Taajudin’s Diary Account of a Muslim author who accompanied Guru Nanak from Makkah to Baghdad By Sant Syed Prithipal Singh ne’ Mushtaq Hussain Shah (1902-1969) Edited & Translated By: Inderjit Singh Table of Contents Foreword................................................................................................. 7 When Guru Nanak Appeared on the World Scene ............................. 7 Guru Nanak’s Travel ............................................................................ 8 Guru Nanak’s Mission Was Outright Universal .................................. 9 The Book Story .................................................................................. 12 Acquaintance with Syed Prithipal Singh ....................................... 12 Discovery by Sardar Mangal Singh ................................................ 12 Professor Kulwant Singh’s Treatise ............................................... 13 Generosity of Mohinder Singh Bedi .............................................. 14 A Significant Book ............................................................................. 15 Recommendation ............................................................................. 16 Foreword - Sant Prithipal Singh ji Syed, My Father .............................. 18 ‘The Lion of the Lord took to the trade of the Fox’ – Translator’s Note .............................................................................................................. 20 About Me – Preface by Sant Syed Prithipal Singh ................................ 24 Introduction – A Brief Biography of Sant Syed Prithipal Singh by Professor Himmat Singh ....................................................................... 26 1. Discovery of Taajudin’s Manuscript .................................................. 28 2. The Author of the travels is blessed by the touch of the Guru’s feet .............................................................................................................. 31 3. Hujra Nanak Shah Qalandar (The Monastery of Master Nanak the Fakir) ..................................................................................................... 35 4. The Makkah Moved .......................................................................... 37 2 5. Dialog between Rukan-ud-din and Guruji ........................................ 45 6. Reference to Uncut Hair from the Quran ......................................... 50 7. Clarification about Kaaba from the Quran........................................ 53 8. Guidance to Rukan-ud-din and his Companions .............................. 55 9. Bhai (Brother) Rukan-ud-din Ji .......................................................... 58 10. The Account of Rukan-ud-din from Twarikhe Arab ...................... 61 11. Medina ............................................................................................ 66 12. Blessing for Kufa ............................................................................. 68 13. Blessing for Salima .......................................................................... 70 14. Salvation of Pasha Hali .................................................................... 77 15. Blessing of Karoon Hamid ............................................................... 81 16. Meeting with Shah Saraf ................................................................. 86 17. Liberation of Pir Baghdad ............................................................... 89 18. Deliverance of Behlol ...................................................................... 95 19. The Disciple Kept the Mentor’s Remembrance Alive ................... 101 20. Thirst of the Loved-One ................................................................ 105 21. The First Dialog with my Father .................................................... 107 22. Baitul Muqaddas ........................................................................... 109 23. Dream ........................................................................................... 113 24. Praise for Gurbani ......................................................................... 117 25. The Second Dialog with my Father ............................................... 120 26. Justification of Uncut hair from the Quran ................................... 125 27. Getting to Jeddah .......................................................................... 128 3 28. Reaching Home in Mirpur ............................................................. 130 29. Madness in Kashmir ...................................................................... 131 30. A Prayer and a Dialog with my Wife ............................................. 137 31. At Lahore ....................................................................................... 138 32. Search for the True Path ............................................................... 141 33. Gurudwara Dera Sahib .................................................................. 144 34. Meeting Gursikhs at Mirpur .......................................................... 150 35. Tests by the Guru .......................................................................... 153 36. The Panja Sahib Visit ..................................................................... 160 37. A New Test .................................................................................... 162 38. Speech at Bahawalpur .................................................................. 168 39. Victory of the Prayer ..................................................................... 175 40. Bibi Mohan Kaur’s Kindness .......................................................... 178 41. Gurudwara Shahid Ganj Lahore .................................................... 180 42. ‘Nanak Wahid Paigambaro Tawheed Asat’ – Nanak the Peerless Messenger of Oneness ....................................................................... 185 43. Had Nanak been born in Europe ................................................... 187 44. My True Form is Khalsa ................................................................. 190 45. Guru’s Teachings are a Path to Salvation ..................................... 196 46. Blessed Meeting with an Immortal Soul in Utrakhand ................. 202 47. ‘Tarika Shabad Surat’ (The path to Spiritual Awareness through Word) .................................................................................................. 211 My Recollections of my Father - 1902 to Nov 12, 1969 –................... 215 4 Afterword by Professor Mohinder Pal Singh Bedi, the Son of Sant Prithipal Singh ..................................................................................... 215 Appendix A – Summary of Evidence of Guru’s Journeys to the Middle East...................................................................................................... 221 A.1 Route of Guru Nanak’s Middle Eastern Journey Based on Historical References ...................................................................... 223 A.2 Guru Nanak’s Commemoration Places in Baghdad .................. 226 A.3 When did the Guru Visit the Arab Countries? .......................... 229 A.4 Monuments in the Middle East Dedicated to Guru Nanak ...... 232 A.5 Guru Nanak’s Platform at Kai Kai ............................................. 233 A.6 Siyahato Baba Nanak Shah Fakir by Taajudin Naqshbandi ...... 234 A.7 Twarikhe Arab by Zainul Abidin ................................................ 235 A.8 Guniya-Ut-Salehin, by Pir Abdul Rehman ................................. 235 A.9 Varan (Ballads) by Bhai Gurdas ................................................ 236 A.10 Janamsakhi by Sodhi Meharban ............................................. 238 A.11 Puratan Janamsakhi, Author Unknown .................................. 238 A.12 Bala Janamsakhi, Author Unknown ........................................ 239 A.13 Maccey Medine Di Gosht, Author Unknown .......................... 239 A.14 Janamsakhi by Bhai Mani Singh .............................................. 241 Appendix B – Questions and Answers between Guru Nanak and Shah Saraf .................................................................................................... 243 Appendix C – Guru Nanak in Nepal, Sikkim, Tibet, Bhutan, China and Ladakh ................................................................................................. 249 C.1 Finding Guru Nanak’s memorials in Nepal in 1992 .................. 249 C.1.1Nanak Muth ........................................................................ 251 5 C.1.2 Kaal Mochan or Mukti Ka Dwaar ....................................... 253 C.1.3 Gyan Dhaara ...................................................................... 254 C.1.4 Gyaneshwor ....................................................................... 255 C.1.5 Departure from Nepal ....................................................... 256 C.1.6 Dera of Baba Sri Chand ji at Thappthalli ............................ 256 C.1.7 Manjit Singh at Nanak Muth .............................................. 256 C.1.8 Attracting Sikh World’s Attention to the Historical Places 258 C.1.9 Holy Relics in Nepal............................................................ 259 C.2 Gurudwaras in Sikkim ............................................................... 259 C.2.1 Relics at the Lachen Monastery ......................................... 260 C.2.2 Guru Dongmar Lake ........................................................... 262 C.2.3 Gurudwara Nanaklama