He is a most eminent and distinguished sage, and well known for the vigour of his understanding and his natural acumen. His belief in the Shaikhs is unshaken, and the firmness of his confidence in these men is wonderful. Most of his precious time is expended in perusing the works of this class of men, and he employs his life in the recitation of supererogatory prayers and petitions and in the perusal of the Qur'ān, and whatever comes to his board is at the disposal of the poor and needy. At the time when the controversy with the ‘Ulamā and the Shaikhs took place he was banished,* and having been appointed to be Qāẓī of Jaunpūr he was sent thither. When he joined the imperial Court at the time when it was at Ilāhābad* the Qāẓī-ship of Jaunpūr was bestowed on the Ottoman Qāẓī-zāda, an accomplished man of pleasant disposition and adorned with many mental perfections. Since that time Maulānā ‘Abdu-'sh-Shakūr has re­mained there in retirement, engaged in teaching and imparting knowledge, contenting himself with what is sufficient for subsis­tence, averse from covetousness, far removed from worldly perils and fears, and near to the salvation of faith.