A Qazi had a daughter by the name of Kaulan who was a disciple of Mian Mir. From her childhood she had occupied her mind praising God's Name and remembering Him in the company of the saints. Through the holy company of Mian Mir, she had heard praises of Guru Har Gobind Ji and she praised him several times in the midst of her own family. This incensed her father very much who addressed her,"O Infidel, you praise an infidel (Guru) and obey not the law of Mohammad, according to which it is forbidden, under penalty of death, to praise an infidel. After consulting his fellow Qazis, he issued an order for the execution of his daughter, Kaulan for her sin of transgressing the Muslim law. Kaulan's mother informed her daughter and Mian Mir about the order of the Qazi. Mian Mir recommended to Kaulan," There appears no means of saving you here. It is better if you go to Amritsar and seek protection of Guru Har Gobind Ji. None else but he can save your life." Kaulan heeded Mian Mir's advice and went to Amritsar. Kaulan began her life at Amritsar under the protection of the Guru. Guru Ji arranged for a separate house for her to be built. Kaulan found consolation in repeating the following Shabad:
"O mother, I awake by association with the saints; On seeing the love of the Beloved, I repeat His Name which is a treasure. Thirsting for a sight of Him, I long and look for Him; I have forgotten my desire for other things. I have found Guru, the giver of composure and peace; On beholding him, my mind is wrapped up in God. On seeing God pleasure hath arisen in my heart; Nanak dear to me is His ambrosial Word." (Kedara Mohalla 5, ANG 1119)
One day Kaulan took all her jewels and placed them before the Guru Ji and said, "O friend of the poor, please apply the price of these jewels to some religious object by which my name may be remembered in the world for sometime." The Guru got a tank excavated in her name with that money in 1621.
