Question

Select the option(s) that are true about Guru Gobind Singh.

• A. Guru Gobind Singh wrote the Zafarnama to Aurangzeb to surrender his army.
• B. Guru Gobind Singh was a poet and a scholar.
• C. Guru Gobind Singh was a spiritual and religious leader.
• D. Guru Gobind Singh had liberal and tolerant religious views.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

Guru Gobind Singh had liberal and tolerant religious views.

Guru Gobind Singh was a courageous and fearless leader. He wrote the Zafarnama to criticise the emperor for breaking the moral code. Guruji was a poet and a scholar. He composed many poems and often surrounded himself in the presence of poets. Guruji was a religious leader. He always preached the name of God and gave final shape to the Adi Granth Sahib. Guruji had liberal and tolerant religious views. He accomodated Muslim soldiers in the Khalsa and had many Muslim friends.