<P> "Go and give this rupee to him," said the faqir, pointing to Jahangir . "He is the poorest and most needy of the lot . Not content with a big kingdom, he covets the kingdom of the Deccan . For that, he has come all the way from Delhi to beg . His hunger is like a fire that burns all the more furiously with more wood . It has made him needy, greedy and grim . Go and give the rupee to him ." </P> <P> According to Sikh tradition, the Sikh guru Guru Arjan Dev Ji met Mian Mir during their stay in Lahore . This tradition does not appear in the early Sikh literature, and is first mentioned in the 18th and 19th century chronicles . However, it may be possible that this tradition is historically true, and may have been suppressed during the earlier period because of Sikhs' conflicts with the Muslim Mughals and Afghans . </P> <P> According to Tawarikh - i - Punjab (1848), written by Ghulam Muhayy - ud - Din alias Bute Shah, Mian Mir laid the foundation of the Sikh shrine Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), at the request of Guru Arjan Dev . Although the earliest Sikh records state that the foundation stone was laid by Guru Arjun himself, the later Sikh records mention the legend that appears in Tawarikh - i - Punjab . The legend is repeated in several European sources, beginning with The Punjab Notes and Queries . Even the Report Sri Darbar Sahib (1929), published by the Harmandir Sahib temple authorities, have endorsed this account . </P> <P> However, this legend is unsubstantiated by historical evidence . Sakinat al - aulia, a 17th century biography of Mian Mir compiled by Dara Shikoh, does not mention this account . It appears only in the later accounts, and may have been invented to strengthen the Sikh - Muslim relationship . </P>

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