Inner Stength -2
Baba Shahid : 39 years ago after my marriage I came to my husband's village near Khadoor Sahib and the in-laws wanted me to go with them to pay obeisance to a grave known as Baba Shahid and I was confused because I was taught to pay obeisance only to Granth Sahib ji. Anyway I asked about the history of the grave and nobody knew it but my inner voice told me to refuse to pay obeisance. The grave belonged to a Muslim old man who was poor and had occupied part of our land to keep his goats. 25 years later I came to village again and some ignorant Sikh NRI's from Hong Kong built a Gurudwara on it. I was appalled to see this progress and worst part was they kept Grave( Majar) in the centre in its original state and started doing Akhand path of Granth sahib on a lower level on one side. All the ignorant villager were and paying obeisance first to grave and then to Granth Sahib. I asked the granthi why was he doing Path here by insulting the holy book. His answer was simple ; if I don't do it some one else will do it. The write up is to show that so much ignorance is living around us and it is difficult to begin a dialogue with such primitive people. Dhan Guru Nanak ji who had the courage to challenge such ignorance. I wonder what our Gurudwara Prabandhak committees are doing in such matters. Akhand Path are being organised on all such majars. Women folk of the villages are going every Friday to offer prayers and oil. Do we refuse to learn ?
Baba Shahid : 39 years ago after my marriage I came to my husband's village near Khadoor Sahib and the in-laws wanted me to go with them to pay obeisance to a grave known as Baba Shahid and I was confused because I was taught to pay obeisance only to Granth Sahib ji. Anyway I asked about the history of the grave and nobody knew it but my inner voice told me to refuse to pay obeisance. The grave belonged to a Muslim old man who was poor and had occupied part of our land to keep his goats. 25 years later I came to village again and some ignorant Sikh NRI's from Hong Kong built a Gurudwara on it. I was appalled to see this progress and worst part was they kept Grave( Majar) in the centre in its original state and started doing Akhand path of Granth sahib on a lower level on one side. All the ignorant villager were and paying obeisance first to grave and then to Granth Sahib. I asked the granthi why was he doing Path here by insulting the holy book. His answer was simple ; if I don't do it some one else will do it. The write up is to show that so much ignorance is living around us and it is difficult to begin a dialogue with such primitive people. Dhan Guru Nanak ji who had the courage to challenge such ignorance. I wonder what our Gurudwara Prabandhak committees are doing in such matters. Akhand Path are being organised on all such majars. Women folk of the villages are going every Friday to offer prayers and oil. Do we refuse to learn ?
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