Publisher's Note
The booklet Mureed is a humble endeavour towards fostering communal harmony, one of the main teachings of the Nirankari Mission. It narrates the story of three disciples, one Sikh, one Hindu and one Muslim (named Mureed) and their teacher, Master Ji. The setting is the partition of India in 1947, when the communal frenzy incited by the misguided religious zealots was at its peak. It tells how with the sagacious guidance and deep love of the saintly Master Ji, the prevailing abhorrence between different communities is converted into mutual love and affection, care and concern. It also highlights what a human can attain in this life when he is blessed with the Divine Knowledge by the grace of Murshid (Spiritual Teacher). The blessee not only overcomes base impulses, he also perceives the Divine in all: loves and owns all. Liberated from the shackles of caste, creed, faith, race, nationality, hatred, enmity, jealousy and strife, a human is transformed into a divine being.
Mureed is the second publication authored by Lt. Gen. A.S. Bhullar (Retd.) which is a compilation of the series of articles published in the monthly Sant Nirankari. In his earlier publication, self and self-realization, complex philosophical topics have explained in simple and comprehensible language.
We are grateful to the compilers, Rev. Joginder Singh and Des Raj Ahuja. The young devotee Sonu Kapur deserves our thanks for going through the proofs.
Kirpa Sagar
Publications Department
Sant Nirankari Mandal