BHIKAHN SHAH
Sayyad Bhikhan Shah, son of Sayyad Mohammed Yusuf, was a Pir (religious chief) of village Siana Sayyadan, five km from Pehowa (district Kurukashetra). In September 1670, he visited (Guru) Gobind Singh Sahib, when Guru Sahib visited his maternal grandfather, at Lakhnaur, on his way from Patna to Bakala. According to the legend, he presented two pitchers representing Hindus and Muslims with a view to judge Guru Sahib’s future treatment with the two communities. Guru Sahib put his hands on both the pitchers. The Sufi inferred
that Guru Sahib would treat both the communities equally. Bhikhan Shah spent most of his time at Ghuram (district Patiala) and Thaska (district Kurukashetra), which is, now, called Thaska Miranji, in the memory of Bhikhan Shah. According to one source Sayyed Bhikhan Shah travelled to Patna to see (Guru) Gobind Singh Sahib and he visited Lakhnaur for a second meeting.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)