[12] i.e., on the Prophet.

[13] ʿAtabāt-i ʿAlīyāt, the “Exalted Thresholds,” is a Shīʿah term for the city of Kerbalā, the burial place of the martyrs Imām Ḥusayn, his family and his followers; sometimes Najaf and Kāz̤imayn are included.

[14] i.e., those buried in those sacred spots.

[15] Amākin-i Musharrafa.

[16] Dāru ’s-Salām is an epithet or a name of Baghdad.

[17] Najaf-i Ashraf; near Kerbalā and the burial place of ʿAlī.

[18] Arẓ-i Aqdas is Mash,had-i Muqaddas.

[19] Probably the place of this name near Teheran, the burial place of the saint from which the place takes its name.

[20] Near Shimrānāt.

[21] Mīr-shikār; in Persia a head game-keeper, but in India a title of any bird-catcher, assistant falconer, etc.