Maikash Akbarabadi (1902–1991) was a writer in the Urdu language. Syed Mohammed Ali Shah Maikash Akbarabadi was born in 1902, in the Mewa Katra family, which traces its links in India to Moghul times. } Personal life Muhammad Ali Shah Jafri Niyazi was the eldest son of Asghar Ali Shah Sahib who was the eldest son of Muzaffar Ali Shah Sahib , a renowned Sufi of his times and author of a huge book on Sufism which consists of three volumes entitled "Jawahar-e-Ghaibi". It is the best memorial of his literary accomplishments, published by Nawal Kishore Press Munshi Nawal Kishore. He was just two-and-a-half years old at the time of the death of his father, while his younger brother, Ahmed Ali Shah Saheb, was just three months old. The upbringing of these two very young children was left to their widowed mother who was then just twenty four years old. She was the granddaughter of Mir Aazam Ali, a contemporary of Mirza Asad Ullah Khan Ghalib and belonged to a very respectable family. Despite pressures from certain sections upon her to go back to her parents' house, she stayed put and faced the challenges of life. She arranged for the best education of her children and sent them to Moulvi Sa'adat Ullah qadri Sahib, a very renowned "Mohaqiq" and "Mohadids" of his times, near Jama Masjid, Agra. Moulvi Sa'adat Ullah Sahib is said to have a dream of the Islamic prophet Muhammad only a few days back. There he had shown two young children and asked him to take best care of them and impart all necessary knowledge of Quran, Hadis, and Fiqh. He was on the lookout for them, and when he saw these two children he immediately recognized and welcomed them with full respect. They had the best of education at his hands and were awarded certificates of excellence. They were referred to Aligarh, M.A.O College in 1916, where in that time theology education was also imparted. These two boys were in their teens whereas in the college mosque there were very aged, senior students with long beards. Nazim-E-Deeniyaat of that time took their examination and was highly impressed with their knowledge, proficiency and method of recital. While he gave them certificates, he called the senior students for a demonstration, who are said to have carried these two young boys on their shoulders to various parts of the