mere abandonment of the crown by _Abád Azád_, every thing went to ruin; so much blood was shed that the mills were turned by streams of gore; all that had been accomplished by the inventions and discoveries of this fortunate race was forgotten; men became like savage and ferocious beasts, and as in former times resumed their abodes in the mountain-clefts and gloomy caverns; those superior in strength overpowered and oppressed the weaker. At last some of the sages eminent for praise-worthy language and deeds, and who possessed the volume of Máhábád, assembled and went into the presence of _Jai Afrám_, the son of Abád, who, next his sire was the most undefiled and intelligent of men, and became one of the great Apostles: he passed his time in a mountain cave, far removed from intercourse with the world, and was styled _Jai_ on account of his purity, as in the _Abádí_ or _Azárí_ language, a holy person is called _Jai_:[247] the assembled sages with one voice implored his justice, saying: “We know of no remedy for preserving the world from ruin, excepting the intercourse of thy noble nature with mankind.” They afterwards recited to him the counsels, testamentary precepts, traditions and memorials of the _Abádíán_ princes on the great merit of this undertaking. He did not however assent, until a divine command had reached him, when through the influence of revelation and the presence of the decree-bearing angel, _Gabriel_, he arose and assumed the high dignity, The realm once more flourished, and the institutes of _Abád_ resumed their former vigor. The last of the fortunate monarchs of the _Jaí_ dynasty was _Jaí Alád_, who also retired from mankind; when the dominion had remained in this family during one _aspár_ of years. It is written in books of high authority that _Jaí Afrám_ was called the son of _Abád Azád_, because next to his noble ancestor no individual possessed such great perfections: but in reality many generations intervened between them: besides, _Jaí Afrám_ was descended from the sons of _Abád Azád_, so that there is a wide interval between _Sháí Gilív_ and _Jaí Abád_: in like manner between _Sháí Mahbúl_ and _Yásán_, and between _Yásán_ and _Gilsháhí_ there must have elapsed multiplied and numerous generations. Those who would understand the doctrines of this faith must know, the process of numeration among this profoundly-thinking sect is as follows; by tens, hundreds and thousands: one _salám_ equal to one hundred thousand; one hundred salám, one _shamár_; one hundred _shámar_, one _aspár_; one hundred _aspár_, one _rádah_; one hundred _rádah_, one _arádah_; a hundred _arádah_, one _ráz_; a hundred _ráz_, one _aráz_; and a hundred _aráz_, one _bíáraz_.