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Articles: Moral Stories | If you miss this you miss a fact of life...
- Ms. Nayana D
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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 looking similar to a terrorist.
After a while, one local train arrived, which was totally packed. The
Sikh youth tried to alight 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 voice maker who was a young
Mischievous type of person and instead of showing any anger made a
smile towards him.
The smile made was so enigmatic that it seemed as if some type of truth
lies behind it. 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 a big history
behind that which one should know. I was eager to know the History
and the Sikh youth narrated:
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,inresponse 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 to that but even after lots of torture to Guruji
and his fellow members he failed to convert him to Islam and Guruji
along with his other four fellow members, were tortured and sacrificed
their lives 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. For the sake of whom he had sacrificed his
life, none of the them came 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 a 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 had 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 were brave hearted
and attacked them at midnight,12 O'clock and rescued women.
After that time when there occurred a similar incidence, people started
to contact the Sikh army for their 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 over that person as I thought that his
Mother or Sister would be in trouble and wants my help and was
reminding me by saying off 'Sardarji Barah Baj Gaye'
Plz do forward this mail to all ur friends so they can know about sikh
history & its a humble appeal PLEASE dont make fun of RELIGIONS ! as
every religion is as pure as urs.
'Its easy to joke on a Sardar, but It's too difficult to be a Sardar'
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