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Summary of Question:	Answer To A Question
Category:	General Sikhism
Date Posted:	Tuesday, 8/27/2002 8:14 AM MDT

Sat Sri Akal,

I like reading all the questions that are asked here and I like the way you people answer them. Thanks a lot for providing this service to the Youth. I just read a question that has been asked on 23rd August with the title Bad Treatment. I just want to add this:

... And I felt ashamed
I was standing at Dadar Station when my attention went towards a Sikh youth standing nearby to 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 back coach 'Sardarji Barah Baj gaye'

Sikh youth looked over that voice maker who was young mischievous type of person and instead of showing any anger made a smile towards him. This smile made was so enigmatic that it seemed some type of truth lies behind it. Not able to resist my temptation I walked towards him and asked why did he smiled at that person who teased him. The Sikh
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 people were humiliated and were treated like animal. Mughals treated the Hindu women as there own property and were forcing all Hindus to accept the Islam and even used to kill the people if they were refusing to accept. That time our Ninth Guru Sri Guru Teg Bhadarji who came forward, in request of some Kashmir Pandit, to fight against all these cruel activities. Guruji told Mughal emperor 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 . 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 who were also
tortured for the same sacrificed their lives in Chandni Chowk since Mughals were unable to convert them to Islam they were assassinated thus Guruji sacrificed his life for Protection of Hindu religion (can anybody lay his life that too for protection of some other religion. This is the reason he is still remembered has Hind Ki Chaddar . For sake of whom (Hindus he had sacrificed his life, none of the them came forward to lift his body with a fear that they would also be assassinated .

Seeing this incident our 10th Guruji, Sri Guru Gobind Singhiji (Son of Guru Teg Bahadarji made a resolution that he would make such a human who would not be able to hide himself and could be easily located in thousands, THE SIKH.

At start Sikhs were very less in numbers even though they were fighting against the cruel Mughals emperors. At that time Nadir Shah raided Delhi in year 1739 BC 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 Sikh army that time . He decided to attack Nadir Shah's Khafila on the same midnight. He did so and rescued all the Hindu women and were safely sent to their homes. It didn't happened only once but thereafter whenever any Abdaalis or Iranis had looted Hindustan and were trying to carry out treasures and Hindu women along with them for selling them in Abdal markets, the Sikh army (quite few in numbers but were bravehearted attacked them in the midnight (12 O?clock and rescued women. After that time when there occurred a similar incidence people started to contact Sikh army for their Help and Sikh used to attacked the raider's at the Midnight( 12 O'clock. It continued and became a fame that at midnight (nearly at 12 O'clock it is very difficult to fight against Sikhs as the
Sikhs get some Extra Power to save Religion, Nation and Humanity. Nobody can fight and win against them at midnight, this continues till now. Nowadays these smart people and some Sikh enemies who are afraid of Sikhs, have spread these words that at 12 O'clock Sikh goes out of sense.

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 which he was unable to provide and may be he was reminding me by saying off 'Sardarji Barah Baj Gaye'

As he was narrating the incident I was feeling ashamed of myself as I used to click and enjoy the jokes on Sikhs and to make fun of them. But now I have got the truth that these Sikhs are born for others and they are real patriotic to Humanity and Religion. What we
all are doing to these great Saints and Soldiers ???? instead of Thanking them we all are making fun. Earlier the Sikh youth appeared as a Terrorist but now I could see the reflection of real Patriotic person in him.


Fateh



REPLY:

What you have expereinced is the spirit of a Sikh in action. Bless someone who insults you is a very pwerful thing. It takes power away from the instigator and gives it to the forgiver.

Just so you know... the comment "Bara bajgey( its 12 oclock)" was because in the time of old only the sikhs kept time and every 2 hours made noise (canon etc) to tell time. so at noon people would know that it was noon.

Great story and Thank you

SSM