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^w&I ^wn

^w&I ^wn (Swied sMn 1663-sMn 1731) dw Asl nW muhMmd hwiSm sI[ ieh A&Zwinsqwn ivc ^Íw& ielwky dw rihx vwlw sI[ ies ny „muMqi^b-aul-lubwb‟ ikqwb ilKI sI ijhVI sMn 1731 ivc iqAwr hoeI sI[ (ies ikqwb bdly muZl bwdSwh muhMmd Swh rMgIlw ny ies nUM eInwm vI idqw sI Aqy „^w&I ^wn‟ dw i^qwb vI id`qw sI)[

ies ivc ^w&I ^wn ny bwbr qoN bMdw isMG qk dy smyN dI (sMn 1530 qoN sMn 1730 qk dI) qvwrI^ id`qI hY[ aus dI ilKq ivc qwrI^W dw vyrvw jW qrqIb shI nhIN imldI; keI kuJ AgV-ip`CV hY[ ^w&I ^wn is`KW nwl ^wr KWdw sI; ies kr ky aus dI pySkwrI p`KpwqI hY; pr ies dy bwvjUd aus ny kuJ bhuq kImqI smgrI ies ivc pyS kIqI hY[

sMn 1716 ivc PVy gey is`KW dy j`Qy ivc Swiml kIqy gey iek nOjvwn dy sbMD ivc (iek mW, ijs ny JUT bol ky Awpxy ies pu`qr dI irhweI krvwaux dI koiSS kIqI sI qy b`cy ny ikhw sI “myrI mW JUT boldI hY[ mYN idloN, rUh qoN, gurU dw is`K hW[ mYƒ CyqI myry ShId swQIAW kol Byjo (ShId kr idE)” dw q&sIl nwl izkr aus ny hI kIqw hY[

bMdw isMG bhwdr qy SwhI &OjW dy muKI muhMmd AmIn ^wn dI AwpsI g`lbwq vI ies ny id`qI hY, ies glbwq ivc bMdw isMG ny ikhw sI ik “jd pwp qy bymuKqw vD jWdI hY qW r`b myry vrgy bMdy ƒ ies pwp ƒ ^qm krn vwsqy Byj dyNdw hY ”; lVweI dOrwn is`KW v`loN gjwey jWdy „&qih drSn‟ jYkwry dw izkr vI iesy ny hI sw& l&zW ivc kIqw hY.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)