It is very rare when I pick up a book and read it twice or thrice, for me to do that it has to be a special book, written well, simple and uncomplicated… that’s how I picked up my first copy of Walking With Nanak “ at book shop in Delhi some years back. Till then I was unaware of the author and his books.
What made me pick this book up was I guess my curiousity to know and learn more about Guru Nanakji and his teaching, being a south indian I didn’t have much exposure to Sikhism though I had a few friend who were Sikhs. Before reading this book, I had read History of Sikhs by Khushwant Singh one of my favorite authors and I guess my journey towards Sikhism began here… I started visiting Gurudwara’s listening to the Gurbani and slowly started understanding them too.
The day I picked up this book and showed it to my husband who is a Punjabi he was surprised and glad that I was showing interest in Sikhism.
Walking with Nanak is an eye-opener for any one who wants to know more about Guru Nanakji and Sikhism. It is the only religion in the world where there is no worship of idols, icons, pictures of Gods and Goddesses. According to Guru Nanakji, God is everywhere and one doesn’t need to search for him, we have to just find him within ourselves..
This book is not only a story about Gurudwara’s and Sikhism but also about the different facets of Nanakji – the son, the husband, the father, the poet, the wanderer and the friend, all these different faces of Nanakji complete the picture of Nanakji as a man and how in due course of time he became Guru Nanak Devji.
In this wonderful book about Guru Nanak Devji, Haroon Khalid describes his travels with his mentor Iqbal Quaiser through Pakistan and re discovers the route of Nanakji, takes us through the many gurudwaras and other locales which Nanakji discovered and stayed in.
The simple easy to understand language and description makes this book a wonderful reading and is a must for all those who want to know more about Guru Nanak Devji and Sikhism. Reading this book not once but twice has not only enlightened me but has given me a new perception of Sikhism which is today one of the most revered religions of the world.