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the ramadan of shaikh muĤ ammud zakariyyĀallowed to pay for the expense of those accompanying me on thistrip. I will have five people with me. The cost of their round tripis solely my responsibility.2. Gifts will not be accepted from anyone but those who arein the habit of sending from before [you know better who theyare]. I want to keep myself safe from the accusation that theseMaulwīs come in the name of Ramadan and then collect fundsfor themselves and their schools. The only exceptions to this ruleare Qāżī ‘Abd al-Qādir Śāĥib and Muftī Maĥmūd because of theirpersonal contacts and relations there. I have nothing against theiraccepting gifts or compensation for their travel expenses.3. Gather as many dhākirīn as you can until the 15th of Sha‘bān,but remember that the exact time of arrival will be confirmed in thefirst week of Rajab. I am only telling you this for your information.4. I am very sick. You take responsibility for the ‘stay with mefor one day’ or ‘stay for one day’ issue. I don’t have the strengthto go here and there. You have your own personal relations withMuftī Śāĥib and Qāđī Śāĥib, take them wherever you like. I amnot writing this to you only; the same conditions were laid out forYūsuf Mutāla last year.5. There should be no formalities in terms of food. I like theChacha Sa‘dī invitation of Shiraz. 48 The truth is that I lose my48 The story is that Shaikh Sa‘dī was invited by one of his students. Heprepared a variety of dishes, sweets and platters for his teacher. Once the Shaikhate he uttered, ‘Oh, the invitation of Shirāz.’ The student thought he was complainingabout the food. The student invited the Shaikh a few days later andprepared a bigger feast than last time. Once the shaikh had eaten he uttered, ‘Oh,the invitation of Shirāz.’ The student felt he had not satisfied his teacher yet.He called him a few days later, this time, preparing the biggest feast ever. Theteacher ate and uttered the same as last time. The student was now curious toknow how great the invitation of Shirāz was. He asked, “Oh, my teacher, whatis the invitation of Shirāz?’ The Shaikh said, Come to my house in a couple ofdays and I will treat you to the invitation of Shirāz.’ A few days later, the studentcame to his Shaikh’s house and sat down. The teacher brought out dried breadand leftover food, sat down with him to eat, and proclaimed, ‘this is the invitationof Shirāz.’ Then after a short while he said, ‘your invitation only lasts a few90