 In Islamic literature, 'Abd al-Malik Isami's Persian work, "Futuhu's-salatin", composed in the Deccan in 1350, uses the word " to mean Indian in the ethno-geographical sense and the word " to mean 'Hindu' in the sense of a follower of the Hindu religion".The poet Vidyapati's poem "Kirtilata" contrasts the cultures of Hindus and Turks (Muslims) in a city and concludes "The Hindus and the Turks live close together; Each makes fun of the other's religion ("dhamme").