What happened to aurangzeb after reading zaffarnama ?

[Guest]

I have heard it was like a poison for aurangzeb who was said to have been struck with emotional torment after reading it . 

 

[Not2Cool2Argue]

Lucky for u, ur in india. You can have acess to historical accounts. Like the diary of aurangzeb. All.the mughal kings kept an official 'diary' during their reign. 

Also you should read contemporary historical accounts of aurangzeb. 

Im sure the libraries of india have translated versions of historical accounts. 

It should be really fun to go find what history says of accounts that weve only heard of from sikh point of view. 

You should go on this fact finding kission and upload ur research anfd documents here. Also ppl on sikhawareness would be interested in it too. 

Like maybe u could even find the dr. I think he was dr cole that is supposed to have treated tenth patshah.

 

 

[Guest]

He ate some pork and went to sleep.

[puzzled]

I think he asked to meet up with Guru ji but then died so that meeting never happened, i think ... 

He shouldn't of messed around with the Marathas either, he hated them lol  The battle of Deccan with the Marathas lasted like 22 years i think, that was a huge blow on the Mughals and Aurangzeb knew that he was leaving behind an empire that didn't have much time left till its collapse. 

[Guest]

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[jkvlondon]

On 6/25/2018 at 5:59 PM, puzzled said:

I think he asked to meet up with Guru ji but then died so that meeting never happened, i think ... 

He shouldn't of messed around with the Marathas either, he hated them lol  The battle of Deccan with the Marathas lasted like 22 years i think, that was a huge blow on the Mughals and Aurangzeb knew that he was leaving behind an empire that didn't have much time left till its collapse. 

Sakhi says that he was deathly scared of KHALSA as he had been told that their appearence would summon his end . In that spirit of fear the Emperor received the first letter of Guru ji by Bhai Daya Singh ji 's hand this was not the zafarnama .

The emperor assured Bhai Daya Singh ji that he would do justice and that Guru Ji may be requested to meet him in the Deccan. Bhai Daya Singh ji shrewdly replied that a written letter would have a more immediate effect. The Emperor agreed and sent two messengers with Bhai ji and the letter. Bhai Dhaya Singh reached Guru Ji at Dina in March 1705, a return journey of 900 miles that lasted three months.

Guru Ji heard from Bhai Dhaya Singh the sympathetic and remorseful mood in which the Emperor had written the reply. However there was mixed feelings of magnanimity and seriousness on Guru Ji's face as he thought the Emperor was not fully satisfied about his grievances. Guru Ji decided to send another even more detailed letter to the Emperor in which he neither promised or refused to meet him in the Deccan.

This was Zafarnama. it was delivered to Aurangzeb by Bhai Daya SIngh ji and Bhai DHaram Singh ji . when they arrived in delhi Aurangzeb refused to admit them to deliver the letter he was that scared of Guru ji . Apparently he had the boon of being astrally present at Kaaba when reading his namaz  and Guru ji had appeared there many times and this had terrified Aurangzeb . He realised that he had commited a great number of sins against God's chosen beloveds. After this he gave audience to the two SInghs who waited at Bhai Jetha ji's house . The first question he uttered on seeing them in their blue bana 'ki Khalsa pargat hoeya?' again he repeated the question and on the third reptetion they said yes . His maulvi advisor stepped forward and reminded him of the law , to which the 91 year old emperor had no answer , then the maulvi suggests making a golden tongue and placing that in his mouth and then 'cutting' that tongue to pay the debt (sounds like your typical greedy priests).

The Emperor read the letter and felt that the Guru was a highly intelligent, truthful and fearless warrior. He was nearly 91 years of age and his body started to tremble from feelings of remorse and regret at what he had done in his life time. Again he put pen to paper and wrote a letter to Guru Ji stating his inability to come to the north and requesting that Guru Ji meet him in Ahmadnagar at his earliest convenience. The letter was sent through royal messengers.

The Emperors peace of mind had been shaken, he wrote another letter to his sons in which he states "I do not know who I am, where I am, where I am to go and what will happen to a sinful person like me. Many like me have passed away wasting their lives. Allah was in my heart but my blind eyes failed to see him. I do not know how I will be received in Allah's court. I do not have any hope for my future, I have committed many sins and do not know what punishments will be awarded to me in return".

The Zafarnama had a demoralising effect on Emperor Aurangzeb who saw his end looming over the horizon and his future appeared very bleak. He saw Guru Gobind Singh Ji as his only hope who could show him the right and truthful path, as hinted by Guru ji in his epistle. Although he had greatly wronged the Guru he knew him to be a man of God and wanted to meet with the Guru personally to seek redemption. He issued instructions to his Governors to withdraw all orders against Guru Ji. He instructed his minister Munim Khan to make arrangements for the safe passage of the Guru when he came to meet him.

Guru Ji was not willing to go to Delhi yet and instead stopped outside the town of Sabo Ki Talwandi. According to Sikh chronologists it was at Sabo Ki Talwandi that Guru Gobind Singh untied his waist band after a period of nearly eighteen months and breathed a sigh of relief.

Guru Ji received the letter from Aurangzeb and after a period of rest decided to meet with the emperor, hence Guru Ji's decision to move to the Deccan. Guru Ji had no enmity against Islam. He did not harbour any ill will against Muslims, Guru Sahib Ji saw all with one gaze, a good many Muslims had sided with his cause against the Mughals. Now that Aurangzeb had invited Guru Ji with due humility and promised to do justice against those who had resorted to barbarous acts, Guru Ji felt justified in agreeing to meet the emperor in view of the latter's old age.

By the time Guru Ji had entered Rajasthan news was conveyed to him that the emperor had died. Historical records as recorded by Bhai Santokh Singh show that the emperor had lost all appetite and power of digestion and could not expel any waste, whatever he took acted as poison in his body. He was in great pain and torment and he remained in this condition for several days, terrified, as it were, by his thoughts of the angels of death the punishment of the grave.

his will indicates his understanding of his accursed status:

The will was recorded by Maulvi Hamid-ud Din in chapter 8 of his hand written book in Persian about the life of Aurangzeb:

 

1. There is no doubt that I have been the emperor of India and I have ruled over this country. But I am sorry to say that I have not been able to do a good deed in my lifetime. My inner soul is cursing me as a sinner. But now it is of no avail. It is my wish that my last rites be performed by my dear son Azam, nobody else should touch my body.
2. My servant, Aya Beg, has my purse in which I have carefully kept my earnings of 4 Rs and 2 annas. In my spare time I have been writing the Koran and stitching caps. It was by selling the caps that I made an honest earning of 4 Rs and 2 annas. My coffin should be purchased with this amount. No other money should be spent for covering the body of a sinner. This is my dying wish. By selling the copies of the Koran I collected 305 Rs. That money is also with Aya Beg. It is my will that poor Mohammedans should be fed with sweet rice purchased by this money.
3. All my articles - clothes, ink stand, pens and books should be given to my son Azam. The labour charges for digging my grave will be paid by Prince Azam.
4. My grave should be dug in a dense forest. When I am buried my face should remain uncovered. Do not bury my face in earth. I want to present myself to Allah with a naked face. I am told whoever goes to the supreme court with a naked face will have his sins forgiven.
5. My coffin should be made of thick Khaddar. Do not place a costly shawl on the corpse. The route of my funeral should not be showered with flowers. No one should be permitted to place any flowers on my body. No music should be played or sung, I hate music.
6. No tomb should be built for me. Only a chabootra or platform may be erected.
7. I have not been able to pay the salaries of my soldiers and my personal servants for several months. I bequeath that after my death at least my personal servants be paid in full as the treasury is empty. Niamat Ali has served my very faithfully he has cleaned my body and has never let my bed remain dirty.
8. No mausoleum should be raised in my memory. No stone with my name should be placed at my grave. There should be no trees planted near the grave. A sinner like me does not deserve the protection of a shady tree.
9. My son, Azam has the authority to rule from the throne of Delhi. Kam Bakhsh should be entrusted with the governance of Bijapur and Golconda States.
10. Allah should not make anyone an emperor, the most unfortunate person is he who is an emperor. My sins should not be mentioned in any social gathering. No story of my life should be told to anyone.

[Not2Cool2Argue]

Was Azam the son, bahadur shah or wait it was tara azam wasnt it?

Interesting that guruji supported the son that aurangzeb did not.

#10 is hilarious. Its wat most of sikh history is.the misdeeds of auranga. 

 

[TejS]

It is mentioned in the linked book that he was distressed by the Zafarnama primarily due to realizing he had betrayed his faith. 

https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520274198/fighting-words

[shastarSingh]

On 6/27/2018 at 3:27 PM, jkvlondon said:

Sakhi says that he was deathly scared of KHALSA as he had been told that their appearence would summon his end . In that spirit of fear the Emperor received the first letter of Guru ji by Bhai Daya Singh ji 's hand this was not the zafarnama .

 

Was this letter called Fatehnama ?

[jkvlondon]

4 hours ago, shastarSingh said:

Was this letter called Fatehnama ?

there are mixed opinions whether this was the first letter or part of Zafar nama but logically speaking each are complete in their own right so I think yes that Fatehnama was the first