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The Legend of Hafiz Muhammad Hayat
Little
is known about the life and history of Hafiz Muhammad Hayat, who came to
Wazirabad from Delhi during the Mughal rule. Here, he met a saint Hazrat
Baqi Shah, who asked him to cross the river and settle near the fort of
Raja Kaladhvi. The mound on which be settled belonged to the Raja and
was surrounded by a dense forest. Hafiz Muhammad Hayat helped the local
people with his spiritual powers and soon became famous.
The Mughal administrators of that time granted him several bighas
(acres) of land. Emperor Jahangir abolished tax on this land at the
request of his wife Nur Jahan. The saint donated the entire land to
state authorities for the cause of education. The main campus of UOG has
been constructed on that very land donated by Hafiz Muhammad Hayat more
than three centuries ago.
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