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 Moi'zz-Tiddanla 179 Musi verses written by him sold for 10,000 dmars. He was living about the year 1585 A. D., 993 A. H. Moi'zz-Tlddatlla, ^s'^ the brother of 'Imad-ud- daula 'AH Boya. He was nominated Wazir to the Khalif Al-Eazi Billah in 936 A. D., and held that office during the reigns of Al-Muttaki and Al-Mustakff, the latter of whom he afterwards dethroned, and continued through life to exercise absolute authority over Al-Mutia, the son of the Khalif Al-Muktadir, whom he elevated to the throne. He was the youngest of the three brothers. He governed 'Irak 21 years and 11 months and died at Bagh- dad on Monday the 1st of April, 967 A. D., I7th Eabi' II, 356 A. H. He was succeeded by his son 'Izz-uddaula Bakhtaiar, who was killed in battle in 968 A. D., 356 A. H., by Azd-uddaula, the son of Eukn-uddaula who succeeded him in the office of wazir to the Khalif of Bagh- dad. Momiu, Mir, c^^^JLr^**! u^j^ of Astarabad, an author. Momin, U^J^, Hakim Muhammad Momin Khan, a phy- sician and the best poet of his time in Dehli. He wrote Persian and Eekhta poetry, and has left a Diwan in Persian and several Masnawi's. He fell from the roof of his house and broke his arm in 1852 A. D., 1268 A. H., and died after a few days. Momin 'Ali, Shaikh, ls^^ i^^j^ a poet whose poetical name was Maftun. Mubid, the takhallus of Zinda Eam of Kashmir. He was a pupil of Mirza 'Abdul Ghani Beg Kabul, and is the author of a Diwan. He died in 1759 A. D., 1172 A. H. Mubid Shah, a Guebre who turned Musalman and wrote a history of the religions in the time of the emper- or Akbar, entitled " Dabistan." The intention of the author appears to have been to furnish to Akbar, a pre- tended historical basis of the religion which this emperor had invented, and which he was desirous to introduce. For this reason, the author commences with a very long chapter on the religion of the Mahabadians, which is a mere web of incoherent fables. Sir William Jones first mentioned this work. Gladwin published in the " New Asiatic Miscellany," its first chapter, together with an English translation. Leyden in the 9th volume of the Asiatic Eesearches, translated the chapter on the Illumi- nati, and the text of the whole work was published at Calcutta in 1809. The Oriental Translation Society also published the whole in English. Mu'in-uddin, ui'^^^iji'^, author of the " Ganj Sa'adat," dedicated to the emperor 'Alamgir. Mu'in-uddin Chishti, Khwaja, Di'^^^ t5^^**^, a celebrated Muhammadan saint whose tomb is at Ajmir. He was bom at Sfstan in 1142 A. D., 537 A. H., came to India and was residing at Ajmir when Pithaura, raja of that place, was taken prisoner and put to death by Shahab-uddi'n Ghori surnamed Moi'zz-uddin Muhammad Sam in 1192 A. D., 633 A. H. Mo'fn-uddin died in 1236 A. D., aged 97 lunar years. The inside of the mausoleum is both magnificent and solemn, the floor is paved with pure marble, the walls nicely latticed, the ceiUng beautifidly white and smooth. In the centre stands the tomb, covered with very valuable brocade. At the head of the tomb is placed a large silver censer, from which the smoke of the burning incense diffuses its fra- grance all over the place night and day. Mu'in-uddin Isfarari, Maulana, (Sjj^'^^, author of the "Tarikh Mubarik Shahi." Mu'in-uddin Jawini, Maulana, e^i'^-'lc^i*'** LiJ/yo i^J^, a native of Jawin, and author of the " Nigaris- tan," (the gallery of pictures). A miscellaneous work upon moral subjects, in prose and verse, which he wrote in imitation of the Gulistan of Sa'di. There is a beauti- ful copy of this book, says Sk Wm. Jones, in the Bodleian library at Oxford. He was a contemporary of Shaikh Sa'ad-uddin Hamwia who died in the year 1252 A D 650 A. H. Mu'in-uddin Muhammad, cfJLr* <^-*^ (^i'^l (^i*-^ of Hirat, an author of several works, among which are " Tarikh Miisawf," a history of the Jews ; describing their origin, sufferings in Egypt &c. The " Eauzat ul- Jannat," containing a minute description of the city of Hirat, dedicated to Sultan Husain Abu'l Ghazi Bahadur in 1493 A. D., 900 A. H. The " Mia'raj ul-Nabuat," or the ascent of the prophet, detailing some of the grossest falsehoods that human invention ever suggested. Amonc many shocking circumstances of his journey to heaven*, it is related that he saw the souls of his father and mother swimming in the liquid fire of hell ; and being about to interpose for them, he was told that if he then interceded for unbelievers, his intercession for the faithful on the Day of Judgment would not be admitted : he therefore left them to theii- fate. This work was written in 1486 A. D., 891 A. H. He is also the author of the " Eauzat ul-Waezin." Mu'in-uddin, e;^'*-'! ui:*^, commonly caUed Bhanbu, the son of Zabita Khan, which see. Mu'in ul-Mulk Eustam Hind, "^^^ ^£^lJ(^^«<c^ commonly called Mir Mannu, was the son of Ya'tmad-ud- daulaKamar-uddi'n Khan, Wazi'r. He was appointed gover- nor of Labor by the emperor Ahmad Shah of Dehli after the battle of Sarhind against Ahmad Shah Abdali in which' his father was killed in 1748 A. D., 1161 A. H. He died suddenly in the year 1754 A. D., 1167 A. H. Mujid, "^^y^} the takhallus of a poet who is the author of a Diwan. Munis, Haji, c^iy"^ S?^'^' author of a Dfwan which he completed in 1723 A. D., 1135 A. H, Musa, Sayyad, cs^^'* -^i-. He fell in love with Mo- hani a jeweller's daughter in the time of the emperor Akbar ; an account of whom may be seen in the Tarikh Badaoni. Musi bin-'Ukba, Lf^. author of the work called "Kitab Magh^izi." He died in 758 A. D., 141 A. H. Musi Kazim, Imam,, was the seventh Imam of the race of 'All, and succeeded his fiither Imam Jafar Sadik who was the sixth. He was born 745 A. D., 128 A. H., and died in the reign of the Khalif Hariin al'Eashid on the 1st September, 799 A. D., 25th Eajab, 183 A. H. He is buried at Baghdad on the west bank of the Tigris, opposite to the mausoleum of Abu Hanifa, which is on the cast bank, and as one of his grand- children, named Imam Muhammad Taki was buried afterwards in the same vault, they are called Kazimin. His mother's name was Hamida. It is said that he was imprisoned by Harun al-Eashid for ten years, and then poisoned. Musi ;feaza, iS'^y') vide 'Ali Musi Kaza (Imam).