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________________ 429 Shaikh Muhammad Qazin Shuttari of Basarh . vii. Sons, Their Work and Tombs Shaikh Qazin had three sons and a daughter, all probably born of daughter of the Chishti saint, Syed Zahid1 alias Shah Badhe, whose place of birth and burial was the town of Saran. It is on record that the eldest son of the saint, Makhdum Owais, called Mansur Hallaj Shahid, in his proselytizing zeal, and while attempting to erect a mosques on the ruins of another, built earlier, which can still be seen at the foot of the stupa mound, was killed by a Cheru chief. His son Shaikh Ali was the founder of the Khanqah of Jandaba. Owais's fourth lineal descendant was Diwan Ruknuddin Shah Ali5, the saint of Jandaba (d. 1117 A. H.). The second son, Abdur Rahman Shuttari, who lies buried on an elevated ground in Saraiyaganj Muhalla of Muzaffarpur, had as his chief disciple, Jalaluddin Hafiz Nasibiss, also of Saran. The third and the most famous son and the spiritual guide, among others, of Sbab Taj Manjban of Patna, was Abul Fatah Hadiatullah 1. "His head never bent except in meditation, his eyes chose nothing better than shedding tears, he had no attachment in bis bosom except the burning love of God, and he called to bis mind nothing except the recollections of God." 2. Nasab-nama-i-Maner : "He died a martyr at Bania-Basarli in the fight against the Cherus." 3. Muhammad Hamid Kuaraishi, op. cit. 4. Tradition about the former occupation of a considerable part of the regions in the old districts of Muzaffarpur and Sarad by Cheru Chai tribes was very strong till the time of Cunningham wbo found traces of the ruins of the forts and towers of Cheru Rajas in Cherand Chapra, Dighwa-Dubauli, Jauridih and elsewhere. See A. Cunningham, Archaeological Survey of India Reports, Vol. XVI. See the article in Calcutta Review, 1891. Known also as Hafiz Manjban Jalal Nasibi. He lies buried at village Sepaha in Saran district. He was one of the spiritual guides of the celebrated Shah Diwan Daulat (d. 1017 A. H.) whose mausoleum at Maner (Patna district) is perbaps the most magnificent in the whole province of Bihar. For a description see Maasir-ul-Umra and Proceedings of All-India Oriental Conference, Patna Session, 1930, pp. 123-141.
| SR No. | 012088 |
| Book Title | Vaishali Abhinandan Granth |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Yogendra Mishra |
| Publisher | Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa |
| Publication Year | 1985 |
| Total Pages | 592 |
| Language | Hindi, English |
| Classification | Smruti_Granth |
| File Size | 17 MB |