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SIKHISM - KHALSA PROFILE

(1469 – 1699 – Till Date)  Sikhism is a Religion Founded by Guru Nanak Dev ji in 1469 AD in INDIA Later Amendment was made and Khalsa code and uniform was added in 1699AD.by the Tenth Sikh Guru , Guru Gobind Singh ji There were Ten Sikh live Guru’s and the last and ever Guru is Guru Granth Sahib ji was established in 1708 AD ,which is a Holy book called GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI which is at present SIKH GURU  and will be and designated for ever.
The Ten Sikh Guru’s were:-
Guru Nanak Dev ji (1469 - 1539) 
1st Sikh Guru
Guru Angad Dev ji (1539-1552)
2nd Sikh Guru
Sri Guru Amardas ji (1552-1574)
3rd Sikh Guru
Guru Ram das ji (1574- 1581)
4th Sikh Guru
Guru Arjan Dev ji (1581-1606) 5th Sikh Guru
Hargobind ji (1606-1644)
6th Sikh Guru
Guru Har Rai Ji (1630 - 1661)
7th Sikh Guru
Guru Har Krishan ji (1661 - 1664)
8th Sikh Guru
Guru Tegh Bahadur ji (1621 - 1675 )
9th Sikh Guru
Nanak X. Guru Gobind Singh ji
(1666 - 1708) 10th Sikh Guru
And there after GURU GRANTH SAHIB JI FROM 1708 ONWARDS AND FOR EVER
Before we proceed further it is important to know:
When Sikhism was introduced , what was the political and genral condition of INDIA ?
and also should study
 why Sikhism was created?
In reply to the above questions ,no one else can explain better than Senior Aryasamaji & Learned scholar, Sh Daulat Rai ji,who wrote a book named “Sahib-E- kamal –Guru Gobind Singh” and in introduction to this book Shri Daulat Rai has given the answers to the above questions  in a perfect manner ,the same are reproduced here below:-
“Sahib-E- kamal –Guru Gobind Singh”
INTRODUCTION
Question: When Sikhism was introduced , what was the political and genral condition of INDIA ? & why Sikhism was created?
Answer:
It is imperative to describe the plight of the Hindus and the origin of the Sikh religion before moving on to the life of Guru Govind Singh. Guru Nanak founded Sikhism in Babar’s time. Hindu India had then been under Muslim rule for 350 years.
Muslims were tempted to invade India because of disunity among Hindus caused by political, religious and social consideration. The concept of nationalism was missing. Hindus were divided in numerous religious sects following diverse and sometimes diametrically opposite rites, rituals and beliefs. Their modes of worship were different and often they were at war with one another. Staring with worship of gods and demigods, Hinduism had degenerated into animal worship. The social fabric was in shreds. The caste system had become air tight. The Brahmins in their hey-day had introduced it to keep themselves in power and plenty. Shudras, the lowest caste, were condemned to eternal slavery and damnation. The old Vedic religion in the hands of the Brahmins had become savage and cruel. Religion stands for peace (outward and inward), goodness and righteous living. The Hindus then were bereft of the blessings of such a religion.
Before the onslaught of Islam, Buddhism had already made inroads in Hindu India. Buddhism, besides being simple, had rejected the caste system. The lower castes embraced it in great numbers and over night gained equality with the high castes. Buddhism gained eminence over Brahmanism till it was over thrown by the armed might of the Rajputs (of Agni Dynasty) adding fire power to the intellectual gun of Shankaracharya and his followers. These followers were mainly Brahmins and they exerted themselves extensively to restore the supremacy of the Brahmin, tighten the common man ignorant and illiterate. But idol-worship introduced by Buddhism had its roots grown too deep to be uprooted. The philosophy of Shankaracharya that ‘all is God’ (Sabh Brahm he hai) failed to cut any ice against the caste-system and thus bring Hindus into one fold.
Shankaracharya was a follower of Shiva. His main disciple Ramanuja was a votary of Vishnu, who preached the worship of his god. He was instrumental in creating more off-shoots of Hinduism like Madhavi, Vishnu Swami, Vallabhachari, etc. Thus instead of integration further ramifications took place to make things worse for Hinduism. People were attracted to these new fountains of clear reasoning but found the filth of many kinds in their depths, India was weak and divided into inimical, political, social and religious camps. The Indians had become ease-loving pleasure seekers. Their physical well-being and gratification of sense-pleasures became the main purpose of their life. The devotees of Krishna were largely responsible for this moral degeneration. The Brahmins reassumed the role of gurus who engrained in the psyche of the common man the spiritual uplift. His gurudom came to stay and cannot be shaken off even now.
Liberation is the destined end of human life. In order to cheat the common man of his worldly goods and money, the Brahmin advocated that this world of phenomena with its worldly goods, is untrue and the only true entity is Brahm. So the common man should offer his worldly possessions to him, considering them untrue and worthless. He would look after their spiritual welfare in return. The votaries of Shakti had become cruel and unchaste moral lepers. The Shaivities had taken to drugs, opium, charas, ganja and wine. Such was the sad plight of the Hindus. They were groping in the dark shrouded by superstition. They were no match for the one-God-loving (worshipping) fierce followers of Islam. The Hindus were stuck in the swamp of polytheism and man worship. They were at logger-heads with one another. The welfare of others was farthest from their minds. They were not united in anything.
The Hindu India looked an easy prey to the Mohammedans who turned their face towards it and over-ran it at their will. They destroyed the last vestiges of Hindu power and completely enslaved the people. They tried their level best to belittle the Hindus, rob them of their wealth and women, reduce them to a servile and spineless people. In short they came to own Hindus as thoroughly as a man his cattle.
The Hindus could not withstand the relentless ramming of their citadel by the Mohammedans. Large number of the two lower castes of Hindus embraced Islam either under duress or willingly to escape the stigma of untouchability and slavery. The high caste Hindus were not greatly perturbed but rather felt relieved that the rotten limbs of the body of Hinduism had fallen off. “A good riddance,” they mused. These high caste but purblind Hindus couldn’t envisage that this limb was going to be rejuvenated and turn into their master. The neo-converts were more zealous than the invading Muslims and had no little hand in inflicting unspeakable horrors on their erstwhile masters and co-religionists. The idol-worship of Hindus invited the wrath of Muslims who considered it a holy duty to destroy the temples, along with the idols, of the infidels and bring them under the banner of Islam. Their proselytism assumed gigantic and horrendous proportions.
The idols were broken, the costly gems embedded therein taken away. The Hindus women in their thousands were not only molested and taken into individual harems but were auctioned for the petty consideration of two dinars in the bazaars of Ghazni and other cities. Muslims and Hindus looked down upon each other. The tyranny of the victorious Muslims was boundless. In all walks of life the Hindus were treated like dirt. They were butchered in thousands, their idols broken and set in the door-steps of mosques where Muslims placed their shoes before entering. They were asked to keep food-staff, clothes and bare necessities of life needed for a period of six months only and hand over the rest to Muslims. The chronicle of Muslim rule is full of death and decimation of denigration of their gods, deflowering of their women and denial of all rights to them. A Hindus was forbidden to keep a fine horse, house, woman, children and things with him, to ride a horse and to wear a white turban. The Muslim rulers exerted themselves assiduously to obliterate the word victory, its concept, its very through from the Hindu psyche. Whenever a Hindu chess-player emerged triumphant over his Muslim adversary, he was ordered to embrace Islam or be beheaded. If a Hindu wrestles worsted his Mohammedan opponent in the arena, he had to convert to Islam in order to save his skin. It was a devilish and sustained scheme to emasculate the Hindus. The good things of life were not for them. It was considered magnanimity on the part of their victorious rulers to let them breathe and lead a life at sub-human level.
The Rajputs were once considered the finest flower of Hindu chivalry. Their pride, glory and manhood were ground to such fine dust that they vied with each other to offer their daughters in marriage to the Muslim prices and nobles. Thus the Hindu nation had touched the nadir. Any Hindu who looked askance at them was treated with scorn by the Rajputs. They had to pay jazia (tax) for remaining Hindus, and those who could not afford to pay, had to become Muslims. Hindus could not keep doors and lavatories towards west thus desecrating kaaba.
Those Brahmins who embraced Islam were flatteringly called sayyads. The raft of Hinduism was about to be sunk when it was steered clear of the dangerous shallows of sloth, superstition and ritualism and utter despondency by an able seaman no less than Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He preached the oneness of man and the oneness of God and denounced the caste system and its off-shoots untouchability, idol worship and cankerous ritualism. He preached that Akal (God) is above birth and death. With disarming sweetness he used honeyed words which had the cutting edge of highly honed steel. The Brahmins felt the steel in his words but were powerless to fulminate against him. Guru Nanak assuaged to some extent the rancour between the Muslims and the Hindus.
The Hindus had lost their country and were on the verge losing their identity and faith. They had got some respite in the reign of Akbar but during Aurangzeb’s regnancy, cruelty and tyranny, bigotry and intolerance, and proselytism reached its pinnacle. The earlier Muslim rulers were prompted by holy considerations in all their acts of cruelty and conversation. But Aurangzeb earnestly endeavored to obliterate the last traces of Hinduism from the Indian soil. As he had dealt fiendishly with his own brothers on his way to the throne, his showing of extreme cruelty to Hindus, the infidels, is quite understandable. Thereby he wanted to absolve himself of the sin of fratricide and inhuman treatment of his father Shah Jahan. The time had come for the annihilation of the Hindus, Aurangzeb celebrated his victories by weighing heaps of the sacred threads of the Hindus, killed in the battle. The heavier the weight, the greater the victory. All great Hindu kingdoms had vanished from the Indian scene. The days of the Lunar Dynasty were over; the Yadav kings were a thing of the past. The scions of remnants of the Solar Dynasty like the King of Mewar were hiding in the fastnesses of jungles and hill nooks. The proud Rajputs of the Agni Dynasty were busy offering their winsome daughters to the Muslim rulers. The pride of the Hindus was trampled upon and they lay inert under the Muslim heel.
The raft of Hindus Dharma was about to founder. It was rudderless, without a helmsman, far away from the shores with no hope ever of making it. In this predicament, piercing the mists of despondency there emerged a figure of hope. This personage took the boat out of the ravaging tempest and steered it to the haven of the shore. He was like beneficial rain for the withered and drooping garden of the Hindus Dharma. Like a true friend he alleviated the sufferings of the Hindus. Who was he? No other than Guru Gobind Singh, known the world over. The sapling which was planted by Guru Nanak was watered by the blood of Guru Arjan and Guru Hargobind and fertilized by their bones. Guru Teg Bahadur quickened its growth by injecting into its veins the vital fluid flowing out of his beheaded body. Guru Gobind Singh helped it mature into a full-fledged tree with the blood of his five beloved disciples, four sons and thousands of his followers. At last this tree bore fruit. Its fruit was nationalism, brotherhood, love and monotheism.
I am endeavoring to portray in the following pages the life of such a fine religious preceptor, great benefactor, peerless fighter, patriot and nation builder for the perusal of the readers. If it finds favour I shall be immensely beholden to them.
25th January, 1901. - Daulat Rai
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 ROLE OF SIKHISM-KHALSA
AGAINST - TERRORISM
 
THE ANTI TERROR REMEDY FOUNDER
GURU GOBIND SINGH JI 
IN 1699AD
AT- ANAND PUR- PUNJAB-INDIA
Announced  “WAR ON TERROR”
ANTI TERROR RELIGION - Since 1699 A.D . 
“SIKHISM” out of which came “ KHALSA”

To day all around the world there is only one discussion , all leaders around the world are holding conferences discussions on “WAR ON TERROR” that how to control Terrorism
I would like to bring to their notice that:-

Do they know, how it all started and when? 
This problem started some time in 620AD in Mecca, the city of Saudi Arabia,which means this is not a new problem and that this problem is more than 1380 years old. 

What actually jihadis are looking for?


What is jihad? 
ACCORDING TO FANATIC CLASS ONLY 
NOT ALL ORIGNAL MUSLIMS

“Jihad has come to mean an offensive war to be waged by Muslims against all non-Muslims to convert them to Islam”


Please note:-
(The above interpretation is basically wrong and misleading interpretation by fanatic class only, NOT BY ALL MUSLIMS,The original muslims actually they were great as Mia Mir who laid down the foundation stone of Golden temple, Muslim faqir Sheikh farid who’s bani is included in Guru Granth sahib according to that bani attains status of Guru, There are many more, like King Akbar who respected all religions, and many others also .)

Every person finding a solution to this problem of Terrorism must know the cause, of why (counting from the year 2009) nearly 1375 years back in the year 634 AD., the Muslims launched their first merciless attack on the Christian kingdom of Byzantine, and converted the local Christian population to Islam at the point of the sword, after capturing Jerusalem, Damascus, Cesaria, Antioch and Cairo (then called Babylon and later Al Fustat). 
Why was this first unprovoked attack on Christendom unleashed? 
The Byzantine Christians had not attacked Arabia, they had not attacked Muslims. Then why were they attacked by the Muslims? The reason for this attack lies in the rejection of the Dawat-ul-Islam (Invitation to embrace Islam) sent to the Christian Byzantine Emperor Heraclius (Heraclios) by Mohammed-ibn-Abdallah, This invitation was in fact an ultimatum to either embrace Islam, or surrender to the Muslim armies and pay protection money to the Muslims through a penal tax called Jaziya or to prepare for war. (It is in the same spirit that the Ayman Al Zawahiri calls upon President George Bush to embrace Islam). Since Heraclius rejected all these demands, the Muslims launched their first major attack on a Christian kingdom in the year 634 (they had launched a smaller attack five years earlier in 629 at Mu’ta and had been defeated). 
This story of Muslim aggression and occupation of Christian lands, repeated itself over the next 1372 years when the Muslims launched unprovoked attacks on Christian Egypt in 640, on Christian Nubia in 650, on Christian North Africa in 650, on Christian Spain in 711 and again on 3/11), on Christian France (under Frankish rule) in 732, on Christian Sicily in 812, on Christian Byzantine again in 1071 to 1453, on Christian Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece, Croatia, Albania, Hungary Austria, Poland Russia in the period between 1389 to 1683 and on Christian America on 9/11.
All these Christian nations were invaded by the Muslims Fanatic class, not because they had any grievance against them, not because they had attacked the Muslims, but because it was in the world view of the Muslims to attack all non-Muslims and convert them to Islam. That was the reason why they attacked on 9/11.
INDIA also faced its heat in AD 712 when Mohd bin qasim attacked sind. And there after a series of attack by different islamists, followed in 1010,AD 1226 , AND THEN IN 1526 By Moghul Babbar and after till 1774,and there after till now it is ON in “Swat valley Afghan pak border” Even this act is condemened by majority of Muslims or we can say by the true Muslims, who are not in favor of fanatic class.
All attacker had only the same agenda ,loot and forcible conversion to islam or face death. Many battles were fought by different countries in Europe as mentioned above, and middle east asia including some parts of china are also mentioned in the history, many resisted for years for example Turks fought for nearly 400 years and then surrendered and embraced islam, similarly many others also fought, but question is that :

Has any body or any country or any organization taken it seriously so far?
Has any body come out with any solution?
Every body who so ever is a non muslim was attacked and in retaliation they fought or died or embraced islam but there is no reference that any permanent remedy was chalked out .

There is only one example where there is a special class which was created as a special class to fight.
There is only one example in the history
that in the year 1699A.D.on 13th April 
GURU GOBIND SINGH ji 
THE TENTH SIKH GURU of “Sikhism”
ANNOUNCED and established “KHALSA” An Anti Terror Remedy
A SPECIAL CLASS TO FIGHT TERRORISM.

Now let us see what was the situation which made Guru Gobind singh ji take this decision.

As on April 13th 1699 Guru ji was having the past history of almost 1200years before him. And more particularly 100 years of past history out of 1200 years, was the happenings with his own family Which are as:-

In 1606 the fifth Sikh Guru Arjan dev ji was executed because of non acceptance of islam by the then moghul emperor jahangir.

On 11th November 1675 the ninth Sikh guru Guru Tegh bahadur ji father of Guru Gobind singh ji along with his five sikh devotees were beheaded in Delhi by the then moghul emperor Aurangzeb.

Apart from the above many other battles were fought by the sixth,and seventh sikh Gurus, where countless sacrifices were made, in 1700 century from 1606 to1699.

After the announcement and establishment of KHALSA In 1699
What all, “Khalsa”did, Which means, lets see the performance of khalsa for the past 310 years, which many may not like to propagate as it put the Khalsa on the top of the world but any way fact remains fact which no body can deny that:-
“PERFORMANCE OF KHALSA”
       1699 TO TILL DATE

In the year 1699 INDIA under the command and control of the then moghul emperor aurungzeb, the situation in central and northern India including Delhi was that :-


All places of worship of non fanatics were closed from the last 25years i.e. since 1674 all Temples Gurdwaras were demolished or closed. Non muslims were living in fear even the diwali was not allowed to non muslims and in short , life was made hell for the non muslims.


It was only Khalsa’s intervention ,who started fighting for almost 75 long years fighting number of battles,
Sikhs have faith in Guru’s word, who categorically stated in Zafarnama in NO9and 10, that:-


“MAN-AKNU-BA-AFZALAI-PURSHAY-AKAAL
KUNAM-JA-AABEY-AAHAN-CHUNA-BAR SHAGAAL………………9..Zafarnama

Ki-HARGIZ-AZAA-CHAR-DEEWAREY-SHOOM NISHAANI-NAMANADBAREY-PAK-BOOM…………………………..10…Zafarnama

MEANS:- Ordained-by-the-Mightiest-of-all,
those-baptised-from-the-steelbowl
shall-drown-you-in-deadly-rain-of-canon-balls …………………9
Not-a-trace-of-your-unclean-ways-will-remain
when-destruction-rains-down-from-all-four-sides……………..10

And in 12 and 13 of Zafarnama, Guru ji further warned the Leader of terrorists:The above prediction of Guru ji proved truth in 1774 and the below warning and challenge also happened as told. 

“BARI SU CHU AKNU NIGABAD RAVAD
KI AAN TALAKHI VA TASHANGI AAT RAVAD” ………12 Zafarnama

“CHUNA AATSHAY JERAY NAALAT NIHAM
JE PUNJAB AABAT, NA KHURDAN DIHAM”…………… 13 Zafarnama by 
Guru Gobind Singh ji, 


Zafarnama means “ Letter of victory written to Aurangzeb by Guru Gobind Singh ji”


MEANS of 12 Zafarnama:-
DO NOT TURN YOUR EVIL EYES UPON US or UPON MY Punjab/COUNTRY,
THIS WAY YOU WILL CREATE DISTURBANCE FOR YOURSELF NOTHING ELSE……….12 Zafarnama



FIRES WILL BURN THE HOOVES OF YOUR STEEDS, IF YOU EVER MADE A
MISTAKE OF ATTACKING PUNJAB ,INDIA, NOT A DROP OF WATER WILL YOU GET……13 Zafarnama

And as stated by Guru ji it happened accordingly:
and in June1774 khalsa Forces CAPTURED DELHI, IN HISTORY IT IS MENTIONED LIKE as following:-

“In June1774, khalsa forces headed by , Jassa singh ahluwalia and Sardar Baghel singh attacked the forces of shah alam with thirty thousand Sikhs and they came and encamped at a place near Kashmiri Gate, that is why today that place is known as “Tis hazari”. They planned two pronged attack. One section invaded the Ajmeri Gate and the other one breached the wall of the Red Fort and entered the place, which is now known as the Mori Gate. After a fierce battle, the Singhs captured Red Fort, hoisted the Kesri Flag, and put Panj Pyare, including Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, on the throne of the Delhi. 
Shah Alam, through the aegis of his Ministers, Court Official Munshi Ram Dyal, and Begham (Queen) Samroo offered reconciliation with the Singhs and accepted their four conditions:
1. No Mughal Official would indulge in atrocities on the populace. 
2. The Mughal King would pay three hundred thousand rupees as a gift. 
3. The Kotwali Area would remain the property of the Khalsa Army. 
4. Sardar Baghel Singh would trace historically significant Sikh places in Delhi, and would establish Sikh Temples there. Hindus shall be restored their temples, Till this work was completed he would stay in Delhi with a constabulary of 4,000 horses. The Delhi Ruler would bear all their expenses. Consequently, rest of the Khalsa Army returned. 

Sardar Baghel Singh set up an octroi-post near Sabzi Mandi to collect the tax on the goods imported into the city to finance the search and the construction of the Sikh Temples. He did not want to use the cash received from the Government Treasury for this purpose, and most of that was handed out to the needy and poor. He often distributed sweetmeats, bought out of this Government gift, to the congregationalists at the place which, now, is known as the Pul Mithai. 
With the help of Hindu, Muslim and Sikh old residents of Delhi, Sardar Baghel Singh found and established seven historical places as the Sikh Temples:
1. Gurdwara Mata Sundri Ji at the place which was know as the Haveli Sardar Jawahar Singh. 
2. Gurdwara Bangla Sahib. A Mansion belonging to Raja Jai Singh existed there once. Guru Harkrishan sahib ji, the Eighth Guru had stayed there. 
3. Gurdwara Bala Sahib. Last rights of Guru Harkrishan sahib ji, Mata Sundri ji and Mata Sahib Kaur ji were performed at this place. 
4. Gurdwara Rakab Ganj. The torso of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji was ceremated here. 
5. Gurdwara Sees Ganj. Guru Tegh Bahadur ji was martyred at this place. 
6. Gurdwara Moti Bagh. Guru Gobind Singh ji sent a message to the Mughal King, Bahadur Shah, by throwing an arrow from this place. 
7. Gurdwara Majnu Tilla. It was established in the memory of a Sikh of Guru Nanak dev ji, named Majnu. Guru Hargobind stayed at this place on his way to Gwalior. 
On the completion of all the Gurdwaras, Baghel Singh appointed the Bhais (attendant priests) to look after the places and decided to return to Punjab, as well. He was persuaded by Munshi Ram Dyal not to abandon Delhi once the Mughals had coneded to his authority and supermacy. But Baghel Singh replied, "We have been endowed with Kingdom and Destiny by our Guru. Whenever we wished, we could capture Delhi. It won't be difficult for the Khalsa." 
Sardar Baghel Singh once again decided to invade Delhi in 1785. Shah Alam, scared of Singh, signed a treaty with the Marathas. The Marathas initialed an agreement with the Singhs and consented to pay one million rupees as Gift. 
And after this KHALSA RAJ Known as Sarkar KHALSA was established by Maharaja Ranjit singh in 1790 till 1839 in whole of Punjab and now known as Pakistan and afganistan KHALSA stood as strong wall on the Indian borders and Ranjit singh fought dozens of battles loosing none, When the Afghans in the eighteenth century had routed the Mughals and later the Marhatas at Panipat, it were the Sikhs and the Sikhs khalsa alone who stood between them and their territorial designs against India. It is now recognized by all the objective historians of the World that but for the bitter struggle then put up by the Sikhs, khalsa, the entire territory upto Jamuna would have formed part of the Afghan Empire. At the cost of the stupendous sacrifices, the Sikhs saved the geographical entity of India from being dismembered at that crucial stage of history.
It were also the Sikhs, khalsa who salvaged the honor of this country when they freed thousands of innocent young women from the clutches of Nadir Shah, Ahmed Shah and a host of other marauders who used to sell them in the Bazars of Kabul, Ghazni and Persia, like Goats and Sheeps; again, it were the Sikhs khalsa alone who after thousands of years, reversed the course of history by rolling the invaders back to their quarters and sealing the vulnerable areas in the North West against all future invasions with their blood and bones.
It was after Maharaja Ranjit singh’s death ,some traitors conspired with britishers and in 1857 khalsa sarkar was overtaken by britishers from the heirs of Maharaja Ranjit singh.
Again the creation of Khalsaa by Guru Gobind singh ji and the teachings Prooved usefull and had been applied by the khalsa against the british for fighting freedom as well, and a tradition started in northern India in non sikh mostly Punjabi families, that from every family that elder son will be made sikh .
And the movement of bharat chhoro and mutiny started in actual sense in 1857 , and the data available with historians and on record that out of total deaths in fighting freedom of INDIA , KHALSA once again stood on the top.
It is ABOUT 8O% belongs to KHALSA, of the total deaths IT IS ON RECORD.TABLE IS HERE BELOW:-
These figures have been mentioned by no less a person than Maulana Azad.

RECORD OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS CASUALITY 


 
Punishment Suffered
Sikhs
Non-Sikhs
Total
1
 Hanged
 93
 28
 121
2
 Imprisoned for life
 2147
 499
 2646
3
 Killed at Jalianwala Bagh
 799
 501
 1300
4
 Killed at Budge BudgeGhat
 67
 46
 113
5
 Killed in Kooka Movement
 91
 None
 91
6
 Killed in Akali Movement
 500
 None
 500


 Grand Total
 3697
 1074
 4771

Another most important point to note is Khalsa led Punjab the only state where terrorist could not run their shop, terrorist tried in the last decade but failed miserably, because of the tough stand taken by the majority population.
There is one more issue arises here once we revise the past performance of khalsa of the past 309 years and the khalsa contribution towards anti terrorism in the world and in our country in particular, it is a matter of surprise that when a organization who is found involved in any terrorist activity by government that attracts the attention of whole world and country after country put ban on that organization for example SIMI ,LET etc and recently UN also banned LET (Lashkar e taiba) and put some sanctions , but where a separate class was created to fight terrorism and that class has a past proven track of 310 years,does that classs does not deserve to be classified ,& shall not be announced and recognised as PRIVILEDGED CLASS with some extra benefits and annual grants to its organizations. 
once we revise the past performance of khalsa of the past 310 years and the khalsa contribution towards anti terrorism in the world is a contribution of INDIA against terrorism, it was only INDIA from where the war on terror was declared in 1699, and How unfortunate it is that the country INDIA “its INDIAN khalsa who were pioneers in controlling terrorism and who have proven track record in controlling terrorism from the last 310years.” have not been included in UNITED NATIONS as Its permanent member country as yet. INSTEAD , the permanent member country France has imposed ban on Turban of Sikh students and inspite of request by Government of INDIA , the matter is not given the due importance and the United Nation has also not paid due attention as yet, How come the united Nation can hope to win the war on terror, when they Suppress the “Anty terror class” to expand and not giving the deserved place to their country INDIA. Who was the first one to face the disaster of terrorism for almost more than 200years from the year 1600 onwards...
Question here is do the Permanent member country of United Nation who are, USA, CANADA, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM,, ,CHINA truly and honestl;y want to eliminate terrorism????? If yes
INDIA shall be included in UN as its permanent member at once, and ban on turban in France and other restrictions on sikh khalsa principals in various parts of world , shall be lifted unconditionally, with a declaration for the world to parmote Sikh khalsa on priority basis, so that the khalsa principals shall never be disturbed.and a clean international green card for Gurdwaras, shoud be given to khalsa’s to have their Gurdwara any where in the world without any permission and NO Country will object to this in future..because,It is very simple formula in khalsa principals on Terrorism, after a proven record which has become an INDIA principals , that is, either will stay, either terrorism or khalsa ,both at one place is not possible, as the khalsa principals are the only remedy to the terrorism, if some one who so ever in the world is against INDIAN khalsa or khalsa principals, is parmoting terrorism. 

“ KHALSA of INDIA ”proved beyond doubt to be An Anti Terror Remedy


TODAY WITH IN THESE 310 YEARS KHALSA’S HAVE
. more than 25000 Gurdwaras…across India all figures are being recorded and also have thousands of …education institutions where in about millions of students are accommodated.
…and more than 2500 Gurdwaras…..abroad and thousands of hospitals , thousands…of..dispensaries serving millions of people annually…many .libraries……spending on langar and welfare activities around Rs 12000 croresAnnually, The largest share of one community in-the-world. as per data collected so far, how ever the exact data will be published at our web site soon , once we compile and process-all-records.
ANOTHER RECORD OF KHALSA
Recently on 11th March 09 blood donation camp organised at Anand pur sahib in Punjab by SGPC along with various known khalsa organisations Khalsa’s have broken another record of the world by donating 18000 units of blood in one single day, which is a new record in guineas book of records
Set by khalsa of INDIA.
LET US REVISE KHALSA PRINCIPALS AND PRAY ALL OF US TO FOLLOW AND OBEY THE RULES SET BY OUR GURU JI. ON THIS-IMPORTANT-DAY.
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1... KHALSA LIFE: Gursikhi jeewan +Nitnem with Maintaining five k’s

2.KHALSA-MOTIVE-PANTH-KI-CHARDI-KALA-AUR

KARO……SARBAT..DA..BHALLA

MANGO........SARBAT..DA..BHALLA

SOCHO………SARBAT..DA..BHALLA
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DEKHO……SARBAT..DA..BHALLA

SUNO…..SARBAT..KA..BHALLA



3.THUMB-RULE
of KHALSA “Bhey kahu ko deit neh, neh bhey manat aan”
Means:-
“ KHALSA, DON’T THREAT,SCARE, ANYONE, NOR DO KHALSA TOLERATE ANY SUCH THREAT”
If the world really believe that they want to eliminate terrorism, one and all must support and promote the “Anti terror body” And declare :-
“ KHALSA of INDIA ” An Anti Terror Remedy and recognise.
KHALSA A PRIVILEDGED CLASS of the world.
Time is not far when people AROUND THE WORLD will say, “there shall be atleast one KHALSA from each non sikh family” that day will be the end of terrorism,And we all will be able to say we have “WON the WAR ON TERROR”
 
WaheGuru ji ki Fateh
Joginder Singh Sethi
Chief co-ordinator
Unitedsarbatkhalsa.com


 World Opinion on Khalsa
Other Religions,Historians,scholars,experts opinion From all over the world ,what they say about: Sikhism - Khalsa
Christian’s
Max Arthur Macauliffe
This eminent scholar has written six books on Sikh history. He addresses the Western Six books on Sikh history. He addresses the Western Society and claims to bring Sikh religion from the East which is simple to understand. There is no place to pretence and hypocritical in this religion….. 
Flesh, Alcohol Tobacco and other drugs are prohibited in it…. It nor only teachers kindness, love, honesty but also encourages its followers to accept all human beings as one thus diminishing all racial differences…. Teachings of Buddha and other religious were written when they were no more in this world. But teachings of Sikh Guru’s is written and edited by themselves, thus they are found in their original forms. 
Battles fought by Sikh Gurus were not against any communalism and orthodoxy but they fought for the betterment of society, to protect people from tyranny and for the upliftment of their souls.

In his book, "The Sikh Religion," Macauliffe writes:
"Unlike the scriptures of other creeds, they do not contain love stories or accounts of wars waged for selfish considerations. They contain sublime truths, the study of which cannot but elevate the reader spiritually, morally, and socially. There is not the least tinge of sectarianism in them. They teach the highest and purest principle that serve to bind man to man and inspire the believer with an ambition to serve his fellow men, to sacrifice all and die for their sake."
Macauliffe deems it necessary to draw the reader's attention to another significant feature of Sikhism which distinguishes it and separates it from other philosophical and religious systems of thought:
"The Sikh religion differs as regards the authenticity of its dogmas from most other great theological systems. Many of the great teachers the world has known, have not left a line of their own composition, and we only know what they taught through tradition or second-hand information. If Pythagoras wrote any of tenets, his writings have not descended to us. We know the teachings of Socrates only through the writings of Plato and Xenophon. Buddha has left no written memorials of his teaching. Kungfu-tze, known to Europeans as Confucious, left no documents in which he detailed the principles of his moral and social systems. The Founder of Christianity did not reduce his doctrines to writing, and for them we are obliged to trust to the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark. Luke, and John.
The Arabian Prophet did not himself reduce to writing the chapters of the Quran. They were written or compiled by his adherents and followers. But the compositions of the Sikh Gurus are preserved and we know first hand what they taught. They employed the vehicle of verse, which is generally unalterable by copyist, and we even become in time familiar with their different styles. No spurious compositions or extraneous dogmas, can therefore be represented as theirs.
The author of the 'Vie de Jesus' was a great admirer of Jesus Christ. Greatly impressed as he was of the spiritual message delivered by Christ and those of the Semitic thinkers that preceded him, he posed the question: "Whether great originality will again arise or the world be content to follow the paths opened by the daring creators of the ancient ages?" Bearing Sikhism in mind, Macauliffe answers the above question in the following words:
Now there is here a religion totally unaffected by Semite or Christian influences. Based on the concept of the unity of God, it rejected Hindu formalities and adopted an independent ethical system, ritual, and standards, which were totally opposed to the theological beliefs of Guru Nanak’s age and country. As we shall see hereafter, it would be difficult to point to a religion of greater originality or a more comprehensive ethical system."
Macauliffe continues:
"Guru Nanak was not a priest either by birth or education, but a man who soared to the loftiest heights of divine emotionalism, and exalted his mental vision to an ethical ideal beyond the concept of Hinduism or Mohammadanism.
It (Sikhism) prohibits idolatry, hypocrisy, caste exclusiveness, con-cremation (Satti) of widows, the immurement (confinement) of women (like Muslims), the use of wine and other intoxicants, tobacco smoking, infanticide, slander, pilgrimage to the sacred rivers and tanks of the Hindus. It inculcates loyalty, justice, impartiality, truth, honesty and all the moral and domestic virtues to holiest citizens of any country. "
Joseph Davey Cunningham
Joseph Davey Cunningham(1812 - 1851), the first British historian of the Sikhs (his A History of the Sikhs was published in London in 1849), was the eldest of the five sons of Allan Cunningham, a noted poet and playwright. Born at Lambeth on 9 June 1812, Joseph had his early education in private schools in London where he showed such a marked aptitude for mathematics that his father was advised to send him to Cambridge. But as the young boy was more keen on becoming a soldier, a cadetship in the East India Company's service was procured him through the good offices of Sir Walter Scott. He received his military training at Addiscombe and professional training in engineering at Chatham. Towards the end of 1832, he reached Delhi and joined the Corps of Sappers and Miners in the Bengal Army. In 1837, he was appointed assistant to Colonel (afterwards Sir) Claude Wade, the political agent at Ludhiana and officerincharge of British relations with the Punjab and with the chiefs of Afghanistan. For the next eight years he held various appointments under Colonel Wade and his successors, and was, at the time of the outbreak of the first AngloSikh war in 1845, political agent in the state of Bahawalpur. He was summoned to the battlefront and attached first to the staff of Sir Charles Napier and then to that of Sir Hugh Cough. He was present, as political officer, with the division of Sir Harry Smith at the battles of Baddoval and 'Aliwal. At Sabhraori, he served as an additional aiddecamp to the GovernorGeneral, Sir Henry Hardinge. His services earned him a brevet and appointment as political agent to the state of Bhopal. In 1849, appeared his A History of the Sikhs which he had written while at Bhopal and which his brother had got published in London. His severe criticism, in the book, of Lord Hardinge's Punjab policy brought upon him the wrath of his superiors. He was removed from his political appointment and sent back to regimental duty. He took the disgrace to heart and, soon after his appointment to the Meerut division of Public Works, he died suddenly at Ambala in 1851.
A History of the Sikhs from the Origin of the Nation to the Battles of the Sutlej, by Cunningham, is the first serious and sympathetic account of the Sikh people ever written of them by a foreigner. Cunningham explored the available materials with the rneticulousness of a scholar. Besides official despatches and documents and the earlier English accounts, he went to the original sources and acquainted himself with the Sikh scriptures as well as with relevant manuscripts in Persian and Punjabi. The emphasis in Cunningham's History shifted from his predecessors' concern with the assessment of Sikhs' political and military strength or the description of the manner of their court to the identification of the ingredients of their moral and religious inspiration and of the driving force behind their rise from a religious sect to nationhood. The book is also significant for its account of the geography and economy of the Punjab and for its analysis of the social milieu in which Sikhism was born. Elaborate footnotes and appendices show the minuteness and range of Cunningham's learning.
Cunningham had aimed at achieving two objectives in writing his History. His main endeavour was "to give Sikhism its place in the general history of humanity, by showing its connection with the different creeds of India..." Secondly, he wished "to give some account of the connexion of the English with the Sikhs, and in part with the Afghans ..." His first four chapters, covering the history of the Sikhs from its beginning to 1764, traced the growth of "a nation" animated by a living faith. Their religious faith, he inferred, was the main motive force of their history. That was both because it had appeared at a time when the historical situation needed it the most and because of the "excellence" of Guru Nanak's message. An important feature of Sikhism, in Cunningham's eyes, was its spirit of freedom and progress.
The last five chapters were a contempo rary history of Cunningham's own times, based on the official and secret records of the government of the East India Company. A large part of these five chapters dealt witli Ranjit Singh's rise to power, his achievements and his relations with the British. Of these, the last chapter entitled "The War with the English," which detailed the immediate circumstances leading to the AngloSikh war of 1845-46 was, however, a scathing criticism of GovernorGeneral Lord Hardinge who, said Cunningham, had done nothing to prevent the earlier mistakes from continuing to add to the distrust of the Sikh army from feeling suspicious of British intentions, in which situation the war was an inevitability.
According to Cunningham's analysis, the British won the war they had precipitated but could have as well lost it. What really contributed to the success of the British was the treachery of the Lahore leaders who had instigated it. Raja Lal Singh, Raja Tej Singh, the commanderinchief and Raja Gulab Singh had played a treacherous role and betrayed their own army in varying degree.
Besides having Cunningham dismissed from the political service, Hardinge who had taken grave umbrage at the publication of the book, prevailed upon J.W. Kaye, an acknowledged authority on Indian history, to write a detailed review of it. This review, published in The Ca]cutta Review, mostly attempted to rebut Cunningham's thesis. Kaye's review started a controversy which continued throughout the nineteenth century. Some looked upon the book as the outpourings of "the apologist of the Khalsa." But today Cunningham's History is commonly recognized as a standard, responsible work.

Arnold Toynbee, a historian
Arnold Toynbee, a historian
One of the prominent historians in the 20th Century, Amold has written 20 volumes on World History. Arnold has given very high and prominent place to Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Sikh History. He calls Guru Ji as divinity of highest rank. He gets emotional when he writes about Guru Sahib’s contribution in the formation of Khalsa. Again & again he emphasizes the fact that there can not be any person like them. 
When Western organizations and U.N.O. became known to Sri Guru Granth Sahib’s teachings, they at once decided to translate them into English and other languages. The decided to publish a book based on the principles and teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. For writing the prologue of this book, they did not find any one more intelligent, intensive and sensible than Toynbee. Since Toynbee had a deep knowledge regarding different societies religions and principles so this task was assigned to him. No one could write better than him. Toynbee in his prologue to this book has clearly mentioned that there can not be better guide to humans as compare to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. This book also explains how Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji inspire its followers to do their best, give knowledge and deep insight to them in the name of the God and yet God is an imagined as a word only, hence no worshipping, nothing at all. God is an imagined word which inspire his followers for good deeds.
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Toynbee in his sacred writings of the Sikhs—A Unesco Publications explains, “Although the future of religion is bleak but yet one hope is there in the form of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji which teaches us all God’s message of love and gives direction to life."
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Toynbee has also expressed his view that Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s teachings are the best according to our great Guru’s teaching there is no need for one to leave one’s home in order to search God. Gurmat teaches us how to be worldly and yet God seeker. According to it, true discipline of God is one who exists in this world and yet is a hermit. It teaches us to work hard for earning money by remembering God. It teaches us not to be a hypocrite, dishonest and font at any place or time. A true follower lives according to the teachings given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. He sheds all prejudices and identity and merges into God. He lives as if he does not exist. Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji has taught the world the supreme way of living life which Lenin was to teach after two centuries.
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Toynbee also writes about his one personal experience. He recalls one accident when he had met an American lady. She wanted to ask something from him for she knew that he had studied different cultures, traditions, religious and views. So she felt that probably only Toynbee could give her the answer. She asked Toynbee if he could tell her who is the most beautiful person in this World? Toynbee immediately replied, “A man with open beard and a complete Gursikh”. She was surprised to hear his answer. She thought a little and then again asked, “who is the most ugliest person to you” ? Toynbee replied, “Sikh who has cut his hair”. This time she became more surprised. These answers grew curiosity in her about Sikh religion and she decided to gain more knowledge about it. 
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Pearl S. Buck Noble Laureate, ‘Good Earth’
while giving her comments on the English translation of the Guru Granth Sahib (From the foreword to the English translation of Guru Granth Sahib by Gopal Singh Dardi) wrote:
"I have studied the scriptures of the great religions, but I do not find elsewhere the same power of appeal to the heart and mind as I find here in these volumes. They are compact in spite of their length and are a revelation of the concept of God to the recognition and indeed the insistence upon the practical needs of the human body. There is something strangely modern about these scriptures and this puzzled me until I learned that they are in fact comparatively modern, compiled as late as the 16th century when explorers were beginning to discover the globe upon which we all live is a single entity divided only by arbitrary lines of our making. Perhaps this sense of unity is the source of power I find in these volumes. They speak to a person of any religion or of none. They speak for the human heart and the searching mind.
The hymns in Guru Granth are an expression of man’s loneliness, his aspirations, his longings, his cry to God and his hunger for communication with that being. It speaks to me of life and death; of time and eternity; of temporal human body and its needs; of the mystic human soul and its longing to be fulfilled; of God and the indissoluble bond between them."

Bertrand Russell (Philosopher, Mathematician 1872-1970)
If some lucky men survive the onslaught of the third world war of atomic and hydrogen bombs, then the Sikh religion will be the only means of guiding them. When asked, isn’t this religion capable of guiding mankind before the third world war? He said, ‘Yes it has the capability, but the Sikhs haven’t brought out in the broad daylight the splendid doctrines of this religion, which has come into existence for the benefit of the entire mankind. This is their greatest sin and the Sikhs cannot be freed of it.'
 
H. L. Bradshaw, professor, writer and historian
American writer and historian Bradshaw while writing about Sikh Religion says, "This religion is in proximity with science, that is why this religion will be the last resort for the future generation."
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A well known professor, after thoroughly studying the philosophy of Sikhism observed that "Sikhism is a universal world faith, a message for all men. This is amply demonstrated in the writings of the Gurus. Sikhs must cease to think of their faith as "just another good religion" and must begin to think in terms of Sikhism as being the religion for this new age. The religion preached by Guru Nanak (Dev Ji) is the faith of New Age. It completely supplants and fulfils all the former dispensations of older religions. Books must be written proving this. The other religions also contain the truth, but Sikhism contains the fullness of truth."
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Bradshaw also says that Guru Granth Sahib of all the world religions alone states that there are innumerable worlds and universes other than our own. The previous scriptures were all concerned only with this world and its spiritual counterpart. To imply that they spoke of other worlds as does the Guru Granth Sahib is to stretch their obvious meaning out of context. "The Sikh religion is truly the answer to the problems of modern man." Bradshaw very rightly commented that, " The religion of the Adi Granth is a universal and practical religion. Due to the ancient prejudices of the Sikhs it could not spread in the world. Sikhs must cease to think of their faith as just another good religion and must begin to think in terms of Sikhism as being the religion of new age. The world today needs its message of peace and love.
Miss Mary J Campbell
After viewing the courage, fearlessness and other qualities of Sikhs, the English searched a lot about Sikh religion during their regime. They concluded that Sikh philosophy is highly instrumental in providing balance, spirituality and a feeling of brotherhood to the life, of human beings. The English tried to present a distorted picture of Sikh religion to the illiterate Sikhs and other such people so that, on the national level, Sikh religion could not make a mark. As a result, innocent Indians could be easily converted to Christianity. Miss Mary, an English lady was given the task of presenting a distorted picture of the teachings of Gurbani. When she made a comprehensive study of Gurbani, she got so impressed that the herself converted to a Sikh lady.
Dorothy Field (writer) (The Religion of Sikhs)
Another scholar, Dorothy Field in her book, "The Sikh Religion," writes:
"Pure Sikhism is far above dependence on Hindu rituals and is capable of a distinct position as a world religion so long as Sikhs maintain their distinctiveness. The religion is also one which should appeal to the occidental mind. It is essentially a practical religion. If judged from the pragmatic standpoint which is a favorite point of view in some quarters, IT WOULD RANK ALMOST FIRST IN THE WORLD (emphasis by the author). Of no other religion can it be said that it has made a nation in so short a time.
The religion of the Sikhs is one of the most interesting at present existing in India, possibly indeed in the whole world. A reading of the Granth strongly suggests that Sikhism should be regarded as a new and separate world religion rather than a reformed sect of Hinduism.
It will be seen that the work of Guru Gobind Singh was somewhat different to that of the other Gurus. His special task was to protect the sect at a moment when it might have perished and for this work he is worthy to stand by Nanak, the founder of the whole movement. It must not be imagined that because he was a fine warrior, he was less spiritual or less religious than his predecessors. He made religious fervour the backbone of all his warlike doctrines. Gobind Singh quite naturally grafted his praise of the sword and his promises of rewards for valour on the quietistic (passive) doctrines of Nanak."
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She writes that, "Sikh fighters are neither cruel nor uncivilized, but they fight for the justice of their rights which is based on just methods. After studying Sikh religion and Guru Granth Sahib, she writes with reverence that Sikh religion should be considered a new and distinct world religion. The power of Sikh religion is so much that it influences those people of the West who have a practical approach towards life. This religion is definitely a practical religion. If perceived from the behavioral point of view, then in some spheres, Sikh religion stands ahead of other religions of the world."
Dr. Noel King (Proffesor)
“In order to understand world history, the piety of Sikhs is significant because it is such a religion which urges us to live life to its full.” There are the views of Dr. Noel King, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, California, U.S.A. He writes, “The greatest achievement of the studies of Macauliffe is that he told the people of the world that Sikhs have an invaluable treasure in the form of Sri Guru Granth Sahib. There are neither and nor lengthy details in this Granth and it is free from tantras and mantras. In this context, it is distinct from Vedas, Shastras, Puranas and Quran Sharif. In the Granth Sahib, only original truth has been recorded.”
 

Milton Friedman, American Nobel Laureate Economist
While extolling the various aspects of Sikhs, he has said that Sikhs not only fill the hunger of India but they keep a watch over India. They have also played a major role in securing India’s freedom. According to him, if India comes solely under the authority of the Sikhs, then the problems of degeneration and poverty will be solved. The fear of any foreign invasion will cease to exist.
 
 
 
Charles Freer Andrews (C.F. Andrews), Writer
An 1921, during the time of the incident of Nankana Sahib, one God fearing man Andrews was there whose name is mentioned in the Morcha of Guru Ka Bagh. He was immensely moved after viewing such a lot of bloods hed. He told the D.C. of Lahore that we have read about the crucification of Jesus Christ which was the result of inhumanity and due to this inhuman deed, the whole world of Christianity has been denouncing the killers of Christ. But today I watched about a million Christs in the form of Sikhs being killed, slaughtered and charred to death. I was shocked as well as comforted by the fact that there were no traces of fear and violence in their sacrifices. They were sacrificing their lives happily following the path showed by their Gurus.
William Warbert, High Official
During the incident of Guru Ka Bagh an Englishman William Warbert was appointed as a special High Official with the Governor of Punjab. He was given the work of giving secret reports about the proceedings of the front of Guru Ka Bagh to the Governor. In these reports while praising the Sikh highly, he wrote,
“The feeling of 'No one is my enemy, and no one is a stranger. I get along with everyone' (Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji Page 1299)
has been infused in the hearts of the Sikhs by their Guru”. Due to the reports written in favour of Sikhs, the governor of Punjab transferred Warbert to Lahore a gesture that showed his anger and displeasure. Warbert told the then governor of Punjab in the context of Sikh morals that Sikhs are highly moral people who sympathies with all human beings and while opposing them, I can keep my wife and child under their custody without any fear or worry. 
Talking about the highly moral lives of the Sikhs, he says that Sikhs have never learnt to steal and they have never dishonored the daughter or sister of any man. 
They have been directed to do so by their religion and every Sikh adheres to these norms of Sikhism. They are so much highly moral that they do not like to keep the company of thieves or immoral people. Truth is their religion and they never let it escape from their minds. They not only consider it a crime to kill the wives and children of their enemies but also endeavour to always protect them.
 
P.M. Violum (Writer)
This English lady writer in an Introduction to Sikh Belief describes in an emotional manner the spiritual teachings of Guru Nanak Dev for the masses. She says that Sikh religion is such a simple path that if a person worships God with utter devotion, he can easily become one with God. According to the teachings of Guru Nanak Dev, God is the father of all and all human beings are brothers of each other. That is why in this religion all people without any discrimination of caste, colour, creed or sex can sit together and worship God.
Falcon (Historian)
Historian Falcon in Hand Book writes that a Sikh remains the same under all circumstances. He is strong, simple, intelligent and sober by nature. He is a highly diligent, dauntless and wise human being. He is not bothered of getting beaten. Without getting bound in the chains of casteism, he has a loving attitude towards all.
Dr. W. Kaul (Writer)
He has written a number of books on Sikh religion. When he toured India in 1985, a lot of atrocities were committed on Sikhs at that time. He said in one of his lectures that if any religion can bird the masses and culture of India, it is only Sikh religion. After the lecture he was asked as to what attracted him towards knowing more about Sikh religion. He replied that he cannot describe the enormity of Sikh religion but he can say in a few words that he got highly impressed with the simple path of the religion to attain God, feeling of brotherhood and Guru Ka Langar which is served in Gurudwaras to all without any discrimination of caste, colour or creed. Guru ka langar which is found only in Sikh Religion cannot be found anywhere in the world.
General Bardwood
“I will not be slightly worried or reluctant to leave my wife and young daughter under protection of any Sikh soldier.” (cited in Gurmat Prakash Amritsar, Feb., 1997)
C. H. Loilin, writer 
In his book, the Sikhs and their scriptures, he writes that at the time of partition of 1947, the Sikhs vigorously safeguarded the Muslim state of Malerkotla. At that time, if a Muslim wanted to go to Malerkotla, he was taken there safely. The Sikhs never let any harm come to the property, wives or children of the Muslims of Malerkotla. They did so as part of their moral duty because the Nawab of Malerkotla had shouted the slogan of “Hai” in the court of Sirhind to save the divine sons of Guru Gobind Singh. Even to this day, the Sikhs have been safeguarding this state.
Lieut. Sir Alexander Burnes, writer
In his book, Travels into Bokhara (1834), he writes that the fearlessness, calmness and boundless courage of the Sikhs crosses all the beliefs. They are the bravest among all the Indians. Sikhs are very open hearted. Rising above the hurdles of casteism, they behave with others with great love, pleasure and soft-heartedness. 
With the virtues bestowed by the Guru, they raise the level of Sikhs in the eyes of the whole world.
Edward A.D. Bittencourt, writer
This writer says while writing about the omnipresence of Sikh religion, “Sikh religion is a religion and path which is related to the whole world, not a repudiator of it”.
Kenneth Marks, government official
“Following the path shown by their Gurus, Sikh are people who are fully loyal, law bidding and loving people”. This lecture was delivered by him on 23rd June, 1976 in the Parliament of England.

President George W. Bush
Our Nation has always benefited from a strong tradition of faith, and religious diversity has been an important part of this heritage. The Guru Granth Sahib has provided strength, wisdom, and guidance to hundreds of thousands of Sikhs in America and millions more around the world.
I applaud the Sikh community for your compassion and dedication to your faith. By sharing its message of peace, equality, and the importance of family, you help change lives, one heart and one soul at a time. Bush added, Laura (Bush’s wife) joins me in sending our best wishes.
Lord Sorensen (World Congress Chairman)
Guru Nanak’s poetry enlightens all those who cherish Spiritual Reality and truth; reminds those of other faiths of precious treasures they can gather for their own souls.
Sir Winston Churchill was very well conversant with the bravery of the Sikhs, who had fought for Britain in the World Wars. Churchill while speaking in the British Parliament said:
".....It is a matter of regret that due to the obsession of the present times people are distorting the superior religious and social values, but those who wish to preserve them with respect, we should appreciate them as well as help them. Sikhs do need our help for such a cause and we should give it happily. Those who know the Sikh history, know England's relationship with the Sikhs and are aware of the achievements of the Sikhs, they should persistently support the idea of relaxation to Sikhs to ride a motorbike with their turbans on, because it is their religious privilege."
Churchill, further added:
"...British people are highly indebted and obliged to Sikhs for a long time. I know that within this century we needed their help twice and they did help us very well. As a result of their timely help, we are today able to live with honour, dignity, and independence. In the war, they fought and died for us, wearing the turbans. At that time we were not adamant that they should wear safety helmets because we knew that they are not going to wear them anyways and we would be deprived of their help. At that time due to our miserable and poor situation, we did not force it on them to wear safety helmets, why should we force it now? Rather, we should now respect their traditions and by granting this legitimate concession, win their applaud."
Archer (in his book on Sikh faith)
According to the writings of the English writer Archer, “Sri Guru Granth Sahib is the common religious book of all…. Sikhs have been unsuccessful in making the world know about their religious book. Today, humanity is in dire need of Guru Granth Sahib’s peaceful and loving message”.
Col. Pin Mubakant (from Thailand)
Col. Pin Mubakant worked in the government of Thailand as the Minister of Religious Affairs. While talking about his views on Sikh religion, he says, “I have been greatly impressed with the Sikhs and their courage. I have realized that the India lies in the Sikhs. The progress of India lies in the progress of Sikhs. If Sikhs religion gets a chance to flourish and if the Indian government gives equal honor to its cultural and academic aspects, then no reason can deter the country from touching the Zenith of progress. I feel that only Sikh is such an Indian who has pressured his culture and attire.”
                                                          
BUDDHIST’S
Dalai Lama
Revered Tibetans Buddhist monk Dalai Lama, a Nobel prize winner, while paying his tribute to Guru Nanak Dev Ji said “Among the astral world of great religious and spiritual pioneers, Guru Nanak Dev Ji one of the most luminous stars on account of his unparalleled doctrine of life”. 
Tibetans Buddhist regard Guru Nanak Dev Ji as their savior, benefactor and worship as their deity. They behold him as the reincarnation of their guru Padam Sambhava. They have even constructed many temples in the memory of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Tibetan Buddhists are divided into two sects, one of the whom do not trim their hair in Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s obeisance and adore him as Nanak Lama. These Keshdhari lamas when come to Amritsar, enter the holy Harmandir Sahib prostrating all the way to the temple (or Shrine). 
They have in depth study of sikh religious scriptures and say “God sent Guru Nanak Dev ji to bestow divine Light of Peace in the World. Through his holy songs, He guided the masses to attain eternal peace by living in “Divine-Will”.
 
MUSLIM’S
Sai Bulle Shah’s Kaafi (Poem)

Naa Kaho Kab Ki Naa Kaho Tab Ki 
Baat Kaho Main Ab Ki 
Agar Na Hote Guru Gobind Singh 
To Sunnat Hoti Sab Ki.
King Akhbar
Guru Amar Das made the langar system started by Guru Nanak with only twenty rupees customary. Wherever Guru Amar Das accumulated religious congregation he also started the custom of pangat (row) and announced that who so ever comes to the darbar of Guru should first take food at langar (community kitchen) 
Mughal King Akbar was an open hearted and virtuous king who respected all the religions. He was highly troubled and sad because he had no offspring of his own. When various appeals and prayers in Dargaahs and Temples bore no fruits, then he tought of appealing in the darbar (hall of audience) of Guru Amar Das. When Guru Sahib came to know about his arrival, then he ordered that according to the norms of Guru’s darbar, whether a man is a king or a pauper, he should first sit in pangat and take langar before coming to Guru’s darbar. King Akbar did not feel low or ashamed and without any discrimination of any type, he sat in pangat and took langar before coming to Guruji. Then, he went to Guruji with his appeal and asked for his blessings. Guruji was much pleased with him and he blessed the king. 
King Akbar requested Guruji that he wanted to donate some of his land for langar. Guruji replied that langar is run with the devotion and honest earnings of people and so he did not want his land. But King Akbar’s heart was so much full of love for Guru that he transferred some land on the name of Guruji’s daughter Bibi Bhani. Later, Guru Ram Das Ji bought a land of rupee 800 and established Chak Rampur (Ramdaspur) where he flourished the city of Amritsar and established first Sarovar (holy lake) named Baani Simran. Then Guru Arjan Dev Ji established Sri Harmandir Sahib at that place. After some years, Guru Hargobind Ji established Akal Takht Sahib. 
This was the devotion, love, faith and respect of a great Mughal King for Sikh religion.
Qazi Noor Muhammad, Jang Namah (Battle Chronicles), 1765
"When they take up a musket in hand at the time of battle, they come to the field fiercely springing and roaring like lions and immediately split many a breast and make they blood of many others spill in the dust. You may say that this musket was invented by these dogs (Sikhs). Though guns are possessed in large numbers by others, yet nobody knows them better. these bad-tempered people discharge hundreds of bullets on the enemy on the right and left and in front and on the back. If you disbelieve in what I say, enquire from the brave warriors who will tell you more than what I have said and would have nothing but praise for their art of war. The witness of my statement are those thirsty thousand heroes who fought with them."
Qazi Noor Muhammad while talking about the various aspects of highly moral lives of Sikhs says that Sikhs have never learnt to commit any theft or robbery and they never dishonour any woman. Such a type of character has been imbibed by their religion. 
These are the people of morality and character. They do not company plunderers and bechelour people. Truth is their religion and they do not sacrifice it any cost. They do not harm wives and children of their enemies, rather they try to save the life of innocent people.
Nadar Shah Durani, King of Persia 

When Nadar Shah couldn’t gain victory over Sikhs, he became frustrated and asked Subedar of Lahore, “Tell me, who are these Sikhs ?” Subedar answered, “This is a group of hermits who believe in bathing twice in the sacred lake of their Guru and then become invisible. Where they disappear, no one can make it out.” Nadar Shah became curious, he asked again, “Where do they live ?” And the answer was, “Their homes are saddles of their horses”. This aroused more curiously in Nadar Shah, he asked again, “What do they eat ?” They eat grams as if they are fried almonds.” All the answer bewildered Nadar Shah and after contemplating for some time he said, “Beware of these people, they are courageous people and the day is not so far when they will conquer the whole country”. (History of Golden Temple).
Gulam Jillani, historian
Gulam Jillani, a muslim historian has written ‘Jangnama Multan’. He writes in that book that how he used to spy on Sikhs. He tells us that he used to go to Sikh territories in the disguised form. He gives an account of battle of Multan in his book. There he described an incident in which Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s army was attacking Multan and unfortunately wheel of their artillery was broken. This artillery weapon was must for the army. Without it their victory was impossible. However these brave soldiers did not want to lose at any cost. So they decided to give their shoulder one by one to support this heavy weapon. By keeping their faith in their Guru, they started giving their shoulder one by one so that they could win. They were men of guts, death couldn’t frighten them. Fearlessly they were turning up to support this weapon. These darlings of their Guru knew it very well that the moment they would give support to this artillery, they were going to burst into flames. Even then their spirits were undeterred. They were unrivalled followers of their Guru. That was the most awesome sight, one would have ever seen. Finally they made it, it was due to their doughtiness that they won the battle and the walls of the fort were reduced to ruins. 
After giving these details, Jillani writes how he himself was moved by the fearlessness of these people. Jillani writes that he got impressed by these people and their courage inspired him too. He wanted to be like them. He wanted to act in the same way but he couldn’t do that because if he had acted like them then who would have written about their bravery and strength of character.
Sheikh Mohammed Mohsin Fäni (Circa 1615-1670) author of book Dabistan-é-Muzahib (Anthology of Religions) circa 1645
The Bäni i.e. poems of Nanak are, as if they were redolent (fragrance) of devotion and wisdom. Disciples of Guru Nanak condemn idol worship. Their belief is that all their Gurus are Nanaks. They do not read the Mantras of the Hindus. They do not venerate their temples of idols nor do they beatify their avatars. They do not have deference for Sanskrit, which according to the Brahmins is the holy language of the angels.
He was the contemporary of Guru Arjun Dev Ji and Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji. In this book ‘DABISTAN MAJAIB’ he has written that Guru Hargobind Singh never raised his Sword in Anger or for revenge. He used to raise it only for two things either to save innocent blood or for self-defense. Never did he punish the innocent with it. He was fair and square in his dealings.
Dr. Mohammad Yusuf Abbasi
He is the former head of Department of History in Kaid-e-Aazam University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has presented his unbiased views on Shri Guru Granth Sahib and called it as the repository of world knowledge. It is a big ocean of Gurbani where any kind of seeker may find gems, diamonds and pearls. The need of the time is to join this earth on one single axis – axis of one’s conscience. It is only by listening to the voice of conscience that we can attain victory over our problems. And Gurbani is such a sacred thing which actually leads us to such a path.
 
 

Dr. Mohammad Iqbal, scholar
Mulana Iqbal, one of the most famous poets of Punjab was full of devotion, love and respect for Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He writes at one place that advent of Guru Nanak Dev was of the same importance as that of prophet Ibrahim who came into this world 5000 years ago. He writes that Guru Nanak Dev was such a divine power that with his love he used to enchant people of various religions, nations and castes. People couldn’t resist him. And the outcome of this was that they used to follow his teachings. He was such a majestic personality. To be honest and truthful was Guru Nanak’s advice. He used to preach his followers to be truthful. Sayyad Habib Shah who has studied different religions was a very good friend of Mohammad Iqbal. Habib became deeply influenced by Guru Nanak’s bani Japuji Sahib. He decided to translate this bani for the betterment of humanity. When his friend Iqbal came to know about his plan, he immediately sent a telegram to Habib, cautioning him to be just and righteous while translating the sacred bani. He writes in his telegram, “Habib, ask God to give you strength to be honest and just while translating Guru Nanak’s Japuji Sahib in Urdu. Be neutral while translating it because this has been penned by great creator Guru Nanak Dev. And the way Guru Nanak has served Islam is remarkable and unrivalled”.
Maulavi Gulam Ali
Maulavi Gulam Ali was the courtier in the court of Aurangzeb’s grandson Farkhshiar. In his book, “Twarikh Mohabbaten Aajam’ he writes that with Guru Nanak’s preaching cruel used to turn into compassionate. His divinely verses turned the whole world into a sacred place. Maulavi writes further that Sayyad Peer Hussain who was acknowledged as the light of Islam at that time, has highly praised Guru Nanak Sahib. The knowledge, the skill, the behavior, the celestial qualities which Guru Nanak had, were found in nobody else. He was a majestic, awesome, divinely person on whom God had bestowed his special gifts. After describing the personality of Guru Nanak Dev, he writes that he is firmly sure of this thing that one day both religious creeds (Hindu and Muslim) will ultimately come closer to become one and the outcome of this union will be Sikh religion. The reason for this is the freedom found in Sikh religion. Sikhism do not believe in Namaz, Roza, Circumcision, Kabba and idolatry kind of rituals. All the practices like the practice of untouchability and the practice of sacred thread do not find any place in this religion. There is no difference between rich and poor and people of all castes are welcomed in this religion. This is the reason for the popularity of this community (Sikh Religion) (Reference : Twarikh Khalsa, part 2, p. 96)

Sikhs are very brave. (Maj. Gen. Mukesh Khan Pakistan Army, author of book "Crisis of Leadership")
“The major reason for our defeat are Sikhs. We are simply unable to do anything before them despite our best efforts. They are very daring people and are fond of martyrdom. They fight courageously and are capable of defeating an army much bigger than them.”
On 3rd December 1971 we fiercely and vigorously attacked the Indian army with infantry brigade near Hussainiwala border. This brigade included Pakistan army’s Punjab regiment together with the Baloch regiment. Within minutes we pushed the Indian army quite far back. Their defense posts fell under our control. The Indian army was retreating back very fast and the Pakistani army was going forward with great speed.
Our army reached near Kausre-Hind post (Kasure). There was small segment of Indian army appointed to defend that post and their soldiers belonged to the Sikh Regiment. A few number of the Sikh Regiment stopped our way forward like an iron wall. They greeted us with the ovation (Slogan) of ‘Bolé-so-Nihal’ and attacked us like bloodthirsty, hungry lions and hawks. All these soldiers were Sikhs. There was even a dreadful hand-to-hand battle. The sky filled with roars of ‘Yaa Ali and Sat Sri Akal’. Even in this hand-to-hand fighting the Sikhs fought so bravely that all our desires, aspirations and dreams were shattered.
In this war Lt. Col. Gulab Hussain was killed. With him Maj. Mohammed Zaeef and Capt. Arif Alim also died. It was difficult to count the number of soldiers who got killed. We were astonished to see the courage of those, handful of Sikh soldiers. When we seized the possession of the three-story defense post of concrete, the Sikh soldiers went onto the roof and kept on persistently opposing us. The whole night they kept on showering fires on us and continued shouting the loud ovation of ‘Sat Sri Akal’. These Sikh soldiers kept on the encounter till next day. Next day the Pakistani tanks surrounded this post and bombed it with guns. Those, handful of Sikhs got martyred in this encounter while resisting us, but other Sikh soldiers then destroyed our tanks with the help of their artillery. Fighting with great bravery they kept on marching forward and thus our army lost its foothold.
Alas! A handful of Sikhs converted our great victory into big defeat and shattered our confidence and courage. The same thing happened with us in Dhaka, Bangladesh. In the battle of Jassur, the Singhs opposed the Pakistan army so fiercely that our backbone and our foothold were lost. This became the main important reason of our defeat; and Sikhs’ strength, safety and honour of the country, became the sole cause of their victory.
 
HINDU’S
 

Vinoba Bhave
He was the prominent leader of Land Donation Agitation. He was a social teacher who was a contemporary of Mahatama Gandhi. Once Bhai Dharm Singh Zakhmi famous hymn singer went to meet him. Bhave was very delighted to meet him and he asked Dharm Singh to sing the famous hymn of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, “ gagan mai thaal rav chand deepak banay taarikaa mandal janak motee.” 
After listening to the hymn Bhave became intoxicated with happiness and started swinging his head. He appreciated the beauty of hymn and the imagination of Guru Nanak Dev Ji who has imagined whole celestial as a tray in which Sun or Moon are lamps. And who has taken the fragrance of whole nature as the joss-stik of God for worshipping him. Bhave says that it is the best kind of worshipping since the whole world is involved in it. So this is not a worshipping by any single community rather whole humanity is involved in it. Bhave has also translated the holy words of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
 
 

Late S. Radhakrishnan, Past President of India
The Adi (original) Granth, which is regarded as the greatest work of Punjabi literature, is largely the work of Guru Arjan, the fifth of the ten Sikh Gurus. He brought together the writings of the first four Gurus and those of the Hindu and Muslim saints from different parts of India. Guru Arjan’s successors made few additions and the tenth Guru, Gobind Singh, said that there would be no more (incarnate) Gurus and the Granth should be regarded as the living voice of all prophets: Guru Väni (Guru Bäni). William Penn says,
There is something nearer to us than scriptures, to wit, the Word in the heart from which all scriptures come, Japji says, Gurmukh nadan Gurmukh Vedan i.e. Word of Guru is music, which the seers hear in their moments of ecstasy; the word of Guru is the highest scripture. By communion with the Word we attain the vision unattainable. Guru Arjan says (pothi parmesar kä thän) that the book (scriptures) is the abode of God. We find in Adi Granth a wide range of mystical emotions, intimate expressions of the personal realization of God and rapturous hymns of divine love.
A remarkable feature of the Adi Granth is that it contains the writings of the religious teachers of Hinduism, Islam, etc. The Sikh Gurus who compiled the Adi Granth had this noble quality of appreciation of whatever was valuable in other religious traditions. The barrier of seas and mountains will give way before the call of eternal truth which is set forth with a freshness of feeling and fervor of devotion in the Guru Granth.
The Hindu leaders neglected to teach the spiritual realities to the people who were sunk in superstition and materialism. Religion became confused with caste distinctions and taboos about eating and drinking. The Muslims were also victims of superstition and some of their leaders were afflicted with the disease of intolerance. At a time when men were conscious of failure, Nänak appeared to renovate the spirit of religion and humanity. Nänak tried to build a nation of self-respecting men and women, devoted to God and their leaders, filled with a sense of equality and brotherhood for all.
The Gurus are the light bearers to mankind. They are the messengers of the timeless. They do not claim to teach new doctrines, but only to renew the eternal wisdom. Nänak was critical of the formalism (ritualism) of both Hindus and Muslims. Nänak says, ‘To worship an image, to make pilgrimages to a shrine, to remain in a desert and yet have the mind impure is all in vain; to be saved worship only the truth (God).’ Nänak tells us, ‘keep no feeling of enmity for anyone. God is contained in every bosom. Forgiveness is love at its highest power.’ Nänak says, ‘where there is forgiveness there is God himself.’ Nänak strove to bring Hindus and Muslims together. His life and teaching were a symbol of harmony between the two communities.
Guru Gobind Singh raised Khalsa to defy religious intolerance, religious persecution and political inequality. Those who groveled in the dust rose proud, defiant and invincible in the form of Khalsa. They bore all sufferings and un-nameable tortures cheerfully and unflinchingly. India is at long last free. This freedom is crown to the Guru’s Khalsa’s terrific sacrifices and their heroic exploits. Living Religions.
It is however, unfortunate that barriers the Sikh Gurus labored to cast down are being re-created. Many pernicious practices against which they (Gurus) revolted are creeping into Sikh society. Worldly considerations are corrupting the great ideals. Religion which lives in the outer threshold of consciousness without conviction in the mind; or love in the heart is utterly inadequate. It (religion) must enter into the structure of our life; become a part of our being. ‘Sacred Writings of the Sikhs’, UNESCO Publication
 

Mahatama Gandhi
Mahatama Gandhi has also written about the unexplainable and unbearing sacrifices of Sikhs during the Morcha of ‘Guru De Bagh’. 
He writes, “courageous Sikhs have won the first battle for freedom of India, they have raised the dignity of the whole nation. 
Mahatama Gandhi sent a telegram to Baba Khadak Singh on 7 January 1922 in which he writes about the historic tragedy of Nankana Sahib. Gandhi writes that this is the peak example of intolerable brutality of British Government and the tragedy of Guru Ka Bagh was even much bigger than that.

Swami Nitya Nand, author of Guru Gyan
Swami Nitya Nand (expired at the age of 135 years) writes in his book Guru Gyan:
"I, in the company of my Guru Swami Brahma Nanda, while on a pilgrimage tour, reached Punjab. There we met Swami Satya Nanda, Udaasi (a Hindu ascetic) He expounded Guru Nanak’s philosophy and religiosity so eloquently that Swami Brahma Nanda experienced spiritual bliss. During the visit to the Golden temple in Amritsar his soul was so impressed that he became Guru’s devotee. After sojourn in Punjab we went to Hardwar. One day I saw tears in his eyes, though he was healthy. When asked about it he answered, "I have sifted sand all my life. The truth dwells in the house of Guru Nanak. I have to take another birth in that house then only I will attain Mukti (salvation). As he said that his spirit passed away.
I too contemplate incessantly on Wahéguru (wonderful God) as manifested by Guru Nanak. For many years I practiced Yoga Aasnas taught by Yogis, but the rapture and serenity I feel now was never attained before. "
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Swami Nitya Nand used to practice Yoga in order to attain God. But he couldn’t attain him with his yogic lessons. He writes at one place that when he meditated according to the principles of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji he was able to achieve God. He writes that as he remembered God as told in Gurbani, he was able to attain spiritual peace which yoga was not able to provide. So this Swami criticizes yoga as a means to attain God and spiritual peace. He too becomes a follower of Guru Granth Sahib Ji which is the ultimate source of delight for him. It gives tranquility to his mind and soul.

Rabindera Nath Tagore (Thäkur) Noble Laureate
Rabinder Nath Tagore was the famous poet Laureate of Bengal. He has won the Nobel Prize in literature. He has also written our national anthem. At one occasion, when he was being interviewed, he was asked which should be the International anthem which can express the whole cosmos. He turned ascetic and replied that the worshipping hymn composed by Guru Nanak Dev, “ gagan mai thaal rav chand deepak banay taarikaa mandal janak motee” would be the best International anthem interpreting the whole creation. This short divinely hymn celebrates the glory of creator and his creation in a beautiful way. The creator and his creation are beautifully intermingled in this short but very deep verse. According to Tagore this is the superb piece of verse in the whole world literature. 
Tagore was highly influenced by the martyrdom and sacrifice of Bhai Taru Singh, Baba Banda Singh Bhadur and manyother brave Sikh warriors. All of them inspired him for many of his writings. He was greatly influenced by Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his miraculous power, Applauding Guru Gobind Singh Ji he had written that it was due to Guru Gobind Singh’s infinite vision and never ending efforts that breathed life into the dead self respect of millions of Indians. It was him only who awakened them finally turning them into unparalleled nation. The making of Khalsa Panth is one and only unique example of this. Guru Gobind Singh was himself part of the creator. He revealed the mission of God to the people. He sacrificed everything for the sake of his purpose, his nation, humanity and thus finally became absorbed into the Timeless one whose part he was. Dr. Lalwani in his book ‘Guru Nanak’ writes that Tagore Sahib has translated many hymns from Shri Guru Granth Sahib into Bengali. Tagore used to call these hymns as Braham Sangeet and he has included these hymns into his book ‘Geeta Batta’.
"Many mornings when went to the (Golden) temple, set within a tank, Bhajan (hymn recitation) was incessant there. Seated in the midst of the Sikh worshippers there my father (Devendra Nath Tagore, Brahm Smaj founder) would join them in songs and they would greet him with pleased cordiality. What makes these songs great poetry is the white radiance and purity of their emotion absolutely untrammeled (un-restrained) by the pettifogging (trifling) dogmas of conventional theology.
The Sikhs you see around you today, men of sturdy build, handsome countenance, tough strength and unflinching courage are sishyas (disciples) of Baba Nanak. It is his noble personality and sublime spirituality that brought this race into existence. It is through his teachings that their temper is fearless; they keep their heads erect; and their character and countenance are brightened with magnanimity."
Swami Vivekanand
Swami Vivekanand has also expressed his views about Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. He writes, “Guru Nanak was born in the sacred land of India. He gave a message of love and peace of the whole world and preached the same through his teachings. He was full of affection for everyone and his arms were always outstretched as if to embrace the whole world. There was no difference between a Hindu and a Muslim for him. He was common Guru to all. He was the Guru of all human race. (Reference: The complete works of Swami Vivekanand Vol. III page 366) 
Swami Vivekanand was greatly influenced by the wonderful custom of propagation of consecrated water administered in Khalsa that whenever he used to write a letter to anyone; he used to give highly place to the ovation written by Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, “ WaheGuru Ji Ka Khalsa WaheGuru Ji Ki Fateh” (Reference : Vivekanand’s Letter No. 207) 
The unequalled sacrifices made by Guru Gobind Singh Ji for the sake of Nation and humanity always used to prevail on Vivekanand’s mind.

Swami Brahma Nand
He writes, “Throughout my life I have been wandering but wasn’t able to spend my life according to the principles of Gursikhi as given in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji which is the elixir of life. Guru Granth Sahib Ji is the true and highest source of redemption. It is useless to try to redeem oneself from the other sources. This awakening came to my mind only when I visited Sri Harmandir Sahib and read the sacred hymns from Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. In order to born again”. After saying these lines Swami Brahma Nand left his worldly abode infront of Swami Satyanand so that he can fulfils his dream of becoming Sikh in his new birth. (From the book Giyan Prakash
Pandit Maddan Mohan Malwia
Pandit Ji studied Sikh religion thoroughly. He addresses Hindu community and says,
“Each Hindu family should convert at least one child into Singh, who can take care of this world which is our family.” Pandit Ji was strong devotee of Sant Attar Singh. He was himself inspired by him and encouraged others too take inspiration from Attar Singh. He also made him to lay down a foundation stone for Banaras Hindu University.

Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
According to Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 
(i) Sikh religion is a spiritual home for those who desire to attain peace with respect. 
(ii) Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is a spiritual guide for me and I strongly feel that whatever is good for me, is also beneficial for my brothers all over the world. Guru Granth Sahib represents a casteless society. A society where there is no racial discrimination or difference of opinions. This was the reason that under the influence of ‘Gurmat Prachar Conference’ held in 1935, Ambedkar wanted to convert himself into a pure Sikh. He also took personal interest in the opening of Khalsa College, Bombay and also sent his two nephews to Amritsar so that they could study in Khalsa College, Amritsar. This was all due to liberal attitude of Sikhism and Ambedkar knew it very well.

In his book ‘Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj’ he writes that generally people ask me that what will be the religion of India ? Whether it will be Hindu, Muslim or Christianity. And I always agree with Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji while answering this question. My answer to this is that I strongly feel like Guru Nanak Ji that Sikh religion will be the religion of India in the coming days. The reason for this is that it has all the divinely qualities for the welfare of humanity.
 
Opinion of Russian minister’s about Khalsa
Ministers Valintin, M.Sidorov, and Yuri. O. Agshin
After pulling on for 75 years, the irreligious Soviet Union got disintegrated in 1992. A few years back, a delegation of the representatives of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus came to India. They unanimously decided that the rest of the World might give different reasons for the disintegration of Soviet Union, but according to them the only reasons for the disintegration of that country was the prevalence of irreligiousness in the country. These views are of Valintin, M. Sidorov and Yuri. O. Agshin. According to these ministers, they were touring the whole world to find out which religion could quench their spiritual thirst. While talking to the reporters of Dainik Tribune, Sirodou stated clearly that the tenets of Sikh religion are more useful and meaningful for them than any other system because Sikh teachings are closes to the postulates of Socialism which are emphasized by the formulators of socialism. The philosophy of Guru Nanak Dev Ji is based on complete faith in hard work, shared food and devotion of God. Although Socialism was also based on certain principles, there were many shortcomings in it. The view of Lenin that religion is opium for common men is in itself a major distortion of facts. 
The members of delegation also told that efforts are being made to get Guru Granth Sahib and other writings of Sikh Gurus translated into Russian and other languages of former states of Soviet Union so that people may benefit from them. He also told that the translation of Japji and Jaap Saahib have already been done. (Cited in Tribune) 
It is hoped that the spiritual word created due to deprivation of religious influence in the Russians will be filled by their acceptance of the spiritual philosophy of Sikhism. They will live their lives based on socialist principles and enjoy the spiritual joy of religion. Only Sikh religion can guide their path.
 
 
Atheist's Views about Sikhism
From: "Atheist Society" < atheist_society@hotmail.com > 
To: afreethinker@hotmail.com 
Subject: Dear Ali we have a problem, please help! 
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 20:40:30 +0000 

Dear Ali, please help us. We were very impressed with your website and agreed that religion in general is no longer needed, we can all be humanistic and live in peace and harmony. We are in the process of making a website which will hopefully help to destroy the religious doctrines which divide humanity. We were doing great with knocking out Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Baha'i, even Buddhism but we have gotten very stuck with Sikhism. This religion is (to put it nicely) "a big pain in the ass" (Please pardon the language) We have only found one site which tries (very poorly) to argue that even this religion is not needed, but the argument is irrational and very unscientific unlike the very rational arguments you use. 

When we read the following from your website, we found what you said to be amazingly interesting: "Doubt Everything Find Your Own Light." "Last Words Dear friend, if you look for meaning in life, don’t look for it in religions; don’t go from one cult to another or from one guru to the next. You can expend all your life or look for eternity and will find nothing but disappointment and disillusionment. Look instead in service to humanity. You will find “meaning” in your love for other human beings. You can experience God when you help someone who needs your help. The only truth that counts is the love that we have for each other. This is absolute and real. The rest is mirage, fancies of human imagination and fallacies of our own making." By Ali Sina Why is this interesting? Because we found this religion of Sikhism to be in agreement with you! This is why we have a problem. We tried to look at their holy text (Adi Granth) but didnt find the usual absurdities we found in the other religious books. In fact its refreshingly inspiring and very good!? Maybe you can have some better luck. 

We tried to visit a couple of websites and got more of a shock. Did you know that they believed in Democracy, freedom of speech, choice, expression, freedom of religion, pluralism, human rights, equality between men and women, equality of all people regardless of race, religion, caste, creed, status etc. 300 years before the existance of the USA! Theirs is the only religion which says in their religious scriptures that women are equal in every respect to men. They even had women soldiers leading armies in to battle against "you know who" (The usual suspects - Muslims!) Their history is a proud one, they fought in both World Wars. Even Hitler praised them for their bravery and Aryan heritage! Dear Ali, this religion is hard for us to try and criticise but you are an expert and may find some faults overlooked by us. In their holy book, there is a round earth, water is made from chemical elements, there is even mention of the evoution process, big bang and life on other planets! This is pretty crazy and amazing stuff, who would have thought that these New York taxi drivers (There are lots of Sikh taxi drivers in NY) would have such an amzing faith? We read up some information of what Bertrand Russell had to say about Sikhism, this is the man who destroyed Christianity (same applies to Islam and Judaism) and exposed its absurdities, but even this great man got stuck when it came to Sikhism! In fact he gave up and said "that if some lucky men survive the onslaught of the third world war of atomic and hydrogen bombs, then the Sikh religion will be the only means of guiding them. Russell was asked that he was talking about the third world war, but isn't this religion capable of guiding mankind before the third world war? In reply, Russell said, "Yes, it has the capability, but the Sikhs have not brought out in the broad daylight, the splendid doctrines of this religion which has come into existence for the benefit of the entire mankind. This is their greatest sin and the Sikhs cannot be freed of it." 

Please bear in mind that Bertrand Russell was a great philosopher and free thinker. We have been trying for weeks now to find a way to fairly and rationally criticize and find fault with this religion but have failed. We even found out that there are many people converting to this religion in the USA and Europe as well as Russia (Mostly well educated and affluent white people). We tried to find some of their literature and see what kind of claims they make, but unfortunatley they have no missionary material as they do not have missionsaries! People become Sikh by learning usually by chance or by coming in to contact with them. They are currently the 5th biggest religion in the world and growing quite fast in the west and Russia. Please help us as we are stuck, to give you an example of they are all about we found the following websites: http://www.sikhnet.com (This is a pretty good site and helpful) http://www.hope.at/sikhism (This site is very easy to follow, check it out, they have a Womans section and a Martyrs section, it looks like that you are not the only one trying to expose the falseness of Islam, Sikhs scholars did it hundreds of years ago and got killed for it!) http://www.sikhs.org (This is the site that was on CNN when Sikhs in the USA were mistaken for Arabs and Middle Easterners and were attacked by mindless morons) 

Please help us out, we cant make our website about religion being the cause of war and disharmony when we have this one and only religion which makes a hell of a lot of sense! lol (I thought Atheism had all the answers but were kind of stuck now.) We look forward to hearing from you, we respect your great views and want to promote them to everyone, thank you for your time, take care. 

Dr. John Smith