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of others ; always professing himself the enemy of discord, and as iia vino- 

 no obje6l but to reconcile the two faiths of the Muhammedaiis and Hindus, 

 In one religion ; which, he endeavoured to do by recalling them to that 

 great and original tenet, in which they both believed, the unity of God, 

 and by reclaiming them from the numerous errors into which they had 

 fallen. During his travels, Na'nac was introduced to the emperor Ba'- 

 EER* before whom he is said to have maintained his doclrine with ereat 

 firmness and eloquence. Ba'ber was pleased with him, and ordered an 

 ample maintenance to be bestowed upon him ; which the Sikh priest refu- 

 sed ; observing, that he trusted in him who provided for all men, and front; 

 whom alone, a man of virtue and religion, would consent to receive favor 

 or reward. "V^lien Na'nac returned from his travels, he cast off the 

 garments of a ^akir, and wore plain clothes, but continued to give in-- 

 stru61ions to his numerous disciples ; and he appears, at this period, tq 

 have experienced the most violent opposition from the Hindu zealots, who 

 reproached him with having laid aside the habits of a Fakir, and with the 

 impiety of the doctrines v/hieh he taught. These accusations he treated 

 with great contempt, and an author, before cited, Bhai Guru' Das 

 Vali, states, that when he visited Vatdla, he enraged the Tdgiswaras-]; 

 so much, that they tried all their powers of enchantment to terrify him. 

 " Some (says this writer) assume^ the shape of lions and tygers, others 

 *' hissed like snakes, one fell in a shower of lire, and another tore the 

 " stars from the firmament ;" but Na'nac remained tranquil ; and, w^heii 



* This interview must have taken place in 1526 or 15'27 ; as it is stated to have been 

 immediately after Daulet Kha'n Lo'di' had visited Pampiit.j in 1526 ; where that princ3 

 l^ad fought, and subdued iIpRAHiM, emT^exox oi Hindustan. 



i Recluse penitents, who, by means of jnental and corporeal mortifications; have acqiiir-. 

 ed a command over the powers of nature 



