According to Chapter 21, who was Pir Maulana, and why did the author of Sai Satcharitra choose not to visit him?

Pir Maulana was a famous Siddha (a perfected being) who resided in the city of Bandra. According to the account in Chapter 21 of the Sai Satcharitra, he was highly revered, and people from various faiths, including Hindus and Parsis, would go for his darshan (vision). The author, who was the Magistrate of Bandra at the time, was repeatedly invited to visit him. However, as he explains in Chapter 21, he resisted due to his own pride, thinking, "Why should I go? Should I be pressured by others and lose my own prestige?" He later reflects that it was his "ill-luck" that stood in his way and prevented him from seeking the saint's company.