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Ghaus Mohammad
:''See Muhammad Ghaus for the 16th century Sufi saint'' Ghaus Mohammad Khan (2 November 1915 – 1982) was an Indian tennis player from Malihabad. He was the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals at The Championships, Wimbledon, Wimbledon, achieved in 1939 where he lost to second-seeded and eventual champion Bobby Riggs. With compatriot Iftikar Ahmed he reached the third round in the doubles event in 1947. He was active from 1932 until 1948 and won 35 career titles in singles. Career Khan played his first tournament in 1932 at the India International Championships where he lost in the fourth round to the Italian player Emanuele Sertorio. He won his first title in 1937 at the East India Championships held in Calcutta where he defeated Subba L.R. Sawhney. In 1938 he reached the third round at the French Championships at Roland Garros, he then played and won the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships against the New Zealander Cam Malfroy at Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Following t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Ghaus
Muhammad Ghawth (Ghouse, Ghaus or Gwath) Gwaliyari (1500–1562) was a 16th-century Sufi master of the Shattari order and Sufi saint, a musician, Segoogle book search and the author of ''Jawahir-i Khams'' (Arabic: ''al-Jawahir al-Khams'', The Five Jewels). The book mentioning the life and miracles of Gaus named " Heaven's witness" was written by Kugle. Biography Muhammad Ghawth was born in Gwalior, India in 1500; the name Gwaliyari means "of Gwalior". One of his ancestors was Fariduddin Attar of Nishapur. In the preface of ''al-Jawahir al-Khams'', he states that he wrote the book when he was 25 years old. In 1549 he travelled to Gujarat, when he was 50 years old. He stayed in Ahmedabad for ten years where he founded Ek Toda Mosque and preached. Ghawth translated the '' Amrtakunda'' from Sanskrit to Persian as the '' Bahr al-Hayat'' (The Ocean of Life), introducing to Sufism a set of yoga practices. According to the scholar Carl W. Ernst, in this "translation", Ghawth intenti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |