Desertion of Ram Rai        Aurangzeb realized that he could not bring Guru Har Rai Ji to Delhi with force. He then asked one of his ministers, Shiv Dayal, who was a devotee of the Guru to convince the Guru to come and talk to Aurangzeb.         When Shiv Dayal made his request, the Guru said that he would not go, but would send his eldest son. The Guru told his 11 year old son, Baba Ram Rai to go and meet Aurangzeb.         Baba Ram Rai reached Delhi and went to Aurangzeb’s court. He was asked to show a miracle and Baba Ram Rai did perform a miracle. Not just one, he performed 72 different miracles. Aurangzeb was impressed with these miracles and gave many gifts to Baba Ram Rai.         One day Aurangzeb said that Guru Nanak has insulted the Mulslim faith in one of his verses. Baba Ram Rai then manipulated the verse and gave wrong meanings of it just to make Aurangzeb happy.         When the Guru heard about this, he sent a letter to Baba Ram Rai which said, “Do not ever show me your face again. You have abandoned the truth for the sake of false respect.”         From that day on, the Guru did not speak to his own son Ram Rai and ordered all Sikhs to stay away from him. Back to Main Page   | Gurmat Studies Foundation | Guru Nanak Academy | Shaheed Baba Deep Singh Gatka Akhara | Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa, Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!