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Q. 95. What were the last words of Sikh Shaheeds, Baba Banda Singh, Bhai Tara Singh, Bhai Mani Singh, Bhai Gulzar Singh, Bhai Taru Singh, Bhai Subeg Singh, Bhai Sahib Singh, Bhai Sukha Singh, Bhai Mehtab Singh, Baba Deep Singh and Baba Gurbakhsh Singh at the time of courting martyrdom?

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Ans. King Farakh Saiyyar asked Baba Banda Singh, what kind of death he would like to have. The determination personified Baba Banda Singh replied, “The kind of death he (Farakh Saiyyar) himself would like to have”. This answer is even firmer than the historical answer that Raja Porus gave to Alexander-the-Great (i.e. that Alexander should […]

Q. 95. What were the last words of Sikh Shaheeds, Baba Banda Singh, Bhai Tara Singh, Bhai Mani Singh, Bhai Gulzar Singh, Bhai Taru Singh, Bhai Subeg Singh, Bhai Sahib Singh, Bhai Sukha Singh, Bhai Mehtab Singh, Baba Deep Singh and Baba Gurbakhsh Singh at the time of courting martyrdom? Read More »

Q. 94. When did the “Chhota Ghallughara” (the minor holocaust) and the “Vadda Ghallughara” (the major holocaust) occur? How many Sikhs were martyred in these holocausts?

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Ans. The minor holocaust occurred between January 1, 1746 and June 30, 1746 at reedy marshes of Kaahnuwaan. Nawab Yahya Khan and his Hindu Diwan, Lakhpat Rae, with a huge army under their command, invaded the Sikhs with vengeance. According to one estimate about ten thousand Sikhs courted martyrdom. Bhai Ratan Singh Bhangoo has described

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Q. 93. What are their national attributes as a result of which it has not been possible to suppress the Sikhs?

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Ans. Several reasons can be put forth to explain why in spite of the two holocausts (Ghallugharas) the Sikhs could not be exterminated or subdued. Some of these reasons are, able leaders, correct policies (strategies), good battle strategy, positive attitude, three-way-wars, tremendous sympathy and devotion of masses towards Sikhs and exemplary bravery of Sikh women.

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Q. 92. Is there any relationship between Yoga and Sikhism?

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Ans. There is no place for Yoga (the way it is understood in Yogic tradition) in Sikhism. Guru Nanak Dev has clearly and unequivocally explained in “Aasa di Vaar”: ਜੋਗੀ ਸੁੰਨਿ ਧਿਆਵਨ੍ਹਿ ਜੇਤੇ ਅਲਖ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾਰੁ॥ (SGGS, P. 465) “The Yogis expend all their efforts to concentrate on ‘void’.They try to achieve this by meditating

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Q. 91. Why the religion and politics are inseparable in Sikhism?

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Ans. Politics is an inseparable part of religion. Efforts to separate the two (from time to time) have resulted in deterioration of morals and ethics. Just as the famous Urdu poet, Dr. Iqbal has said: “Whether an autocratic system of government or a democracy, when religion is separated from politics, it results in a ruthless

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Q. 90. Is there any significance of fasts, full moon nights (poornima), new moon nights (amaavas), or the first day of a month (sangraand) of Bikrami calendar, in Sikhism?

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Ans. The fasts, the full moon nights, the new moon nights, or the first day of a month of Bikrami calendar have no place of any significance in Sikhism. The fasts, prevalent in the Hindu society, are all associated with a god or a goddess. These gods and goddesses themselves are trapped in attachment of

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Q. 88. According to Bhai Gurdas what are the attributes of the Sikh spirit (Gursikhi)?

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Ans. The Sikh spirit and those Gursikhs who chalked out a new path, started a new order and carried out fantastic (spiritual) deeds, are described by Bhai Gurdas as subtler than a trich, sharper than a sword and tasteless like licking of a stone. A Gursikh who treads the path of such Sikh spirit, is

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Q. 86. When the sixth Master, Guru Har Gobind, described “Sikhi” as a tree, what according to him were its roots, branches, flowers and fruits?

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Ans. Guru Har Gobind said:vlod eisbiznosHumility is the root of “Sikhi”.Service (of human kind) is the branches of “Sikhi”. Holy congregation (Saadh Sangat) is the leaves of “Sikhi”. Understanding the Word (Shabad) are the flowers, while the fruits are becoming completely oblivious of care for ones body (ones own well being) compared to the well

Q. 86. When the sixth Master, Guru Har Gobind, described “Sikhi” as a tree, what according to him were its roots, branches, flowers and fruits? Read More »

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