’Shah Sherif ood deen raised his eyes to Heaven, his heart went with his prayer, and in a dignified manner he stretched forth his hand towards the afflicted person.  The man was instantly restored; then drawing his hand into a direct line with the proud Soofie, and pointing his finger to him, he said, “What more, friend, dost them now require of me?  The man’s affliction is removed, but the power which is delegated to me rests still on my finger; command me, to whom shall I present it; to you, or any one of your people?”

’The proud Soofie hung his head abashed and confounded, he had not power to answer.  The Shah observed his confusion and said, “It is not well to pray for relief to one poor weak fellow-creature, and then to afflict another; to the mountain’s retreat, I will consign this malady.”  Then shaking his hand as if to relieve himself from a heavy weight, he uttered in a solemn tone, “Go to the mountains!” and resumed that humble seat he had first chosen with a smile of composure beaming on his countenance.’  This miracle is actually believed by the Natives to be true.

Shah Sherif ood deen, say the people who know him, spent the principal part of each day and night in silent prayer and meditation; no one ever ventured to intrude within his small sanctuary, but hundreds of people would assemble outside the building, in front of which he occasionally sat for an hour, but scarcely ever conversed with any one of his visitors.  During the time he was thus seated, he generally raised his eyes once or twice, and looked round on the faces of his audience.  It was generally remarked, that no one could meet the eye of Shah Jee—­that familiar appellation by which he was known—­without an indescribable sensation of reverential awe, which irresistibly compelled them to withdraw their eyes.  The talismanic power of Shah Jee’s eyes had become proverbial throughout the city of Delhi.  A certain Pattaan,[5] however, of warlike appearance, a man remarkable for his bravery, declared amongst his associates that he would certainly out-stare Shah Jee, if ever they met, which he was resolved should be the very first opportunity; he accordingly went with his companions at a time when this Durweish was expected to appear in public.

The Pattaan was seated on the floor with many other people; when the Shah issued from his sanctuary, the people rose to make their salaams, which Shah Jee either did not, or would not observe, but seated himself according to his custom on the mat which had been spread for him; where, his eyes fixed on the ground, he seemed for some time to be wholly absorbed in silent meditation.  At length, raising his head, he turned his face to the long line of spectators, saluting with his eyes each person in the row, until he came to the Pattaan, who, according to his vow, kept his large eyes fixed on the Durweish.  Shah Jee went on with his survey, and a second time cast a glance along the whole line, not omitting the Pattaan as before, whose gaze, his companions observed, was as firmly settled on the Durweish as at the first.  A third time the eyes of the Shah went round the assembly and rested again on the Pattaan.