99 sat. Shewas reviving hermother’s days of glorywhen Sayyidatu-Nisa spent lavishly and gave presents to her guests. But where was this all coming from? It was government money and encroaching on what was rightfully belonging to others. To accommodate all this expenditure, King Muhammad Shah went as far as ceasing the financial allocations of wazir Rais Nuruddin as well as those due to the sons of the late king Feroz Shah. Then, another episode began: insults and humiliations. One day in 1616, Bibi Fatima’s maids were out shopping in some crowded souq. The maids of Sharafuddin’s daughters and of the children of the late Feroz Shah happened to be there as well. The two groups met at one of the vendors. An argument started regarding who should be served first. “Whom are you selling your goods to? We, the royalties, or those slaves?” One of Queen Bibi Fatima’s maids said to the vendor. It was obvious that she meant that they served the Queen while the other maids were serving the children of Feroz shah, the son of the slave woman. “Whom are you selling your goods to? We, the Muslims, or those Christians?
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