jagmohan
October 12th, 2004, 11:47 AM
Dear All,
I read the following recently. I don't know how far it is true but it is worth a read.
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I was standing at Jalandhar station when my attention went towards a Sikh youth standing near me wearing a Black turban having a long beard and wearing a kirpan over his shirt.
After a while, one local train arrived, which was totally packed. The Sikh youth tried to board the train but failed to do so. Just then a voice was heard from the back coach 'Sardarji, Barah Baj gaye' (Sir it's 12 o'clock!)
The Sikh youth looked over at that young mischievous person and instead of showing any anger smiled at him.
The smile was rather enigmatic as though the SIKH youth was reminded of something. Not able to resist my temptation, I walked towards him and asked why did he smile at that person who teased him. The Sikh youth replied, "He was not teasing me but was asking for my Help". I was surprised with these words and he told me that there was history behind that which one should know. I was eager to know the History and the Sikh youth narrated the following:
"During 17th Century, when Hindustan was ruled by Mughals, all the Hindu people were humiliated and were treated like animals. Mughals treated the Hindu women as there own property and were forcing all Hindus to accept Islam and even used to kill the people if they were refusing to accept.That time, our Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadarji came forward, in response to a request of some Kashmir Pandits to fight against all these cruel activities. Guruji told the Mughal emperor that if he could succeed in converting him to Islam, all the Hindus would accept the same.
But, if he failed, he should stop all those activities . The Mughal emperor happily agreed. But even after lots of torture to Guruji and his fellow members he failed to convert them to Islam. Guruji along with his other followers were tortured and killed brutally at Delhi in Chandni Chowk. Since the Mughals were unable to convert them to Islam they were assassinated.
Thus Guruji sacrificed his life for the protection of Hindu religion. Can anybody lay down his life and that too for the protection of another religion? This is the reason he is still remembered as "Hind Ki Chaddar", shield of India. But the people for whom he had had sacrificed his life did not even come forward to lift his body, fearing that they would also be assassinated.
Seeing this incident our 10th Guruji, Sri Guru Gobind Singhji (Son of Guru Teg Bahadarji) founder of Khalsa made a resolution that he would convert his followers to such human beings who would not be able to hide themselves and could be easily located in thousands. At the start, the Sikhs were very few in numbers as they were fighting against the Mughal emperors. At that time, Nadir Shah raided Delhi in the year 1739 and looted Hindustan and was carrying lot of Hindustan treasures and nearly 2200 Hindu women along with him. The news spread like fire and was heard by Sardar Jassa Singh, who was the Commander of the Sikh army at that time. He decided to attack Nadir Shah's Kafila on the same midnight. He did so and rescued all the Hindu women and they were safely sent to their homes.
It didn't happen only once but thereafter whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis attacked and looted Hindustan and were trying to carry the treasures and Hindu women along with them for selling them in Abdal markets, the Sikh Army although fewer in numbers, but brave hearted, attacked them at midnight, 12 O'clock and rescued the women folk.
After that time whenever such an incident happened, people started to contact the Sikh Army for help and Sikhs used to attack the raider's at Midnight, 12 O'clock. Nowadays, these "smart people" and some Sikh enemies who are afraid of Sikhs, have spread these words that at 12 O'clock, the Sikhs go out of their senses. This historic fact was the reason which made me smile, thinking that may be his Mother or Sister are in trouble and he needs my help. I was reminded of my glorious past when he said 'Sardarji Barah Baj Gaye'
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Regards,
JS Malik
I read the following recently. I don't know how far it is true but it is worth a read.
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I was standing at Jalandhar station when my attention went towards a Sikh youth standing near me wearing a Black turban having a long beard and wearing a kirpan over his shirt.
After a while, one local train arrived, which was totally packed. The Sikh youth tried to board the train but failed to do so. Just then a voice was heard from the back coach 'Sardarji, Barah Baj gaye' (Sir it's 12 o'clock!)
The Sikh youth looked over at that young mischievous person and instead of showing any anger smiled at him.
The smile was rather enigmatic as though the SIKH youth was reminded of something. Not able to resist my temptation, I walked towards him and asked why did he smile at that person who teased him. The Sikh youth replied, "He was not teasing me but was asking for my Help". I was surprised with these words and he told me that there was history behind that which one should know. I was eager to know the History and the Sikh youth narrated the following:
"During 17th Century, when Hindustan was ruled by Mughals, all the Hindu people were humiliated and were treated like animals. Mughals treated the Hindu women as there own property and were forcing all Hindus to accept Islam and even used to kill the people if they were refusing to accept.That time, our Ninth Guru, Sri Guru Teg Bahadarji came forward, in response to a request of some Kashmir Pandits to fight against all these cruel activities. Guruji told the Mughal emperor that if he could succeed in converting him to Islam, all the Hindus would accept the same.
But, if he failed, he should stop all those activities . The Mughal emperor happily agreed. But even after lots of torture to Guruji and his fellow members he failed to convert them to Islam. Guruji along with his other followers were tortured and killed brutally at Delhi in Chandni Chowk. Since the Mughals were unable to convert them to Islam they were assassinated.
Thus Guruji sacrificed his life for the protection of Hindu religion. Can anybody lay down his life and that too for the protection of another religion? This is the reason he is still remembered as "Hind Ki Chaddar", shield of India. But the people for whom he had had sacrificed his life did not even come forward to lift his body, fearing that they would also be assassinated.
Seeing this incident our 10th Guruji, Sri Guru Gobind Singhji (Son of Guru Teg Bahadarji) founder of Khalsa made a resolution that he would convert his followers to such human beings who would not be able to hide themselves and could be easily located in thousands. At the start, the Sikhs were very few in numbers as they were fighting against the Mughal emperors. At that time, Nadir Shah raided Delhi in the year 1739 and looted Hindustan and was carrying lot of Hindustan treasures and nearly 2200 Hindu women along with him. The news spread like fire and was heard by Sardar Jassa Singh, who was the Commander of the Sikh army at that time. He decided to attack Nadir Shah's Kafila on the same midnight. He did so and rescued all the Hindu women and they were safely sent to their homes.
It didn't happen only once but thereafter whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis attacked and looted Hindustan and were trying to carry the treasures and Hindu women along with them for selling them in Abdal markets, the Sikh Army although fewer in numbers, but brave hearted, attacked them at midnight, 12 O'clock and rescued the women folk.
After that time whenever such an incident happened, people started to contact the Sikh Army for help and Sikhs used to attack the raider's at Midnight, 12 O'clock. Nowadays, these "smart people" and some Sikh enemies who are afraid of Sikhs, have spread these words that at 12 O'clock, the Sikhs go out of their senses. This historic fact was the reason which made me smile, thinking that may be his Mother or Sister are in trouble and he needs my help. I was reminded of my glorious past when he said 'Sardarji Barah Baj Gaye'
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Regards,
JS Malik