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Zafarnama

Zafarnama

Paperback (01 Jan 2011)

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Publisher's Synopsis

When all has been tried, yet Justice is not in sight, It is then right to pick up the sword, It is then right to fight. Written in exquisite Persian verse, the Zafarnama was a defiant message composed by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru and addressed to the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, following a series of fierce battles between the imperial forces and Sikh warriors. With wisdom and honesty, the Guru indicts the emperor for the moral and spiritual bankruptcy of his empire. These 111 stirring stanzas, which form the core of the Guru's spiritual philosophy, highlight his deep understanding of the true nature of God and Creation.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780143425557
Publisher: Penguin Random House India
Imprint: Penguin Books
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Language: English
Number of pages: 152
Weight: 116g
Height: 200mm
Width: 134mm
Spine width: 11mm