Mian Sahib

Mian Sahib (ميان صاحب), Mian Jo Goth(ميان جو گوٺ) is the town of Shikarpur District in the Sindh Province of Pakistan, is a union council. It is located at 28°9'17"N 68°38'32"E at an altitude of 59 metres (196 feet). Mian Sahib, is a historical village of Shikarpur District, although Mian Sahib is now a relatively small city, it borders with the nearest town Mubarakpur, Jacobabad town of Jacobabad District and it's also the largest town of the thesil Khanpur, Sindh Of Shikarpur District. The city has long been an educational and art centre: it is renowned for its intact historic personalities many prominent Sindhi literary figures, philosophers, poets, writers, artists and musicians live or have lived in the city, and it was the place where the Sindhu Magazine was started. In the 20th-century the Hindi-Urdu writer Khialdas Fani and the Boolchand Wasoomal. Famous Pakistani poet Shaikh Ayaz was student of Khialdas Fani and studied poetry from him at Mian Sahib. Later education in Mian Sahib was greatly influenced by the rise of Yar Muhammad Tanwri the late 19th-century. Boolchand Wasoomal founded the Weekly Magazine named Sindhu in 1926 till 1966. In 1980, Agha Gulam Nabi pathan founded the Al-Shabaaz Goth Sudhaar Organization, it was the first movement of city. Sindhi Adabi Sangat was established by Ustaad Rahi in 1983 and Mian Sahib is widely famous for its three shrines dedicated to Muslim mystics(Sufis) from the 17-19th centuries that are embellished with extensive tile work, and were built in the distinct architectural style of Iran. The origins of Mian Sahib are obscure, and historical records accurately detailing its founding are divided into several mythologies. According to some accounts, the city was founded by Saint Mian Taj Muhammad Mahar, who while on a preaching and spreading his mentors teaching expedition, was charmed by the surrounding area, and ordered the construction of the settlement and land cultivation of Mian Sahib, alternatively known "Mian Jo Goth", which was named in his honour.