"He was a native son of Bengal and the successor of Sultan Sayyed Ahmad Yasavi. One day, he presented a request to his pir of shining essence. The request was that, just as by the light of the master’s guidance he had attained some degree of success in the greater jihad, [he hoped] likewise to achieve his heart’s desire regarding the lesser jihad with the help of [the master’s] wish-granting power. Everywhere there might be an Abode of War, by striving to [bring it into the Abode of Islam], he hoped to attain the rank of ghazi and martyr. The shaykh consented and bade seven hundred of his own elite companions accompany [Shah Jalal].41"