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Sahityacharya Pandit Bisheshwarnath Reu, Jodhpur
Though like the motherland of their prophet, the hearts of Mohmedans are considered dry for the sympathy towards the other religionists, yet at times, some Jain saints had created a corner of good will and respect in them, for their learning and renunciation.
To support this, one can easily find a number of proofs but the proof quoted here is a fresh one and deserves notice.
In the beginning of the 1544 A. D, when Rao Maldeva was victimised by the treachery of Shershah's party, Nagaur, a northern province of Marwar, also fell in the hands of Pathans and as a custom new officials of the place began to show their zeal in confiscating the buildings erected or dedicated for the religious purpose other than their own.
In such a state of chaos, a 'Pesal' (Upasara) belonging to a Jain saint named Kirtichandra came under the possession of Ali Usuf-Daulat Khan Husain, but soon the qualities of the said saint influenced the holy shekh Sulaiman of the place to such an extent that he himself voluntarily got the Posal' vacated from the usurper and handed it over to Kirtichaudra.
The inscription in question measures 22" x 13" and contains 4 lines written in raised Tughra styled characters
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