The 4 Freedoms Library2024-03-29T01:11:28ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinanahttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/54803302?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://4freedoms.com/group/Sikh/forum/topic/listForContributor?user=24nd2ijvy7htv&feed=yes&xn_auth=noShere Panjab: Sikh Fightback against Muslim Grooming Gangs (1981)tag:4freedoms.com,2017-09-26:3766518:Topic:1905402017-09-26T01:34:01.772ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p>Check the date: this was already a known problem back in 1981, when the Aston Panthers was formed. Even back then, Muslim men were hanging around the gates of girls schools. So here we are 36 years later and the government and media insist there is no such thing as a Muslim grooming gang problem.</p>
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<p>Check the date: this was already a known problem back in 1981, when the Aston Panthers was formed. Even back then, Muslim men were hanging around the gates of girls schools. So here we are 36 years later and the government and media insist there is no such thing as a Muslim grooming gang problem.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>S. Gurmukh Singh asking the Muslim trader to not to mistreat the highly laden ox. A dispute occured and the magistrate ordered the ox to be slaughtered in front of Gurmukh Singh.</em></span></p>
<p>The open permission for killing in the Punjab accorded to Muslims by the British rulers was assented bitterly…</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>S. Gurmukh Singh asking the Muslim trader to not to mistreat the highly laden ox. A dispute occured and the magistrate ordered the ox to be slaughtered in front of Gurmukh Singh.</em></span></p>
<p>The open permission for killing in the Punjab accorded to Muslims by the British rulers was assented bitterly by all sections of the non-Muslim population. Muslims, on the other hand became over-zealous everywhere and deliberately injured the religious sentiments of their Hindu and Sikh neighbours.</p>
<p>An incident of a minor nature, in which a Namdhari had requested a vegetable seller to come down from the back of an ox, resulted in altercations between Gurmukh Singh Namdhari and a Muslim at Malerkotla. The matter went to the court and the Muslim judge instead of pacifying the excited feelings ordered that the ox be butchered before the eyes of Gurmukh Singh. Orders were instantly carried out. Next day Gurmukh Singh went to Bhaini Sahib to attend a gathering, and narrated what had taken place before his eyes.</p>
<p>On 13th January 1871, a batch of about 2O0 Namdharies under the leadership of Sardars Hira Singh and Lehna Singh started for Kotla to avenge the wrong done to one of their fellow religionists by the fanatic Muslim judge. On the way, there was a free fight with the men of the Sikh Feudal Chief of Malaudh in which. 2 Namdharies and two men of the Sardar group were killed. On the morning of 15th there was a riot between the Namdharies and the officials of the Malerkotla State. Eight Kotla men were killed and several wounded. On the side of the Namdharies, 7 died on the spot, and 2 wounded were captured, besides, 29 severely wounded who had left the city. One of the two wounded died later on</p>
<p>The Namdharies left the city and reaching the police post Sherpur in the Patiala State voluntarily surrendered themselves to the police officials. In the meantime, Mr. Cowan, the Deputy Commissioner of Ludhiana district, had reached Malerkotla. The ruler of the state was a minor and Mr. Cowan was working as superintendent of the Council of administration. He ordered that the Namdharies should be brought before him. On the 17th January, 49 of them were blown away with guns and the fiftieth cut to pieces with swords without trial. On the 18th, the remaining sixteen were also done to death in the same ghastly manner by an order of Mr. Forsythe the Commis-sioner of Ambala Division.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>A Kuka Waryam Singh was rather short in height, and was related to the Maharaja of Patiala. A member of the firing squad was interested in saving his life. So he alleged that this man could not be blown, as his height was lower than the cannon aim. Waryam Singh ran at once to the neighbouring ploughed field and brought some stones with him. He stood on these stones and challenged the gunman to fire as his height now posed no problem to the cannon aim.</em></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em>The last person to be executed was a boy of thirteen years by the name of Bishan Singh. Mr. Cowan's wife felt pity for the boy and asked her husband to release him. Cowan went to the boy, bent down to him and said: "Disown the fool Ram Singh and you will be pardoned." The boy got enraged on hearing his Guru being abused. He jumped up, caught hold of the beard of Cowan and did not let it go till both his hands were severed. His body was cut to pieces and he became a martyr.</em></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><b><i><font color="#663300"> </font></i></b></span>"Kuka-Massacre al Maler-Kotla." "These reminiscences of 1872 would be incomplete without some reference to what I can only describe as the Massacre at Maler Kotla. .. For my part, I can recall nothing during my service in India, more revolt-ing and shocking than these executions, and there were many who thought, as I did, still think, that the final orders of the Government of India were lamentably inadequate. (Indian and Home memories by Sir Henery Cotton.P.110-113)</p> Sikhs and Hindus complain over use of 'Asian' label in grooming casestag:4freedoms.com,2012-05-18:3766518:Topic:1020632012-05-18T03:05:17.172ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
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<p>Earlier this month, nine…</p>
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<div class="caption body-narrow-width">Groups representing Sikh and Hindu communities have complained about the term "Asian" being used to describe the men involved in grooming trials.</div>
<p>Earlier this month, nine men were jailed for being part of a sex ring in Rochdale which groomed girls for sex.</p>
<p>The groups said the men involved were "almost always of Pakistani origin" and the term "Asian" was inaccurate.</p>
<p>The Ramadan Foundation has said grooming is "a significant problem for the British Pakistani community".</p>
<p>The joint statement was released by the Network of Sikh Organisations UK, The Hindu Forum of Britain, and The Sikh Media Monitoring Group UK.</p>
<p>It says the reluctance of the media and the government to discuss the "disproportionate representation of Muslims in such cases" and the fact victims are "almost always non-Muslim girls" is adding to the cause of far-right groups such as the BNP.</p>
<p>It said blanket use of the word "Asian" was "unfair to other communities of Asian origin".</p>
<p>"We believe that in this case the government itself is sanctioning the use of term Asian as a way of clouding responsibility," the groups say.</p>
<p>The groups say sex gangs have targeted Hindu and Sikh girls but the cases are rarely reported as they seldom reach the courts.</p>
<p>The statement says: "We believe that political correctness stifles debate and will not facilitate a frank and mature discussion or solutions to get to the root of why the above pattern is emerging in these crimes and how to help find a solution to the problem.</p>
<p>"We will not be able to do that if we mask the identity of those involved based on misguided views of 'protecting a vulnerable community' of the perpetrators and not looking at the vulnerable community of victims."</p>
<p>Last Week Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of The Ramadhan Foundation, said: "There is an over-representation [of Asian men] amongst recent convictions in the crime of on-street grooming [and] there should be no silence in addressing the issue of race as this is central to the actions of these criminals," he said.</p>
<p>He said community elders were "burying their heads" over the issue and police and local councils should not "be frightened" to address the problem, as there was "a strong lesson that you cannot ignore race or be over-sensitive".</p>
<p>On Monday, the chair of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, Trevor Phillips, said the race of the men involved could not be ignored and it was "fatuous" to deny racial and cultural factors.</p>
<p>But assistant chief constable Steve Heywood, of Greater Manchester Police, said the case was not about race, but about "adults preying on vulnerable young children".</p>
<p>Liverpool Crown Court heard the nine men plied their victims, one as young as 13, with drink and drugs so they could "pass them around" and use them for sex.</p> Killing and Persecution of Sikhs Continues in Punjabtag:4freedoms.com,2012-05-11:3766518:Topic:1013282012-05-11T03:04:10.004ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p><a href="http://panthic.org/articles/5421">http://panthic.org/articles/5421</a><br></br> <span class="article_author"><br></br> PANTHIC.ORG</span><span> </span><span class="article_date"> | Published on March 29, 2012</span><span> </span></p>
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<p>GURDASPUR, PUNJAB (KP) – Shock, grief and anger quickly spread through the Sikh community as…</p>
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<p>GURDASPUR, PUNJAB (KP) – Shock, grief and anger quickly spread through the Sikh community as news spread that an innocent Sikh youth reciting naam-simran at a protest in Gurdaspur was killed on the spot by members of Punjab Police who attacked a Sikh gathering without any warning. </p>
<p>Bhai Jaspal Singh of Sidhwan, an 18 year-old Amritdhari engineering college student, along with other members of the Sikh community had gathered together outside a local Gurdwara to protest the Wednesday assault on another youth by members of the right-wing Hindu Shiv Sena.</p>
<p>Eyewitnesses stated as the Sikhs were chanting "Waheguru" loudly, suddenly the police charged at them and began to lobby teargas and lathis (batons) on the protesters, and then opened fire on them outside the Gurdwara Sahib. Bhai Jaspal Singh was shot during this unprovoked rampage by the Police. Another youth, Ranjit Singh Pandher was seriously injured due to a gunshot.</p>
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<p><strong>Police Attack Sikh Behest of Shiv Sena</strong></p>
<p>Ironically, the same police turned a blind eye towards the Shiv Sena perpetrators, and even collaborated with them during their attack on the Sikhs.</p>
<p>The murder of the Sikh youth was reminiscent of the December 2009 Ludhiana Kand in which another Sikh, Bhai Darshan Singh Lohara, was killed by the local police during a protest against Ashutosh Nourmehlia cultists. </p>
<p>Incidentally, in both cases it was the Punjab police who had fired on the Sikh protesters without any warning or provocation. Both incidents have occurred under the reign Badal’s Akali, which has yet to take action against Bhai Darshan Singh’s 2009 murder.</p>
<p><strong>Scores of Sikh Activists Arrested</strong></p>
<p>Meanwhile, scores of Sikh activists have been arrested throughout Punjab under the “preventive measures” of under section of 107/51 IPC.</p>
<p>Leaders of pro-Panthic Akali Dals, Sikhs for Human Rights and Sikh Students Federation have unanimously condemned the killing of Bhai Jaspal Singh and chided the Badal Government for allowing ruthless police atrocities on civilian Sikh population in Punjab.</p>
<p>Opposition leader Amarinder Singh criticized the Police action in Gurdaspur, and stated that the government was proving ineffective in maintaining peace and law and order in the state.</p>
<p>Gurdaspur Member of Parliament, Partap Singh Bajwa also condemned police action against protesters and stated “I am aghast with the audacious, irresponsible and inhumane act by the police authorities in firing on unarmed citizens in Gurdaspur. The police and district administration has been found lacking in its preparations once again. The government must act against the errant officers” .</p>
<p id="">The Dal Khalsa spokesman charged that “After lobbying teargas on Sikh protesters, the police opened fire on them. Many people in Gurdaspur had said that the police behavior was completely ruthless.” Dal Khalsa and other Sikh organizations have demanded a judicial probe into the incident and suspension of the officer heading the police party.</p>
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<p>This discussion has been moved to a collection forum in the UK Room:</p>
<p><a href="http://4freedoms.com/group/uk/forum/topics/sikh-girls-being-groomed-by">http://4freedoms.com/group/uk/forum/topics/sikh-girls-being-groomed-by</a></p>
<p>This discussion has been moved to a collection forum in the UK Room:</p>
<p><a href="http://4freedoms.com/group/uk/forum/topics/sikh-girls-being-groomed-by">http://4freedoms.com/group/uk/forum/topics/sikh-girls-being-groomed-by</a></p> Explaining Islam in Gurbani - by Bijla Singhtag:4freedoms.com,2011-04-11:3766518:Topic:502502011-04-11T23:56:52.248ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p><font size="3">It is a common misconception among Muslims that Gurbani (the message of Satguru) advocates Islam and its practices. To </font><font size="3">support</font><font size="3"> their conjecture, they present some quotes from Gurbani. Such proposition is only due to mistranslation and misunderstanding of the real context. In this article, we will look at some of the common Shabads from Gurbani that are misused by the Muslims and present as accurate translation as possible to…</font></p>
<p><font size="3">It is a common misconception among Muslims that Gurbani (the message of Satguru) advocates Islam and its practices. To </font><font size="3">support</font><font size="3"> their conjecture, they present some quotes from Gurbani. Such proposition is only due to mistranslation and misunderstanding of the real context. In this article, we will look at some of the common Shabads from Gurbani that are misused by the Muslims and present as accurate translation as possible to alleviate the doubts raised in the minds of naïve and uninformed people.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">When Guru Sahib started preaching Gurmat, there were two major religions in the country, Hinduism and Islam. Guru Sahib rejected both and revealed a new path and preached it in a language commonly understood by the masses. To make it easier for the people to understand the divine message, Guru Sahib used many of the commonly known words in His preaching. For example, He used words like Allah, Khudah, Raam, Gobind, Kareem, Khalak, Vasudev, Hari etc. to relate to one almighty God. Use of such words in no way is advocating Hinduism or Islam. Guru Sahib preached that there is only one God who has many different names and can be remembered by different people with different names. Here is just one example in which Guru Sahib used words from both religions to convey His message:</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਾਰਨ ਕਰਨ ਕਰੀਮ ॥ ਸਰਬ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਪਾਲ ਰਹੀਮ ॥ ਅਲਹ ਅਲਖ ਅਪਾਰ ॥ ਖੁਦਿ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਵਡ ਬੇਸੁਮਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਓਂ </font><font size="3">ਨਮੋ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਗੁਸਾਈ ॥ ਖਾਲਕੁ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਆ ਸਰਬ ਠਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ ਜਗੰਨਾਥ ਜਗਜੀਵਨ ਮਾਧੋ ॥ ਭਉ ਭੰਜਨ ਰਿਦ ਮਾਹਿ ਅਰਾਧੋ ॥ ਰਿਖੀਕੇਸ ਗੋਪਾਲ ਗੋ̮ਵਿੰਦ ॥ ਪੂਰਨ ਸਰਬਤ੍ਰ ਮੁਕੰਦ ॥੨॥ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨ ਮਉਲਾ ਤੂਹੀ ਏਕ ॥ ਪੀਰ ਪੈਕਾਂਬਰ ਸੇਖ ॥ ਦਿਲਾ ਕਾ ਮਾਲਕੁ ਕਰੇ ਹਾਕੁ ॥ ਕੁਰਾਨ ਕਤੇਬ ਤੇ ਪਾਕੁ ॥੩॥ ਨਾਰਾਇਣ ਨਰਹਰ ਦਇਆਲ ॥ ਰਮਤ ਰਾਮ ਘਟ ਘਟ ਆਧਾਰ ॥ ਬਾਸੁਦੇਵ ਬਸਤ ਸਭ ਠਾਇ ॥ ਲੀਲਾ ਕਿਛੁ ਲਖੀ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥੪॥ ਮਿਹਰ ਦਇਆ ਕਰਿ ਕਰਨੈਹਾਰ ॥ ਭਗਤਿ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਦੇਹਿ ਸਿਰਜਣਹਾਰ ॥ ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਿ ਖੋਏ ਭਰਮ ॥ ਏਕੋ ਅਲਹੁ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ॥੫॥੩੪॥੪੫॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">kaaran karan kareem ||sarab prathipaal reheem || aleh alakh apaar || khudh khudhaae vadd baesumaar ||1|| ou(n) namo bhagava(n)th gusaaee || khaalak rav rehiaa sarab t(h)aaee ||1|| rehaao || jaga(n)naathh jagajeevan maadhho || bho bha(n)jan ridh maahi araadhho || rikheekaes gopaal guovi(n)dh || pooran sarabathr muka(n)dh ||2|| miharavaan moulaa thoohee eaek || peer paikaa(n)bar saekh || dhilaa kaa maalak karae haak || kuraan kathaeb thae paak ||3|| naaraaein narehar dhaeiaal || ramath raam ghatt ghatt aadhhaar || baasudhaev basath sabh t(h)aae || leelaa kishh lakhee n jaae ||4|| mihar dhaeiaa kar karanaihaar || bhagath ba(n)dhagee dhaehi sirajanehaar || kahu naanak gur khoeae bharam ||eaeko alahu paarabreham ||5||34||45||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">He is the Doer, the Cause of causes, the bountiful Lord. The merciful Lord cherishes all. The Lord is unseen and infinite. God is great and endless. ||1|| I humbly pray to invoke <b>the Universal Lord God, the Lord of the World</b>. The Creator Lord is all-pervading, everywhere. ||1||Pause|| He is the <b>Lord of the Universe</b>, the Life of the World. Within your heart, worship and adore the Destroyer of fear. The Master Rishi of the senses, Lord of the World, Lord of the Universe. He is perfect, ever-present everywhere, the Liberator. ||2|| <b>You are the One and only merciful Master</b>, spiritual teacher, prophet, religious teacher. Master of hearts, Dispenser of justice, <b>more sacred than the Koran and the Bible</b>. ||3|| The Lord is powerful and merciful. The all-pervading Lord is the support of each and every heart. The luminous Lord dwells everywhere. His play cannot be known. ||4|| Be kind and compassionate to me, O Creator Lord. Bless me with devotion and meditation, O Lord Creator. Says Nanak, the Guru has rid me of doubt. <b>The Muslim God Allah and the Hindu God Paarbrahm are one and the same.</b> ||5||34||45||</font></i><font size="3"> (Ang 896)</font></p>
<p><font size="3">Notice that words from both religions are used collectively. This way Guru Sahib made it clear that God of the west (Islam) and east (Hinduism) are not two different Gods but He is the same. There is only one God who creates, sustains and destroys the creation. He loves everyone without hatred, gives salvation and is beyond death and birth. Hence, it is clear that words from Islam and Hinduism were utilized as tools to explain the revealed message of Gurmat. With this in mind, let’s look at the some Shabads addressing Islam.</font></p>
<p><b><font size="3">Shabad 1</font></b></p>
<p><b><font size="3">ਅਵਲਿ ਅਉਲਿ ਦੀਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਠਾ ਮਸਕਲ ਮਾਨਾ ਮਾਲੁ ਮੁਸਾਵੈ ॥</font></b></p>
<p><b><i><font size="3">First, let him savor the religion of the Prophet as sweet; then, let his pride of his possessions be scraped away. (Ang 141)</font></i></b></p>
<p>The above quote, popular among Muslims, is most commonly used to assert that Gurbani tells Muslims to be true to their faith, Islam. This, in fact, is far from the truth. Word ‘Muslim’ is used for the meaning of “One who surrenders completely to God”. It does not refer to Muslims who believe in Islam. Here is the entire Shabad with correct translation.</p>
<p>ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਕਹਾਵਣੁ ਮੁਸਕਲੁ ਜਾ ਹੋਇ ਤਾ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥</p>
<p>musalamaan kehaavan musakal jaa hoe thaa musalamaan kehaavai ||</p>
<p><i>It is difficult to be called a Muslim; if one can become a true Muslim (by surrendering completely to the Will of Waheguru), only then he may be called one.</i></p>
<p>ਅਵਲਿ ਅਉਲਿ ਦੀਨੁ ਕਰਿ ਮਿਠਾ ਮਸਕਲ ਮਾਨਾ ਮਾਲੁ ਮੁਸਾਵੈ ॥</p>
<p>aval aoul dheen kar mit(h)aa masakal maanaa maal musaavai ||</p>
<p><i>First requirement to become a true Muslim is to love the Dharama (religion) i.e. truth. Then cleanse the mind by sharing the wealth with poor and needy. This way false pride of possessions of worldly wealth goes away.</i></p>
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<p>In this line words "Prophet" or "Mohammad" do not appear. Word “dheen” does not refer to Islam anywhere in Gurbani. It has been used for different meanings but in this context it refers to religion (faith) or truth. The same word has been used at other places in Gurbani. Here are some examples:</p>
<p>ਸੂਰਾ ਸੋ ਪਹਿਚਾਨੀਐ ਜੁ ਲਰੈ <b>ਦੀਨ</b> ਕੇ ਹੇਤ ॥</p>
<p>sooraa so pehichaaneeai j larai <b>dheen</b> kae haeth ||</p>
<p><i>He alone is known as a spiritual hero, who fights in defense of <b>religion</b>.</i> <i>(Ang 1105)</i></p>
<p>ਕਬੀਰ <b>ਦੀਨੁ</b> ਗਵਾਇਆ ਦੁਨੀ ਸਿਉ ਦੁਨੀ ਨ ਚਾਲੀ ਸਾਥਿ ॥</p>
<p>kabeer dheen gavaaeiaa dhunee sio dhunee n chaalee saathh ||</p>
<p><i>Kabeer, the mortal loses his <b>faith</b>, for the sake of the world, but the world shall not go along with him in the end. (Ang 1365)</i></p>
<p>ਦੀਨੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ਦਿਵਾਨੇ ਦੀਨੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਓ ਰੇ ॥</p>
<p><b><i>dheen</i></b><i> bisaariou rae dhivaanae <b>dheen</b> bisaariou rae ||</i></p>
<p><i>You have forgotten the true <b>religion </b>(way of life), O madman; you have forgotten the true <b>religion </b>(way of life). (Ang 1105)</i></p>
<p>Once again, word “dheen” is not used in Gurbani to refer to Islam. Continuing with the Shabad:</p>
<p>ਹੋਇ ਮੁਸਲਿਮੁ <b>ਦੀਨ</b> ਮੁਹਾਣੈ ਮਰਣ ਜੀਵਣ ਕਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਵੈ ॥</p>
<p>hoe musalim <b>dheen</b> muhaanai maran jeevan kaa bharam chukaavai ||</p>
<p><i>Become a true Muslim by following the guidance of <b>truth</b> only. Only then one can be free from the delusion of life and death.</i></p>
<p>ਰਬ ਕੀ ਰਜਾਇ ਮੰਨੇ ਸਿਰ ਉਪਰਿ ਕਰਤਾ ਮੰਨੇ ਆਪੁ ਗਵਾਵੈ ॥</p>
<p>rab kee rajaae ma(n)nae sir oupar karathaa ma(n)nae aap gavaavai ||</p>
<p><i>Submit yourself to God's Will, and recognize that He is the doer of everything. By doing this, selfishness and conceit will go away.</i></p>
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<p><font size="3">tho naanak sarab jeeaa mihara(n)math hoe th musalamaan kehaavai ||1||</font></p>
<p><i>And finally when, O Nanak, one is merciful to all beings and loves everyone equally, only then he shall be called a Muslim. ||1||</i></p>
<p>Thus it is clear that the word "Muslim" is defined very differently by Guru Sahib and not the same way in Quran. Words like "Prophet" or "Mohammad" do not exist in the entire Shabad. Word “dheen” means truth. Being merciful to everyone (this rejects halal, jaziya etc), submitting to the Will of God and sharing the wealth (Vand Chakna) etc. is not part of Islam but Gurmat. Sikhs practice this lifestyle everyday. In Gurbani the message is for everyone. There are no selected passages for Hindu and Muslims. Although the Shabad addresses Muslims but the message preached is far from than that of Islam. The divine message applies to everyone equally.</p>
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<p><b>Shabad 2</b></p>
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<p>Now, we take a look at the following line which is used out of context not just by Muslims and Hindus but also some naive Sikhs.</p>
<p><b>ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹੁ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਜੋ ਨ ਬਿਚਾਰੈ ॥</b></p>
<p><b>baedh kathaeb kehahu math jhoot(h)ae jhoot(h)aa jo n bichaarai ||</b></p>
<p><b><i>Do not say that the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran are false. Those who do not contemplate them are false. (Ang 1350)</i></b></p>
<p><font size="3">It is only due to lack of true knowledge about Gurbani that many fail to understand the true meaning behind this line. It is believed by some that the Shabad explains the event that happened in Kanshi where Kabir Ji lived. Hindus and Muslims were debating on religion, talking ill of each other and condemning the religious books of each other. They came to Kabir Ji. To calm them Kabir Ji gave this sublime counsel</font><b><i><font size="3">"Thinking under the influence of anger, do not call Vedas and Quran false. Try to understand the reality in a peaceful way and then say what you want to."</font></i></b></p>
<p><font size="3">First of all, </font><font size="3">the debate may have taken place and Hindus and Muslims may have been calling each other false in anger or blindly but coming to Bhagat Ji for a decision does not seem likely because he was considered an outcaste. He was a low caste and it is illogical to believe Brahmins coming to him for a decision since he did not even have the right to read, listen and touch the Vedas. He had also rejected Quran, hajj, five prayers, fasting and many of the Islamic practices in his own lifetime, which will be highlighted later, so Muslims expecting a decision in favor of Islam from Kabir Ji is foolish on their part. Let’s break the pankti (line) in two parts and discuss each half separately so the readers can understand the meanings better.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਕਹਹੁ ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ</font></p>
<p><font size="3">baedh kathaeb kehahu math jhoot(h)ae</font></p>
<p><font size="3">In interpreting the above pankti (line) words ਕਹਹੁ ਮਤ are mistranslated as <i>“do not say”</i> which is false. Gurbani is written according to a set of grammar rules. Word ਕਹਹੁ is plural and a verb in third person which gives instruction to do something. It is similar to words ਜਪਹੁ</font><font size="3"><font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"> </font>(meditate)<font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"> </font>and<font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"> </font>ਸੁਣਹੁ (listen).<font face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"> </font>In this case, the word ਕਹਹੁ means to call or declare. Word </font><font size="3">ਮਤ has multiple meanings but in this context it means religions for two reasons. First, if it meant “do not” then the order of words would’ve been reversed and would’ve appeared as ਮਤ ਕਹਹੁ because wherever word ਮਤ means “do not” it appears before the verb. Second, it would go against the principles of Gurmat and contradict not only Gurbani but Bhagat Kabir Ji’s own beliefs. Therefore, the correct meanings are:</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਹਹੁ – call</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਮਤ ਝੂਠੇ – religions false</font></p>
<p><font size="3">Guru Gobind Singh Ji has used the same word to convey the same message.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਰਾਮ ਰਹੀਮ ਪੁਰਾਨ ਕੁਰਾਨ ਅਨੇਕ ਕਹੈਂ ਮਤ ਏਕ ਨ ਮਾਨਯੋ ॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Rama, Mohammad, eighteen Puranas (Books of the Hindu faith), and Quran say a lot about their own religions but I do not follow any one of them.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">Also notice that the word </font><font size="3">ਮਤ appears at the end. If it meant “do not” it would’ve appeared before the word ਕਹੈਂ and the meanings would’ve been “do not say”.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">Correct interpretation word by word thus becomes:</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ – Vedas and Semitic scriptures</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਹਹੁ – call or declare them</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਮਤ – religions</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਝੂਠੇ – false</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਬੇਦਾਂ ਕਤੇਬਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੰਨੇ ਹੋਏ ਰਸਤਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਹੋ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਝੂਠੇ ਹਨ</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Call the religions preached by Vedas and Semitic scriptures false</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">Last half pankti (line) is also misinterpreted because it cannot mean <i>“</i></font><font size="3"><i>Those who do not contemplate them are false” </i></font><font size="3">since it is in singular form. Here is word to word translation:</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਝੂਠਾ - false is he</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਜੋ ਨ - who doesn't</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਬਿਚਾਰੈ - contemplate the truth</font></p>
<p><font size="3">Meaning – ਅਤੇ ਝੂਠਾ ਹੀ ਉਹ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਸੱਚ ਦੀ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ ।</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">And false is the person who follows any of these religions and does not contemplate the truth.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">Bhai Randhir Singh Ji in his book “Gurmat Gauravta” gives the following interpretation of this line:</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਵੇਦ ਕਤੇਬੀ ਮੱਤ ਹਿੰਦੁਆਂ ਤੇ ਤੁਰਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਮੰਨੇ ਹੋਏ ਇਹ ਸਭ ਝੂਠੇ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੱਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਾਰਨਹਾਰੇ ਭੀ ਝੂਠੇ ਹਨ, ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਉਹ ਸੱਚੀ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਵਿਚਾਰਦੇ.....</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Religions of Vedas and Semitic scriptures are false and their followers are false as well because they do not contemplate the truth. As long as a person does not realize the truth of Gurmat he is false.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">Now the question arises: what is the truth? Truth that one should contemplate on is given in the following lines. Discussing the entire Shabad line by line would make things much clearer and leave no doubt that the Shabad rejects both religions, Hinduism and Islam.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਜਉ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਏਕੁ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਕਹਤ ਹਉ ਤਉ ਕਿਉ ਮੁਰਗੀ ਮਾਰੈ ॥੧॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Addressing the Muslims, Bhagat Ji says: You say that the One Lord is in all and His light shines within everyone then why do you kill a chicken (animal?</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਮੁਲਾਂ ਕਹਹੁ ਨਿਆਉ ਖੁਦਾਈ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">O Mullah – tell me if this is justice? You tell others how just Khudah (God) is:</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਤੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਕਾ ਭਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">But the doubts of your mind have not been dispelled and you still wander in darkness of ignorance.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">Bhagat Ji is questioning Muslims that if they believe in all pervading God then why do they kill His creation (animals) mercilessly since God’s light is also within animals. How is this just to kill God’s creation in His name? Why would God want a human to kill His creation in His name?</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਪਕਰਿ ਜੀਉ ਆਨਿਆ ਦੇਹ ਬਿਨਾਸੀ ਮਾਟੀ ਕਉ ਬਿਸਮਿਲਿ ਕੀਆ ॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">You seize a living creature, bring it home and kill its body. You read “Bismillah” and kill the animal in Allah’s name.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਜੋਤਿ ਸਰੂਪ ਅਨਾਹਤ ਲਾਗੀ ਕਹੁ ਹਲਾਲੁ ਕਿਆ ਕੀਆ ॥੨॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">The light of God that never dies and is pure is everywhere and in the killed animal also. So tell me, what becomes halal by killing it?</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਿਆ ਉਜੂ ਪਾਕੁ ਕੀਆ ਮੁਹੁ ਧੋਇਆ ਕਿਆ ਮਸੀਤਿ ਸਿਰੁ ਲਾਇਆ ॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">What good is to wash your face and bow your head in the mosque and what good are your purifications?</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਜਉ ਦਿਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਹੁ ਕਿਆ ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਇਆ ॥੩॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">What good are your prayers or your pilgrimage to Mecca? Your heart is full of hypocrisy.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">Bhagat Ji calls Muslims hypocrites because on one hand they call themselves religious by washing their faces, going to mosque and hajj and on the other hand they kill animals, which is an act of a butcher. In other words, a merciless person cannot be a true religious person.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਤੂੰ ਨਾਪਾਕੁ ਪਾਕੁ ਨਹੀ ਸੂਝਿਆ ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਮਰਮੁ ਨ ਜਾਨਿਆ ॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">You are impure; you do not understand the Pure Lord. You do not know realize the truth.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਭਿਸਤਿ ਤੇ ਚੂਕਾ ਦੋਜਕ ਸਿਉ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਨਿਆ ॥੪॥੪॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Says Kabeer, you have missed out on paradise (merciful living); your mind is set on hell (satanic acts such as killing).</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">In brief, Bhagat Ji says that God is not pleased by physical purifications, going to mosque and hajj and killing animals. It is clear that Bhagat Ji rejects Islam and its hypocritical practices. To further prove that Bhagat Ji rejected Islam we give some quotes specifically from his own Bani and few from rest of Gurbani.</font><font size="3" face="Trebuchet MS,sans-serif"> </font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਵਰਤ ਨ ਰਹਉ ਨ ਮਹ ਰਮਦਾਨਾ ॥…ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਉ ਨ ਤੀਰਥ ਪੂਜਾ ॥…ਪੂਜਾ ਕਰਉ ਨ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰਉ ॥…ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਨ ॥ ਅਲਹ ਰਾਮ ਕੇ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਪਰਾਨ ॥੪॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">I do not keep fasts, nor do I observe the month of Ramadaan…I do not make pilgrimages to Mecca, nor do I worship at Hindu sacred shrines….I do not perform Hindu worship services, nor do I offer the Muslim prayers….I am not a Hindu, nor am I a Muslim. My body and breath of life belong to Allah - to Raam - the God of both. (Ang 1136)</font></i></p>
<p>ਸਕਤਿ ਸਨੇਹੁ ਕਰਿ ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਕਰੀਐ ਮੈ ਨ ਬਦਉਗਾ ਭਾਈ ॥ ਜਉ ਰੇ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਮੋਹਿ ਤੁਰਕੁ ਕਰੈਗਾ ਆਪਨ ਹੀ ਕਟਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੨॥ ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਕੀਏ ਤੁਰਕੁ ਜੇ ਹੋਇਗਾ ਅਉਰਤ ਕਾ ਕਿਆ ਕਰੀਐ ॥ ਅਰਧ ਸਰੀਰੀ ਨਾਰਿ ਨ ਛੋਡੈ ਤਾ ਤੇ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਹੀ ਰਹੀਐ ॥੩॥ ਛਾਡਿ ਕਤੇਬ ਰਾਮੁ ਭਜੁ ਬਉਰੇ ਜੁਲਮ ਕਰਤ ਹੈ ਭਾਰੀ ॥ ਕਬੀਰੈ ਪਕਰੀ ਟੇਕ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਤੁਰਕ ਰਹੇ ਪਚਿਹਾਰੀ ॥੪॥੮॥</p>
<p><i>Because of the love of woman, circumcision is done; I don't believe in it, O Siblings of Destiny. If God wished me to be a Muslim, it would be cut off by itself. ||2|| If circumcision makes one a Muslim, then what about a woman? She is the other half of a man's body, and she does not leave him, so he remains a Hindu. ||3|| Give up your holy books (Quran and Hadiths), and remember the Lord, you fool, and stop oppressing others so badly. Kabeer has grasped hold of the Lord's Support, and the Muslims have have been lost in hypocrisy. ||4||8|| (Ang 477)</i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਬੇਦ ਕਤੇਬ ਇਫਤਰਾ ਭਾਈ ਦਿਲ ਕਾ ਫਿਕਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਇ ॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">The Vedas and the Scriptures are only make-believe, O Siblings of Destiny; they do not relieve the anxiety of the heart. (Ang 727)</font></i></p>
<p>ਹਮਰਾ ਝਗਰਾ ਰਹਾ ਨ ਕੋਊ ॥ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਛਾਡੇ ਦੋਊ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥</p>
<p><i>I have no quarrel with anyone. I have abandoned both the Pandits, the Hindu religious scholars, and the Mullahs, the Muslim priests. ||1||Pause|| (Ang 1158)</i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਪੰਡਿਤ ਮੁਲਾਂ ਜੋ ਲਿਖਿ ਦੀਆ ॥ ਛਾਡਿ ਚਲੇ ਹਮ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਲੀਆ ॥੩॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Whatever the Pandits and Mullahs have written, I reject; I do not accept any of it. ||3|| (Ang 1159)</font></i></p>
<p>ਅਲਹੁ ਏਕੁ ਮਸੀਤਿ ਬਸਤੁ ਹੈ ਅਵਰੁ ਮੁਲਖੁ ਕਿਸੁ ਕੇਰਾ ॥ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਨਾਮ ਨਿਵਾਸੀ ਦੁਹ ਮਹਿ ਤਤੁ ਨ ਹੇਰਾ ॥੧॥</p>
<p><i>If the Lord Allah lives only in the mosque, then to whom does the rest of the world belong? According to the Hindus, the Lord's Name abides in the idol, but there is no truth in either of these claims. ||1|| (Ang 1349)</i></p>
<p>ਬ੍ਰਹਮਨ ਗਿਆਸ ਕਰਹਿ ਚਉਬੀਸਾ ਕਾਜੀ ਮਹ ਰਮਜਾਨਾ ॥ ਗਿਆਰਹ ਮਾਸ ਪਾਸ ਕੈ ਰਾਖੇ ਏਕੈ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਧਾਨਾ ॥੩॥ ਕਹਾ ਉਡੀਸੇ ਮਜਨੁ ਕੀਆ ਕਿਆ ਮਸੀਤਿ ਸਿਰੁ ਨਾਂਏਂ ॥ ਦਿਲ ਮਹਿ ਕਪਟੁ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਗੁਜਾਰੈ ਕਿਆ ਹਜ ਕਾਬੈ ਜਾਂਏਂ ॥੪॥</p>
<p><i>The Brahmins observe twenty-four fasts during the year, and the Muslims fast during the month of Ramadaan. The Muslims set aside eleven months, and claim that the treasure is only in the one month. ||3|| What is the use of bathing at Orissa? Why do the Muslims bow their heads in the mosque? If someone has deception in his heart, what good is it for him to utter prayers? And what good is it for him to go on pilgrimage to Mecca? ||4|| (Ang 1349)</i></p>
<p>ਕਬੀਰ ਹਜ ਕਾਬੇ ਹਉ ਜਾਇ ਥਾ ਆਗੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥ ਸਾਂਈ ਮੁਝ ਸਿਉ ਲਰਿ ਪਰਿਆ ਤੁਝੈ ਕਿਨਿ੍ ਫੁਰਮਾਈ ਗਾਇ ॥੧੯੭॥</p>
<p><i>Kabeer, I was going on a pilgrimage to Mecca, and God met me on the way. He scolded me and asked, ""Who told you that I am only there?""||197|| (Ang 1375)</i></p>
<p>From the above quotes it is clear that Bhagat Kabir Ji never supported Hinduism or Islam. He rejected both outright. Now, we move on to some more Shabads discussing Islam.</p>
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<p><b>Shabad 3</b></p>
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<p>During the time of Mughal empire, Muslims being the rulers were extremely oppressive and tyrants. They would take away beautiful women of the Hindus and keep them in their harem. They would deprive their citizens of basic human rights and take away their properties. Seeing all of this, Guru Sahib revealed the following Shabad in which outright rejected the belief that by going to mosque, having a prayer mat and circumcision, reading Quran, doing five prayers, eating halal meat, going to Kaaba etc. one cannot become a religious person because Muslims who were doing such practices were extremely tyrants to the people while they thought they were performing a religious duty. Guru Sahib says that one cannot become a true religious person unless he/she starts living honest and true way of life as instructed by the true Guru (Satguru).</p>
<p><font size="3">ਮਿਹਰ ਮਸੀਤਿ ਸਿਦਕੁ ਮੁਸਲਾ ਹਕੁ ਹਲਾਲੁ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">mihar maseeth sidhak musalaa hak halaal kuraan ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Guru Sahib says to the humanity:</font></i><font size="3"> l</font><i><font size="3">et mercy be your mosque, faith in Waheguru your prayer-mat, and earning an honest living your Koran.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਸਰਮ ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਸੀਲੁ ਰੋਜਾ ਹੋਹੁ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">saram su(n)nath seel rojaa hohu musalamaan ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Turning away your face from five thieves (lust, anger, greed, worldly attachment and ego) is the real circumcision, and having a good conduct is the real fast. In this way, you shall become a true Muslim (servant of God).</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਰਣੀ ਕਾਬਾ ਸਚੁ ਪੀਰੁ ਕਲਮਾ ਕਰਮ ਨਿਵਾਜ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">karanee kaabaa sach peer kalamaa karam nivaaj ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Have a high moral character as your Kaabaa, Truth (Guru – Light that dispels darkness of ignorance) as your spiritual guide, and the karma of good deeds your prayer and chant.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਤਸਬੀ ਸਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵਸੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਰਖੈ ਲਾਜ ॥੧॥</font></p>
<p>thasabee saa this bhaavasee naanak rakhai laaj ||1||</p>
<p><i>Let your rosary be that which is pleasing to His Will. Says Nanak, God shall preserve the honor of such a Muslim. ||1|| (Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 141)</i></p>
<p><font size="3">In the Shabad above, Islamic practices are used metaphorically to deliver the message. </font><font size="3">Guru Sahib emphasized strongly on having a moral character (not looking at other women with bad intentions), earning truthful living (not looting the public), speaking truth and doing good karmas. This Shabad is for everyone to follow and is not just for Muslims.</font></p>
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<p><b><font size="3">Shabad 4</font></b></p>
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<p><font size="3">The following is another Shabad in which five Muslim prayers are redefined according to Gurmat.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">ਪੰਜਿ ਨਿਵਾਜਾ ਵਖਤ ਪੰਜਿ ਪੰਜਾ ਪੰਜੇ ਨਾਉ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">pa(n)j nivaajaa vakhath pa(n)j pa(n)jaa pa(n)jae naao ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">In Islam, </font><font size="3">there are five prayers with five names and are said five times a day.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸਚੁ ਹਲਾਲ ਦੁਇ ਤੀਜਾ ਖੈਰ ਖੁਦਾਇ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">pehilaa sach halaal dhue theejaa khair khudhaae ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">But these are the real five prayers (in Sikhi): S</font><font size="3">peaking truth is the first namaz, second the honest earning and third seeking welfare of the entire humanity.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਚਉਥੀ ਨੀਅਤਿ ਰਾਸਿ ਮਨੁ ਪੰਜਵੀ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਸਨਾਇ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">chouthhee neeath raas man pa(n)javee sifath sanaae ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">The fourth is having a pure mind by giving up deceits and ill for others, and the fifth is the Lord's admiration and praise.</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਕਰਣੀ ਕਲਮਾ ਆਖਿ ਕੈ ਤਾ ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਸਦਾਇ ॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">karanee kalamaa aakh kai thaa musalamaan sadhaae ||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">In addition, having a moral character and truthful living is the Kalima. By saying these five namaz and reciting Kalima, one may call themselves a true Muslim (servant of God).</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਨਾਨਕ ਜੇਤੇ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਕੂੜੈ ਕੂੜੀ ਪਾਇ ॥੩॥</font></p>
<p><font size="3">naanak jaethae koorriaar koorrai koorree paae ||3||</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Those who spend their daily lifves without these prayers are false, remain in falsehood and what they obtain in the life is also false. In other words, they remain away from the actual truth. (Siri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 141)</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">It is clear from the Shabad above that Sikhi rejects five prayers of Muslims and conveys that merely saying five prayers five times a day is an empty ritual. Rather, a true devotee of Waheguru should say such prayers which become part of his daily life and should reflect his lifestyle. Such a lifestyle is based on living truthful life, seeking wellbeing of everyone and earning an honest living.</font></p>
<p><font size="3">Although the Shabads that are commonly misunderstood have been discussed in details, Shabads regarding Islam are numerous. Therefore, we conclude this article with one last Shabad on Ang 1083, which reflects true path of Gurmat and rejects almost all of Islamic practices.</font></p>
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<p><b><font size="3">Shabad 5</font></b></p>
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<p><font size="3">ਸਚੁ ਨਿਵਾਜ ਯਕੀਨ ਮੁਸਲਾ ॥ ਮਨਸਾ ਮਾਰਿ ਨਿਵਾਰਿਹੁ ਆਸਾ ॥ ਦੇਹ ਮਸੀਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਉਲਾਣਾ ਕਲਮ ਖੁਦਾਈ ਪਾਕੁ ਖਰਾ ॥੨॥ ਸਰਾ ਸਰੀਅਤਿ ਲੇ ਕੰਮਾਵਹੁ ॥ ਤਰੀਕਤਿ ਤਰਕ ਖੋਜਿ ਟੋਲਾਵਹੁ ॥ ਮਾਰਫਤਿ ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰਹੁ ਅਬਦਾਲਾ ਮਿਲਹੁ ਹਕੀਕਤਿ ਜਿਤੁ ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਮਰਾ ॥੩॥ ਕੁਰਾਣੁ ਕਤੇਬ ਦਿਲ ਮਾਹਿ ਕਮਾਹੀ ॥ ਦਸ ਅਉਰਾਤ ਰਖਹੁ ਬਦ ਰਾਹੀ ॥ ਪੰਚ ਮਰਦ ਸਿਦਕਿ ਲੇ ਬਾਧਹੁ ਖੈਰਿ ਸਬੂਰੀ ਕਬੂਲ ਪਰਾ ॥੪॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Let Truth and continuous remembrance of God be your prayer, and faith only in one God your prayer-mat. Subduing your mind’s desires should be your stick. Let your body be the real mosque, and your mind the priest. Let heart’s purity be Kalima for you. ||2|| Let your practice (Shariya) be to live the spiritual life. Let your spiritual cleansing be to renounce the worldly attachments. Let control of the mind be your spiritual wisdom, O holy man; meeting with God, you shall never die again. ||3|| Let remembrance of God be the teachings of the Quran and the Bible; restrain the ten sensory organs from straying into evil. Tie up the five demons (lust, greed, anger, worldly attachment and ego) with faith, charity and contentment. Then you shall be acceptable in the house of God as a true follower. ||4||</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਮਕਾ ਮਿਹਰ ਰੋਜਾ ਪੈ ਖਾਕਾ ॥ ਭਿਸਤੁ ਪੀਰ ਲਫਜ ਕਮਾਇ ਅੰਦਾਜਾ ॥ ਹੂਰ ਨੂਰ ਮੁਸਕੁ ਖੁਦਾਇਆ ਬੰਦਗੀ ਅਲਹ ਆਲਾ ਹੁਜਰਾ ॥੫॥ ਸਚੁ ਕਮਾਵੈ ਸੋਈ ਕਾਜੀ ॥ ਜੋ ਦਿਲੁ ਸੋਧੈ ਸੋਈ ਹਾਜੀ ॥ ਸੋ ਮੁਲਾ ਮਲਊਨ ਨਿਵਾਰੈ ਸੋ ਦਰਵੇਸੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਧਰਾ ॥੬॥ ਸਭੇ ਵਖਤ ਸਭੇ ਕਰਿ ਵੇਲਾ ॥ ਖਾਲਕੁ ਯਾਦਿ ਦਿਲੈ ਮਹਿ ਮਉਲਾ ॥ ਤਸਬੀ ਯਾਦਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਦਸ ਮਰਦਨੁ ਸੁੰਨਤਿ ਸੀਲੁ ਬੰਧਾਨਿ ਬਰਾ ॥੭॥ ਦਿਲ ਮਹਿ ਜਾਨਹੁ ਸਭ ਫਿਲਹਾਲਾ ॥ ਖਿਲਖਾਨਾ ਬਿਰਾਦਰ ਹਮੂ ਜੰਜਾਲਾ ॥ ਮੀਰ ਮਲਕ ਉਮਰੇ ਫਾਨਾਇਆ ਏਕ ਮੁਕਾਮ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਦਰਾ ॥੮॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">Let compassion and mercy be the Mecca, and the dust of the feet of the holy (being humble) real fast. Following the teaching of the true Guru is the real paradise. Manifestation of God within is the true reward (not 72 virgins), and meditation on Allah is the secluded meditation chamber. ||5|| He alone is a Qazi, who practices the Truth. He alone is a Haji, a pilgrim to Mecca, who purifies his heart. He alone is a Mullah, who banishes evil; he alone is a saintly dervish, who takes the Support of the Lord's Praise. ||6|| Always, at every moment, remember God, the Creator within your heart. Let your meditation beads be the subjugation of the ten senses. Let good conduct and self-restraint be the circumcision. ||7|| You must know in your heart that everything is temporary. Family, household and siblings are all entanglements. Kings, rulers and nobles are mortal and transitory; only God's Gate is the permanent place. ||8||</font></i></p>
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<p><font size="3">ਅਵਲਿ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਦੂਜੀ ਸਾਬੂਰੀ ॥ ਤੀਜੈ ਹਲੇਮੀ ਚਉਥੈ ਖੈਰੀ ॥ ਪੰਜਵੈ ਪੰਜੇ ਇਕਤੁ ਮੁਕਾਮੈ ਏਹਿ ਪੰਜਿ ਵਖਤ ਤੇਰੇ ਅਪਰਪਰਾ ॥੯॥ ਸਗਲੀ ਜਾਨਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਮਉਦੀਫਾ ॥ ਬਦ ਅਮਲ ਛੋਡਿ ਕਰਹੁ ਹਥਿ ਕੂਜਾ ॥ ਖੁਦਾਇ ਏਕੁ ਬੁਝਿ ਦੇਵਹੁ ਬਾਂਗਾਂ ਬੁਰਗੂ ਬਰਖੁਰਦਾਰ ਖਰਾ ॥੧੦॥ ਹਕੁ ਹਲਾਲੁ ਬਖੋਰਹੁ ਖਾਣਾ ॥ ਦਿਲ ਦਰੀਆਉ ਧੋਵਹੁ ਮੈਲਾਣਾ ॥ ਪੀਰੁ ਪਛਾਣੈ ਭਿਸਤੀ ਸੋਈ ਅਜਰਾਈਲੁ ਨ ਦੋਜ ਠਰਾ ॥੧੧॥ ਕਾਇਆ ਕਿਰਦਾਰ ਅਉਰਤ ਯਕੀਨਾ ॥ ਰੰਗ ਤਮਾਸੇ ਮਾਣਿ ਹਕੀਨਾ ॥ ਨਾਪਾਕ ਪਾਕੁ ਕਰਿ ਹਦੂਰਿ ਹਦੀਸਾ ਸਾਬਤ ਸੂਰਤਿ ਦਸਤਾਰ ਸਿਰਾ ॥੧੨॥</font></p>
<p><i><font size="3">First, is the Lord's Praise; second, contentment; third, humility, and fourth, giving to charities. Fifth is to hold one's desires in restraint. These are the five most sublime daily prayers. ||9|| Let your daily worship be the knowledge that God is everywhere. Let renunciation of evil actions be the water-jug you carry. Let realization of the One Lord God be your call to prayer; be a good child of God by being obedient - let this be your trumpet. ||10|| Let what is earned righteously be your halal. Wash away pollution of your heart by treating everyone equally and giving up the perception of superiority. One who follows the teaching of the true Guru is saved and goes to the house of God. The Messenger of Death does not cast him into hell. ||11|| Let good deeds be your body, and faith your bride. Play and enjoy the Lord's love and delight. Purify yourself with good and moral conduct – this is the real Shariya, and let the Lord's Presence be your religious tradition. Let your total awareness be the turban on your head. Thus you shall be respected in the house of God. ||12||</font></i></p>
<p><font size="3">ਮੁਸਲਮਾਣੁ ਮੋਮ ਦਿਲਿ ਹੋਵੈ ॥ ਅੰਤਰ ਕੀ ਮਲੁ ਦਿਲ ਤੇ ਧੋਵੈ ॥ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਰੰਗ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਨੇੜੈ ਜਿਉ ਕੁਸਮ ਪਾਟੁ ਘਿਉ ਪਾਕੁ ਹਰਾ ॥੧੩॥ ਜਾ ਕਉ ਮਿਹਰ ਮਿਹਰ ਮਿਹਰਵਾਨਾ ॥ ਸੋਈ ਮਰਦੁ ਮਰਦੁ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ ॥ ਸੋਈ ਸੇਖੁ ਮਸਾਇਕੁ ਹਾਜੀ ਸੋ ਬੰਦਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਨਜਰਿ ਨਰਾ ॥੧੪॥ ਕੁਦਰਤਿ ਕਾਦਰ ਕਰਣ ਕਰੀਮਾ ॥ ਸਿਫਤਿ ਮੁਹਬਤਿ ਅਥਾਹ ਰਹੀਮਾ ॥ ਹਕੁ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਸਚੁ ਖੁਦਾਇਆ ਬੁਝਿ ਨਾਨਕ ਬੰਦਿ ਖਲਾਸ ਤਰਾ ॥੧੫॥੩॥੧੨॥</font><i><font size="3"><br/></font> <font size="3">The true Muslim is he who is kind-hearted and washes away pollution from within the heart. He does not even approach worldly pleasures; he is pure, like flowers, silk, ghee and the deer-skin. ||13|| One who is blessed with the mercy and compassion of the Merciful Lord, is the manliest man among men. One who is blessed with God's Grace is a real Sheikh, a preacher, a Haji, and God's true follower. ||14|| Nana says; Realize the True Hukam of God, the Creator Lord, the Merciful Lord and obtain his love then you shall be released from bondage and carried across. ||15||3||12||</font></i></p>
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<p><font size="3">It is has been proven beyond the doubt that not a single word of Gurbani supports Islam or Hinduism. In fact, both are rejected in all of the Shabads that are misinterpreted by unlearned Muslims and Hindus. Gurmat’s unique message is universal and preaches to everyone to live true way of life by following the only true Guru (Guru Nanak Sahib), remembering God constantly, purifying heart, having pure conduct, being merciful and renouncing false practices such as fasting, circumcision, pilgrimage (hajj), eating meat etc. This is the only way to attain salvation. Gurbani only preaches One Universal God and one universal way to reach him which is through the Satguru. All other paths are condemned and rejected as false.</font></p> Sikh girls being groomed by Muslimstag:4freedoms.com,2010-04-26:3766518:Topic:214232010-04-26T12:31:21.000ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
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<p>By Deepak Lal<br></br> <br></br> The story of kidnapped Sikhs in Pakistan has had a new revelation, with the two men revealing in their 42 day captivity they were forced to convert to Islam. Once Sarjeet Singh and Gurbinder Singh were kidnapped they were forced to go against their religious values by shaving off their beards and cutting their hair.<br></br> <br></br> The two men were being reported to have been kidnapped by a group of militants from the Tehrik-e-Taliban, in which Jaspal Singh was beheaded…</p>
<p>By Deepak Lal<br/> <br/> The story of kidnapped Sikhs in Pakistan has had a new revelation, with the two men revealing in their 42 day captivity they were forced to convert to Islam. Once Sarjeet Singh and Gurbinder Singh were kidnapped they were forced to go against their religious values by shaving off their beards and cutting their hair.<br/> <br/> The two men were being reported to have been kidnapped by a group of militants from the Tehrik-e-Taliban, in which Jaspal Singh was beheaded on February 20th after his family failed to pay a ransom of Rs 30 million, which was demanded for all three men.<br/> <br/> Pakistani forces recovered the two remaining men in the Orakzai and Khyber regions, which border neighbouring Afghanistan. Sarjeet and Gurendal were successfully rescued, but not un-scathed as Sarjeet suffered three bullet wounds in the furious gun-fire exchanges. We are being led to believe that Sarjeet was mistakenly shot because he had no beard or turban, with the<br/> Pakistani military not being able to tell the difference between the Sikh detainees and the barbaric Taliban militants.<br/> <br/> Doctors at the Combined Military Hospital successfully removed two bullets from the body of Sarjeet Singh; he had been in a stable condition since. Gurendal had been reunited with his family in Peshawar where another Sikh man, Robin Singh has recently been abducted with a ransom of £140,000 being demanded. A five year old British boy has also been kidnapped with a ransom of £100,000 being ordered. Although Sikhs are a minority in Pakistan they have lived in Khyber for over 200 years.<br/> <br/> India’s foreign minister, S M Krishna has come out to condemn the ‘barbaric’ attacks by the Taliban: “I rise to strongly condemn the beheading of Sardar Jaspal Singh in the tribal areas of Pakistan. This barbaric and heinous crime is deplorable in the strongest possible terms. His abductors, reportedly the Taliban, committed the grave crime when his family was not able to pay ransom money to the abductors. We express our sincere condolences to the family<br/> of the victim,'' said Krishna who is scheduled to visit Golden Temple in Amritsar on Friday. He has also claimed that Pakistan’s president has condemned the attacks also with the government pledging to find those guilty and India will be taking the issuer up with Pakistan.</p> 3 Sikhs beheaded by the Taliban in Pakistan's FATAtag:4freedoms.com,2010-02-28:3766518:Topic:186722010-02-28T23:45:39.000ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p>NEW DELHI: In what threatens to cast a shadow on the upcoming Indo-Pakistan talks scheduled for February 25, three Sikh youths were beheaded by the Taliban in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) region after they allegedly refused to convert to Islam. Their severed heads were dumped at a gurudwara in Peshawar.<br></br> <br></br> The Sikh youths — identified as Jaspal Singh, Sarabjit Singh and Baronat Singh — had gone to realise the money owed to them by some people in the FATA…</p>
<p>NEW DELHI: In what threatens to cast a shadow on the upcoming Indo-Pakistan talks scheduled for February 25, three Sikh youths were beheaded by the Taliban in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) region after they allegedly refused to convert to Islam. Their severed heads were dumped at a gurudwara in Peshawar.<br/> <br/> The Sikh youths — identified as Jaspal Singh, Sarabjit Singh and Baronat Singh — had gone to realise the money owed to them by some people in the FATA region adjoining Afghanistan, when they were abducted by the Taliban militia. They were allegedly told by the Taliban to embrace Islam or face death. When the Sikh youth refused, their heads were chopped and sent to the Bhai Joga Singh Gurudwara in Peshawar.<br/> <br/> A sizeable number of Sikhs lived in the tribal belt, particularly Aurakzai Agency, till the Taliban imposed jiziya or religious tax on them in 2009. Most members of the community, faced with increasing pressure from the Taliban to convert to Islam, have since fled to cities across Pakistan.<br/> <br/> <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Three-Sikhs-beheaded-by-Taliban-in-Pak/articleshow/5601345.cms">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/Three-Sikhs-beheaded-by-Taliban-in-Pak/articleshow/5601345.cms</a></p> Lessons from the Gobind Geettag:4freedoms.com,2009-09-18:3766518:Topic:8562009-09-18T17:40:55.000ZKinanahttp://4freedoms.com/profile/Kinana
<p><u><b>On Buhkti:</b></u><br></br> <b>Guru Gobind Singh:</b><br></br> From one perspective life's unreal<br></br> And from that view has no appeal.<br></br> <br></br> But from a second, life's composed<br></br> Of those brief days that are enclosed<br></br> Between the cradle and the pyre -<br></br> So we should oblige all desire<br></br> While we still have the time and chance,<br></br> For life is just a fleeting dance.<br></br> <br></br> <i>There is a third way you can choose</i><br></br> If misery you want to lose.<br></br> And that is that…</p>
<p><u><b>On Buhkti:</b></u><br/> <b>Guru Gobind Singh:</b><br/> From one perspective life's unreal<br/> And from that view has no appeal.<br/> <br/> But from a second, life's composed<br/> Of those brief days that are enclosed<br/> Between the cradle and the pyre -<br/> So we should oblige all desire<br/> While we still have the time and chance,<br/> For life is just a fleeting dance.<br/> <br/> <i>There is a third way you can choose</i><br/> If misery you want to lose.<br/> And that is that the one real Source<br/> Dwells within all, in all its force.<br/> The Spirit cannot separate<br/> From that which it does penetrate.<br/> So finding out the one true Source<br/> Can yet be done within the course<br/> Of carrying out one's daily dute,<br/> While working hard and loving beauty.<br/> <br/> ... So be a hermit in your heart,<br/> But in the world take active part.<br/> Let the ashes of service 'pon your body be smeared;<br/> Let desires for goods be the locks that you've sheared.<br/> Let chasteness of heart be the way you abstain,<br/> And from escape to your hut let you ever refrain.<br/> <br/> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/> <br/> <u><b>On Ahimsa:</b></u><br/> <b>Banda :</b><br/> So how can one man kill his foe?<br/> In doing that its his own person<br/> The life of which he does then worsen.<br/> For we cells of one body be;<br/> If I hurt someone, that hurts me.<br/> <br/> <b>Guru Gobind:</b><br/> You are right, in your way,<br/> But deeper greater truths do lay.<br/> For if a part be sore diseased,<br/> The patient would be surely pleased<br/> If the surgeon used a knife<br/> To cut it out and save his life.<br/> I am the surgeon for this nation,<br/> And the sacred obligation<br/> That I perform for its survival,<br/> Is cutting away any rival<br/> To its spriitual welfare -<br/> I have to for we do not dare,<br/> Ignore a symptom that would grow,<br/> and create limitless great woe.<br/> At some point we must draw the line<br/> To prevent the further decline<br/> Of principles that are required<br/> To keep a culture's soul inspired.<br/> For what's the use to be alive<br/> If what has meaning can't survive?<br/> ...<br/> Our life is not remembered by<br/> Its length before we had to die,<br/> But by the legacy we leave<br/> And what we're able to achieve.<br/> We all must die; we've come to go;<br/> The point is, what did we sow?</p>