The Cambridge History of India, Vol. IV: The Mughul Period v4.c14.75

v4.c14.75

Islām Shāh, on his way to the Punjab to suppress the rebellion of the Niyāzīs, halted at Bhasāwar, near Bayāna, and ordered the governor of Bayāna, Miyān Bahwā Lohānī, to produce Shaikh ‘Abdullah. Bahwā, who was his disciple, was unwilling to deliver his spiritual guide to the king. ‘Abdullah, though he voluntarily appeared, refused to salute the king, and Islām Shāh angrily asked, “Is this the master of Shaikh ‘Alā’ī?” Makhdūm-ul-Mulk replied, “The very man”, whereupon Shaikh ‘Abdullah was so severely beaten that he fell as if dead, but he recovered from his punishment and after wandering for some time settled at Sirhind, where he renounced the Mahdavī creed, preached against the doctrines of the sect, and became an orthodox teacher. He received a grant of land from Akbar, and died in 1592 in the ninetieth year of his age.