Ahyáyi âlum al din, “the revival of the sciences of faith,” a work of Ghazáli, recommended for perusal in Akbar’s ordinances, III. 123. Ajapa, a particular mantra, II. 133 n. 2. Aid, “feast,” III. 262. Aid fitr, “the feast of breaking fast,” III. 261 n. 1. Aid Kurban, “the feast of sacrifice,” III. 264 n. 1. Ajem explained, I. 146 n. 1. Aikáb, “vicissitude,” III. 284. Aín ul Kazat, quoted, III. 262, 263. Ajnyákhyam, the union of the coronal and sagittal sutures, II. 131. Aisha Girda, a Sanyási, adept in restraining the breath, II. 147 ――skilled in magic and sleight of hand, 148. Aisia (Jesus), II. 297, 298, 305, 306, 307. Aisuyah (Christians), II. 308 ――their creed, 308, 312 ――the ten commandments of God, 312, 313 ――five other commandments, 313, 314 ――seven sacraments, 315, 316 ――authority of the Pope, 317 ――Christian virtues, 317, 318 ――fourteen gifts of God, 318, 319 ――Sins enumerated, 319, 321 ――the Gospel translated into different languages, 322. Ak, asclepias gigantea, II. 80. Akalis, “the Immortals,” a distinguished class of the Sikhs, II. 288 n. 1. Akamnath, a Yogí and Saint――believed to have lived two thousand years――his speeches before Jehangir, II. 116, 117 ――went to Mecca――returns to Hindostan, 118. Akas, ether, II. 39 ――space, 40 n. 1. Akba Abd-ullah, son of Sâd, son of Abi Serj, III. 56. Akbar (emperor), his code quoted, II. 165. Akbar, Jelal-eddin, son of Hamayun and of Banu Begam――date of his birth, III. 49 ――permits and provokes religious disputes before him, 50, 97 ――his own creed exhibited, 75 ――the practices enjoined by him, 83, 86 ――establishes the worship of the stars, _ibid._ ――secludes a number of children from society, to their fourteenth year, when they are found to be dumb, 91 ――approves the worship of the ancient kings of Persia, 91 ――says prayers to the sun, 94 ――forbids the killing of cows, 95 ――invites fire-worshippers to his court, and establishes the preservation of perpetual fire, _ibid._ ――orders the fixation of a new sentence of profession, 97 ――proclaims a new faith, 98 ――a new era, 99 ――further regulations of Akbar, 102, 103, 104, 121 to 136 ――writes a book of advice to king Abas Safavi, 136 ――remarkable speech of Akbar, 137 ――employs men of all nations in his service, 138. Akhárah, a Dakhani word for a sort of sacrificial wood, II. 80. Akhbárin, “dogmatical traditionists,” II. 372 n. 1, 379, 387, 388, 391, 392. Akhbár Nabi, “History of the Prophets,” quoted, II. 367. Akhlák Naśeri, “a Treatise upon Morals,” composed by Nasir-eddin, II. 447 n. 2 ――recommended for perusal in Akbar’s ordinances, III. 123. Akhori, a sect, II. 129. Akhshater-jah, the fourth additional day of the Persian year, I. 62 n. Akhshi (Mobed), a Persian, founder of a sect――his epoch――opinion, I. 208, 209.