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naggi_n hossein_fw-fr askerri_n and_o mehedi_n which_o lie_v all_o bury_a viz._n hassan_n seinel_n abedin_n mahumet_n bagur_n mahumet_n taggi_n alii_fw-la naggi_n in_o medina_n tzafer_n saduk_n in_o babylon_n maer_n hossein_fw-fr musai_n casum_fw-la and_o hossein_fw-fr askerri_n in_o kelbula_n or_o cufa_n but_o mahedi_n they_o say_v never_o die_v but_o go_v into_o a_o cave_n near_o cufa_fw-la before_o which_o he_o leave_v his_o shoe_n which_o when_o they_o shall_v be_v turn_v with_o the_o heel_n towards_o the_o hole_n as_o already_o they_o be_v half_a way_n he_o will_v put_v they_o on_o again_o and_o come_v forth_o convert_v the_o people_n to_o the_o alcoran_n the_o persian_n call_v all_o these_o twelve_o imam_n that_o be_v maintainer_n of_o their_o religion_n and_o be_v at_o this_o day_n with_o schich_n sofi_n account_v holy-man_n and_o offering_n make_v at_o their_o shrine_n especial_o by_o those_o that_o travel_n to_o mecha_n and_o medina_n they_o also_o keep_v several_a feast_n in_o honour_n of_o these_o saint_n but_o especial_o aaly_n and_o hossein_fw-fr saint_n their_o saint_n which_o the_o turk_n do_v but_o laugh_v at_o but_o on_o the_o contrary_a reverence_n abubeker_n omar_n and_o odsman_n nor_o be_v hanifa_n the_o explainer_n of_o the_o alcoran_n in_o less_o esteem_n among_o they_o but_o by_o the_o persian_n account_v a_o seducer_n and_o false_a expositor_n add_v that_o he_o be_v tzafe_a saduks_n boy_n and_o hold_v up_o the_o water_n with_o which_o the_o saint_n wash_v themselves_o that_o he_o go_v into_o turkey_n and_o with_o the_o forementioned_a water_n give_v sight_n to_o many_o blind_a people_n and_o other_o miracle_n that_o make_v he_o so_o high_o esteem_v among_o they_o destroy_v hanifa_n dig_v up_o and_o his_o tomb_n destroy_v when_o schach_n tamas_n conquer_v babylon_n he_o cause_v this_o hanifa_n who_o lie_v bury_v there_o in_o a_o stately_a tomb_n to_o be_v dig_v up_o and_o turn_v the_o masar_n or_o chappel_n into_o a_o stable_a and_o of_o the_o grave_n itself_o he_o make_v a_o jakes_n legend_n the_o persian_a legend_n the_o persian_n believe_v many_o strange_a fable_n mention_v by_o their_o writer_n viz._n that_o aaly_n horse_n duldul_a proceed_v from_o a_o stone_n that_o the_o angel_n gabriel_n bring_v he_o his_o two-edged_a sword_n dhulfacar_n he_o perform_v great_a miracle_n with_o the_o same_o that_o he_o kill_v a_o seven-headed_a dragon_n and_o drink_v with_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n that_o sultan_n mahm_v chodabende_v hunt_v near_o cufa_n dig_v a_o chest_n out_o of_o a_o hill_n on_o which_o be_v write_v herein_o lie_v adam_n noah_n and_o aaly_n bury_v and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n he_o build_v the_o city_n netzef_n and_o make_v aaly_n tomb_n there_o with_o other_o such_o like_a stuff_n but_o beside_o this_o they_o ascribe_v something_o of_o a_o divine_a power_n to_o aaly_n and_o to_o that_o purpose_n relate_v many_o of_o his_o miracle_n viz._n that_o be_v in_o his_o infancy_n in_o the_o village_n sahedam_n in_o kilan_n he_o go_v to_o scheich_n sahad_n a_o holy_a man_n and_o observe_v the_o people_n to_o weed_v the_o till_v land_n he_o command_v the_o weed_n to_o wither_v of_o themselves_o which_o according_o they_o do_v scheich_n sahad_n observe_v it_o say_v not_o so_o my_o son_n for_o though_o you_o know_v this_o art_n yet_o you_o must_v not_o practice_v the_o same_o lest_o you_o shall_v make_v the_o people_n lazy_a and_o unwilling_a to_o work_v sofi_n who_o judge_v this_o reason_n very_o rational_a enter_v into_o his_o service_n and_o stay_v seven_o year_n with_o he_o learn_v much_o wisdom_n and_o from_o thence_o the_o village_n be_v enfranchise_v with_o great_a privilege_n and_o so_o remain_v to_o this_o day_n spread_v this_o sect_n great_o spread_v according_a to_o texeira_n this_o sect_n or_o doctrine_n spread_v itself_o a_o vast_a way_n in_o the_o time_n of_o sultan_n xeque_n juneyd_n who_o live_v in_o the_o reign_n of_o king_n joonxa_n son_n to_o cara_fw-it issuf_n which_o 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