AdminGuru Gobind Singh Ji stayed here for a few days and wrote his famous defiant letter known as the Zafarnama (Declaration of Victory) in Persian to Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In the letter Guru Gobind Singh Ji starts by praising God and then goes on to condemn Aurangzeb for his failure as a ruler, for his […]
Guru Gobind Singh Ji stayed here for a few days and wrote his famous defiant letter known as the Zafarnama (Declaration of Victory) in Persian to Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. In the letter Guru Gobind Singh Ji starts by praising God and then goes on to condemn Aurangzeb for his failure as a ruler, for his communalism and for breaking his oath on the Koran to grant the Sikhs safe passage.
Guru Gobind Singh wrote that when all peaceful means have failed, it is righteous to draw the sword to fight tyranny. Guru Ji describes the bloody battle of Chamkaur and invites Aurangzeb to visit him even though for of his sons became shaheed due to Aurangzeb. The letter was personally delivered to the emperor in the Deccan by the Gurus two trusted Sikhs Bhai Daya Singh and Bhai Daram Singh. Upon reading the letter the emperor was filled with remorse and asked Guru Gobind Singh to come visit him, but Aurangzeb died shortly thereafter in 1707.
~Source: Daily Sikh Update