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The Source Guru Gobind Singh’s visit to the Deccan was not a decision made in any haste. It was a well planned and meticulously executed adventure full of risks. The confidence and determination were the only guarantee of success. Its source can only be traced to Haqiqat Rah Mukam Raje Shive Nabh Ki. The reason for the visit was the hapless condition of the people and decreasing number of the Khalsa, which required immediate reorganization for revamping. There is no point in saying that the Guru’s decision was spontaneous as the invitation came from the Emperor. It was a well thought of plan kept closely guarded and executed with fine precision Regarding the source of information nothing more is needed to emphasize the importance of Haqiqat than the fact that the Sikh Sangat mentioned in it had gathered around Banda Bairagi before meeting the Tenth Guru. Guru Gobind Singh was well aware that those Sikhs who were in the Deccan were also in the know of places visited by Guru Nanak on his return journey during the second Udasi (Tour) the opportunity to bring that Sikh Sangat into the fold of the Khalsa was bright and the Emperor himself had offered the chance. Only the Guru knew how to achieve the goal. Relevance of “Haqiqat” to Modern Historians: It is better to know that Haqiqat is recorded on the flyleaves of Adi Bir and Bir Bhai Bano. The prose passage is recorded in a different handwriting and has no relations to the contents of the Bir. Before analysing its contents its importance it is worth believing that as head of the Sikh religion Guru Gobind Singh had studied and discussed various contents of the Adi Granth in the company of the scholars and no event of importance had escaped his attention. It is also to be noted that before undertaking the visit to the Deccan the knowledge of the Guru about the Sikhs in the Deccan also stood collaborated by those Sikhs who had visited the Deccan to deliver the Zafarnama to Aurangzeb. The Guru’s protest paramount, the risk of sending his Sikhs to the Deccan was perhaps also taken to know the whereabouts of the Sikh Sangat and its strength. So far, the relevance of Haqiqat to modern history is concerned, it is best revealed by a recent event, which explains how the historians despite it being a historic statement have treated it.