Complaints to Akbar

       While the Adi Granth Saheb was being prepared, many people came with their own hymns and asked the Guru to add them into the Granth, The Guru had refused to accept them.

     

      One such person was Kanha. Kanha’s cousin Chandu was a minister for King Akbar and wanted to use him to launch a complaint against Guru Arjun Saheb. Kanha died before he actually reached Delhi.

     

      Many Brahmins were also unhappy with the new Granth because it spoke the truth. It told people to break away from meaningless rituals and to concentrate on the Almighty God. Brahmins did not like this because it affected their livelihood – people use to pay the Brahmins to perform these rituals.

     

      So the Brahmins used Kanha’s death as an excuse to complain to king Akbar. They said, “Kanha was coming to see you and to tell you that Guru Arjun has created a book in which he has insulted both the Muslim and Hindu religions. However, Guru Arjun had him killed before he could reach you.”

 

      King Akbar said that he would see the Adi Granth and check it himself.

       Akbar came to Punjab at the beginning of 1605 . He reached the village of Batala where he wrote a letter to Guru Arjun Saheb telling him to come to Batala along with his new Granth.

     

      Guru Arjun Saheb came along with many of his Sikhs. Akabr was surprised to see how much respect was shown to the Granth Saheb by carrying it on their heads. Then how much respect was shown in installing it on a throne. This was amazing when you compare it to sacred texts of other religions.

     

      King Akbar asked to randomly hear hymns from the Adi Granth Saheb. Baba Budha Ji randomly opened pages and read the following hymns:

 

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Translation:

The Lord infused His Light into the dust, and created the world, the universe. The sky, the earth, the trees, and the water - all are the Creation of the Lord.                              O human being, whatever you can see with your eyes, shall perish.                                             The world eats dead carcasses, living by neglect and greed.

 

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