- Udasis
Guru Nanak 's travel to many areas, going from the Punjab. The first tour being east towardsBengal andAssam , the second south towardsSri Lanka viaTamil Nadu , the third north towardsKashmir ,Ladakh andTibet , and the final tour west towardsBaghdad andMecca . [cite book | last=Singh | first=Khushwant | authorlink=Khushwant Singh | year=2006 | title=The Illustrated History of the Sikhs | publisher=Oxford University Press | location=India | id = ISBN 0-19-567747-1 | pages=14]Guru Nanak & MeccaGuru Nanak had visited all parts of
India . In 1497, During his journeys, He decided to go towards the west. His aim was to visitMuslim countries. He wanted to visit also, the Muslim mosques in those countries. He chose Mecca as the first such place to visit. Mecca is inSaudi Arabia . It contains the most sacred Muslim mosque called the "Masjid Al Haram". He put on the white dress, worn by hajjis. He took a fakir’s staff, or stick in his hand. The Guru carried a book of his sacred songs or hymns. Like the hajjis, he had with him an lota or jug. He also carried a mat like the hajjis. Dressed thus, he looked like a typical hajji. All along, he acted in every way as hajjis did.Bhai Mardana (Guru's Disciple) was with him. He, too, was dressed as a hajji.Boarding a ship at
Surat , he reached theArabian coast. From there, he walked on foot.References
* Macauliffe, M.A (1909). The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus Sacred Writings and Authors. Low Price Publications. ISBN 8175361328.
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