"Through the might of God, wherever they battled unbeliever warriors (harbiyan), they unfurled the banner of victory, and God made the ghazis victorious over them. It is even more wondrous that, [during the time that Shah Jalal and his ghazis] roved far and wide [in the Abode of War] they had no daily bread, save for the booty [from their conquests], which allowed them to live quite well. Whenever they obtained low-lying land and livestock, [Shah Jalal], having given these to one of his elite companions, would appoint him [to remain there] and teach [the inhabitants] Islam. So, in the end, [Shah Jalal] came to the village of Sylhet, in the province of Bengal,43 with three hundred and thirteen men.44 Raja Gour Govinda, who was lord of one hundred thousand foot soldiers and several thousand horsemen, was the ruler. [The raja] thought little of this group [of Muslims], for they could not compare with his great host. When the battle was hanging in the balance, the meaning of the divine words How many a small band overcame a large band with God’s permission?45 was made manifest, and, the idol-worshipping king having fled, [the ghazis pursued him and sent] him to Hell. In this way did the land [of Sylhet] fall into the hands of the ghazis.46 [Following their victory over the raja,] Shaykh [Shah Jalal] Mujarrad gave all [the ghazis] a share of the spoils and assigned them land, bidding each of them become a householder.47"