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Free read ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free · Navtej Sarna Navtej Sarna · 5 Summary review The Book of Nanak Born into a society caught in the throes of orthodoxy and ritualism and further crippled by child marriage infanticide and a rigid caste system Guru Nanak was deeply spiritual from an early age The out The author is very clear this is not an academic work but a summary of the life travels and teaching of Nanak It s simply written and relates all the stories I know from childhood and some that were new to me Similarly although I knew Nanak traveled extensively in the Middle East I was unaware of his travels to South India Sri Lanka Nepal or Tibet I enjoyed reading this immensely There is so much written on sikh history and on the martial aspects of the faith so it s very refreshing to read a gentle account of its founder

Free read ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free · Navtej Sarna Navtej Sarna · 5 Summary review The Book of Nanak Pouring of Nanak's faith evolved into the universal message of the omnipresence and existence of one God of true love euality and compassion which appealed to Hindus and Muslims alike Drawing upon the I felt it was a mediocre attempt at capturing Nanak s life Even though the information was sound yet often it felt like one was reading a hastily compiled article online as opposed to a well composed book However the hymns were potent and uite thought provoking and their well placement in the storyline was the only redeeming uality Unfortunately as a whole I was thoroughly disappointed by Navtej Sarna s book and would be looking for a better piece of literature on the life of Guru Nanak

Navtej Sarna · 5 Summary

Free read ✓ PDF, eBook or Kindle ePUB free · Navtej Sarna Navtej Sarna · 5 Summary review The Book of Nanak Various myths and legends contained in anecdotal biographies and placing them in as precise a historical framework as possible The Book of Nanak traces the chronology of the main events of Nanak's life A summary of Guru Nanak Ji s life with most major incidents and chronology If you aren t a punjabi by ethnicity or a Sikh by religion and don t know anything about Sikhism and the guru you can definitely pick it up But for punjabis having done essays on all the gurus till class 10 as a part of curriculum I don t think you d need to buy it because you already know Anyone who wants to have a light refreshing read can read this if they have absolutely 0 knowledge related to the subject

• Hardcover
• 160
• The Book of Nanak
• Navtej Sarna
• English
• 13 August 2020
• 9780670049783