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 MTihammad 187 Muhammad Muhammad Damishki, t5«^^ name of an illustrious Persian poet, who lived in the time of Fazil the son of Ahia the Bannaki or Barmecide. MiLhammad. Ghayas-uddin, t^)'^' '^'■i* <^^»^, the son of Jalal-uddin, the son of Sharaf-uddm, author of the Persian Dictionary, entitled " Ghayas ul-Lughat," which he completed after fourteen years' labour in the year 1826 A. D., 1242 A. H., also of the " Miftah ul-Kunuz," "Sharah Sikandar-nama," "Nuskha Bagh o-Bahar," and several poems and Kasidas &o. He was an inhabitant of Mustafabad, commonly called Eampur in the Pergunnah of Shahabad, Lakhnau. Muhammad Gesu Daraz, Sayyad, of Kulbarga in Daulatabad, a famous Muhammadan saiat, who was a disciple of Shaikh Nasfr-uddin Chiragh, Dehli. He was born at Dehli on the 30th of July, 1321 A. D., 4th Eajab, 721 A. H. His proper name is Sudar- uddiu Muhammad Husaini, but he was commonly called Muhammad Geisu Daraz, on account of his having long ringlets. He lived at Kulbarga in the reign of the Bahmam Sultans, and had the address to engage Prince Ahmad Shah, to become his disciple, and build him a fine house and a superb convent. When this prince ascended the throne, in 1422 A. D., 825 A. H., the credit of the saint became so great, that from the lord to the artificer, all made it their glory to follow his instructions ; so that his tomb became a place of pilgrimage to all sects. He died in the Dakhin in the beginning of the reign of Ahmad Shah in 1422 A. D., and is buried at Hasanabad, commonly called Kulbarga. His tomb is a magnificent edifice covered with a dome, in the middle of an exten- sive coxirt. During the reigns of the Dakhin Sultans, great sums of money were occasionally ofi^ered to his descendants who reposed near the saint, in vows and presents, and many villages were assigned by the kings to defray the expenses of the tomb. He is said to be the author of several works, among which are the " Adab ul- Murld," the "Wajiid ul-'Ashikin ;" containing the whole duty of a Sufi disciple, &c., and also of a book of Fables in Persian entitled " Asmar ul-Asrar." His son named Muhammad Akbar, is the author of the " Akaed Akbari," containing the principles of the Muhammadan faith. Muhammad Ghazzali, c5-'iH <^*=!^, vide Ghazzali. Muhammad Ghori, iSJ^^ <J.*^'°^ ^jj^g Shahab-nddfn Ghori. Muhammad Ghaus Jilani, Hazrat Shaikh, ts^^i^ ^jjOi c^,^^ a celebrated Muhammadan saint whose tomb is at Uchcha of the Gflanfs in Multan, and round whose shrine this town was built and after whom it was named. He was a descendant of Shaikh 'Abdul Kadir Jilani Baghdadi, and came to Uchcha about the year 1394 A. D. The Daiidputtras have continued to be his murid or disciples, and the mui-id of his suc- cessors from the time of their first leaving Shikarpur. Muhammad Ghaus, Shaikh, ciLH^|^^>5tj* •^^"^^Jr", of GwaHar, his proper name is Haji Hamid-uddin, styled Ghaus-ul-'Alam, one of the greatest saints of India, who is said to have resided for twelve years in the practice of asceticism in the jangal which lies at the foot of the Chunar hills, consuming the leaves and fruits of the forest as his sole food ; and so celebrated was he for the fulfil- ment of his blessings and predictions, that even powerful kings used to come and visit him and pay their respects. He afterwards went to Gwaliar, where he engaged him- self in the pursuits of his holy calling and in making proselytes ; and managed to content himself with the proceeds of a jagir, which yielded a crore of tangas. He was the murshid or master of Shaikh Wajih-uddin 'Alw of Gujrat, and died on the 14th September, 1562 O. S., 14th Muharram, 970 A. H. The chronogram of the year of his death is " Shaikh Auliabud," i. e.. Shaikh was a saint. He is the author of several works, among which are the "Jawahir ul-Khamsa," and another entitled " Gulzar Abrar" containing the memoirs of aU the Sufi Shaikhs of India with their places of burial and many other particulars. His brother Shaikh Phiil who served under the emperor Humayun, was killed at Agrah 1537 A. D., 945 A. H., by the adherents of Mirza Handal who had rebelled against his brother. His tomb is on a hill near the fort of Bayana. They were the descendants of Khwaja Farid-uddin Muhammad 'Attar in the seventh generation. Their grandfather's name was Mo'in-uddin Kattal, whose tomb is in Jaunpiir, and father's name Kiyam-uddin. He lies buried in Zahurabad commonly called Kunbra, in Ghazipur. A small work entitled " Munakib Ghausia" containing the adventures of Muham- mad Ghaus, was written by Saj-yad Fazl-uUah in the year 941 Hijri, 24 years before the death of the saint. Muhammad Ghaus Khan, tu^ <^y vide Siraj-uddaula Muhammad Ghaus Khan. Muhammad Ghaus Zarrin, i^ij) <^j^ «^*«'°, of Bijnaur. He lived in the time of Nawab 'Asafuddaula of Lakhnau and is the author of a Chahar Darwesh in Persian. Muhammad Hadi, C5<^'* <>-*^, a nobleman of the Court of the emperor Jahangir, who wrote the last part of the " Tuzak Jahangiri," during the last four years of that emperor's reign ; Jahangir wrote the first part up to the 17th year of his reign, and the second part was written by Matmid Khan. Muhammad Hakim, Mirza, (^^^ <i^s^ Ij ^/o^ son of the emperor Humayun and half-brother of Akbar, was born at Kabul on the 18th of April, 1554 A. D., 16th Jumada I, 961 A. H. In the reign of his brother, the emperor Akbar, he had the goverimient of Kabul, of which he remained during his life in undisturbed possession. He had twice invaded the Panjab ; once in 1566 A. D., 974 A. H., and the second time in February, 1581 A. D., Mu- harram, 989 A. H., when the emperor found it necessary to proceed himself with an army, and Mirza Muhammad Hakim was obliged to retreat before him. He died at Kabul in fiie 30th year of the emperor Akbar, on the 26th of July, 1685 O. S., 16th Amardad Ilahi correspon- ding with 16th Sha'ban, 993 A. H., aged 32 lunar years. After his death Kaja Bhagwan Das and his son Man Singh were sent to Kabul by the emperor to take charge of that province. His mother's name was Mah Chuchak Begam. Muhammad Hanif, '-^'^ <y*^'^, also caUed Muham- mad bin-' All, was the third son of 'Alf, and because he was not descended from his wife Fatima as Hasan and Husain were, is not reckoned amongst the Imams, not- withstanding there were many who after Husain's death secretly acknowledged him to be the lawful khalif or Imam. He died in the year 700 A. D., 81 A. H. Muhammad Hasan Burhan, c)'*rJ i^s:^^ author of the Persian Dictionary called "Burhan Kata'," dedicated to 'Abdullah Kutb Shah of Haidarabaid and Golkanda, 1651 A. D., 1061 A. H. Muhammad Hasan, cs-^ * <^^*^, of Dehli who flourished about the year 1604 A. D., 1013 A. H., is the author of a Masnawi or poem containing the praises of the prophet, of his chaste wives and of great saints.