A History of the Mahrattas v1.c9.98

v1.c9.98

¹ [Kincaid, following the Shivdigvijaya and Shedgāvkar Bakhars, states that Maloji and his wife prayed at the tomb of Shāh Sharīf, who had long been dead. Hindu devotion to Muhammadan saints is not uncommon. In and near Gujarāt are the tombs of seventeen Muhammadan Pīrs, or saints, which are regularly visited by Hindus. Similarly prayers and vows are offered by both Hindus and Muham-madans at the tomb of Sheikh Alī Paru at Māhīm (Bombay). (See Folklore Notes of Gujarāt, by R. E. Enthoven, 1914, pp. 96, 97). Grant Duff’s statement, however, is supported by Mankar in his introduction to the Sabhāsad Bakhar (of Krishnāji Anant) in the words: ‘At last a renowned Musalmān saint, named Shāh Sharīf from Ahmad-nagar, was engaged to offer his devotions for the birth of an heir.’]