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to his master and tumed his attention to purely academic pursuits. In 1603, when the Guru started the great task ofcompiling the Adi Granth, he chose Gurdas as the scribe. The volume was completed in the summer of 1604 and installed in the Harimandir. Emperor Akbar, while passing through the Punjab, desired to scrutinize the sacred volume and see for himself whether there was any truth in the allegation that it contained references derogatory to IsJam and the Prophet Gurdas was entrusted with the mission of taking the Granth to the Emperor. The volume was opened at random three times, but none of the passages had anything offensive to MusJim susceptibilities; on the contrary, at least two echoed sentiments complimentary to che Islamic faith. Akbar made an offering of 51 gold mohurs to the holy book and presented a pair of expensive Kashmere shawls to Gurdas. After the execution of the fifth guru and during the years when Gwu Hargobind was in prison in Gwalior, the affairs of the Sikh community were left in the hands of trusted followers, among whom were Bhai Buddha and Bhai Gurdas. On the Guru's release, Gurdas was sent on a mission to pw·chase horses from Kabul (the Guru ha,ing decided to arm his followers and train them as soldiers). Before he could complete the deal, the money was stolen from him and the crestfallen Gurdas, being unable to face his master, fled to Benares. He was apprehended and brought to Amritsar. The Guru forgave him, and he again resumed his duties as the chief organizer of the scattered community. At this time, the Guru's militant ways and his close association with Muslims who had tormented his faci1er caused a cenain amount of unrest in the Sikh community. Gurdas rose to his master's defence. To him the Guru was 'the destroyer of enemy hordes, the hero of battles, the great Warrior' as weU as the 'great benefact0r'. Curdas remained celibate and died at GoindwaJ in 1629. His fimeral rites were performed by Guru Hargohincl himself.
Historical Importance of Gurdas' Work Bhai Gurdas did not set out to write a work of history, but th«!Te are several references (mostly in var 11) to persons and events which are of some imponance to the historian of today. There are 85 passages scattered in the 39 vars which deserve attention, viz. viir 1 pau-,i 17-48, var 11, viir2I pmt'!i 13-31, viir24 /1auri 1-25, 11ar26 pau?f 31 and 34, var 39 paufi 2 and 3, var 3 paufi 12, r,iir 20 J1a1qi l and var 38 pmqi 20.
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to his master and tumed his attention to purely academic pursuits. In 1603, when the Guru started the great task ofcompiling the Adi Granth, he chose Gurdas as the scribe. The volume was completed in the summer of 1604 and installed in the Harimandir. Emperor Akbar, while passing through the Punjab, desired to scrutinize the sacred volume and see for himself whether there was any truth in the allegation that it contained references derogatory to IsJam and the Prophet Gurdas was entrusted with the mission of taking the Granth to the Emperor. The volume was opened at random three times, but none of the passages had anything offensive to MusJim susceptibilities; on the contrary, at least two echoed sentiments complimentary to che Islamic faith. Akbar made an offering of 51 gold mohurs to the holy book and presented a pair of expensive Kashmere shawls to Gurdas. After the execution of the fifth guru and during the years when Gwu Hargobind was in prison in Gwalior, the affairs of the Sikh community were left in the hands of trusted followers, among whom were Bhai Buddha and Bhai Gurdas. On the Guru's release, Gurdas was sent on a mission to pw·chase horses from Kabul (the Guru ha,ing decided to arm his followers and train them as soldiers). Before he could complete the deal, the money was stolen from him and the crestfallen Gurdas, being unable to face his master, fled to Benares. He was apprehended and brought to Amritsar. The Guru forgave him, and he again resumed his duties as the chief organizer of the scattered community. At this time, the Guru's militant ways and his close association with Muslims who had tormented his faci1er caused a cenain amount of unrest in the Sikh community. Gurdas rose to his master's defence. To him the Guru was 'the destroyer of enemy hordes, the hero of battles, the great Warrior' as weU as the 'great benefact0r'. Curdas remained celibate and died at GoindwaJ in 1629. His fimeral rites were performed by Guru Hargohincl himself.
Historical Importance of Gurdas' Work Bhai Gurdas did not set out to write a work of history, but th«!Te are several references (mostly in var 11) to persons and events which are of some imponance to the historian of today. There are 85 passages scattered in the 39 vars which deserve attention, viz. viir 1 pau-,i 17-48, var 11, viir2I pmt'!i 13-31, viir24 /1auri 1-25, 11ar26 pau?f 31 and 34, var 39 paufi 2 and 3, var 3 paufi 12, r,iir 20 J1a1qi l and var 38 pmqi 20.
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