Singh said the desecration of the holy book had deeply pained the sikh community across the world. In 2016, justice zora singh commission had submitted its report on the incident of sacrilege of sikhs holy book, guru granth sahib, in faridkot district and its aftermath. Why punjabs sacrilege law can prove dangerous for india. The claim about the involvement of the three was made during the probe carried by the punjab polices special investigation team sit led by. The sacrilege was discovered by the guru granth sahib satkar committee which has in the past uncovered many similar blasphemous acts. Still bracing from communal violence in the aftermath of a ban on sale and possession of beef, imposed by the maharashtra government, indias sikh community was the next religious minority to protest against the alleged desecration of their sacred book, the guru granth sahib, in faridkot. Sikhism holy book buy holy book of sikhs sikh books. Sikh community seeks probe into sacrilege of guru granth. Protests in tarn taran village of punjab has escalated over the alleged sacrilege of sikh holy book even as the two persons killed in a clash with police two days back. It is a voluminous text of 1430 pages, compiled and composed during the period of sikh gurus, from 1469 ad to 1708 ad. Carrying banners and placards, they also formed a human chain across phagwarahoshiarpursughar mill overbridges to protest desecration of the holy book. Three people were arrested from ludhiana and amritsar in punjab over alleged desecration of holy books. Two brothers arrested in connection with a recent incident of sacrilege in faridkot were released on monday, with police now saying there was not. Apr 26, 2018 swearing an oath on religious book in court makes a mockery of religion, spiritual leaders have said.
Many of my elderly female relatives have bad knees. The 10th guru, gobind singh, declared that he would have no living successor, and this collection of teachings would become the ultimate guru for the sikh. The punjab police sit, which is probing sacrilege of the sikh holy book the guru granth sahib and subsequent firing on protesters in 2015, had earlier in. Why has the sikh holy book been desecrated over a 100 times in. The special investigation team recovered desecrated sikh holy book janam sakhi of guru nanak dev and used cartridges of. Barely had the shiromani akali dal sadbharatiya janata party government in punjab recovered from the debilitating farmers unrest which had resulted in a railway blockade for six days, that it was caught unawares with a series of desecrations of the guru granth sahib, the holy book of the sikhs, at multiple places in punjab. Sikh holy book synonyms, sikh holy book pronunciation, sikh holy book translation, english dictionary definition of sikh holy book. Sacrilege in punjab, aftershocks in canada the aerogram.
Pak pm imran orders probe into attack on khairpur hindu. The network of sikh organisations warned that official advice saying sikhs can swear on a holy. How missing holy book, abusive posters sparked political firestorm in punjab a 11yearold conflict between the dera sacha sauda and sikhs swept the shiromani akali dal out of power in 2017 and. The 2015 guru granth sahib desecration also known as the 2015 guru granth sahib sacrilege refers to a series of desecration incidents of the sikh guru guru granth sahib and subsequent protests that took place in punjab, india in october 2015. Swearing an oath on religious book in court makes a mockery of religion, spiritual leaders have said. Sikhs in canada await a special airlift of holy books from india. Pakistani sikhs protest sacrilege of holy book in india. In many sikh households, wherever the book is, it is kept in sacred surroundings, treated with utmost respect, and recited with great devotion.
Sacrilege of sri guru granth sahib ji, the eternal guru of sikhs, in punjab updated 12. The sacred text of sikhism, considered by sikhs as the eleventh and final guru and as the repository of gods revelation to humankind. The remaining portion of the holy book has not been found in the possession of the brothers. Dera sacha sauda had a hand in bargari sacrilege, murder. Punjab police on tuesday claimed to have cracked one of the seven cases of sacrilege of holy books in the state with the arrest of two brothers, who committed the offence in connection with someone in australia. Why has the sikh holy book been desecrated over a 100 times. Angry, pained and determined to stem the tide of sacrilege. The book teaches that outward rituals and indulgence in the worldly pleasure only bring us pain.
According to reports, two saroops of the guru granth sahib and as many as 10. Sikh download books, sacred, spiritual texts and pdf ebooks. In january 2018, torn pages of the gutka sahib a book of sikh hymns were found scattered near a gurdwara at mothawali village of moga district. Arora said police had arrested three persons and a team of forensic experts lifted. Punjab tense over desecration of holy books, government says. After the recovery, the police registered a fresh case against bittu. Sources said that the effect of the shutdown could be seen in faridkot, muktsar and some parts of moga districts. It was about beadbi meaning sacrilege, blasphemy a scourge that, since. Sikhs protest the cbis closure report in the 2015 bargari. Pashaura singhs thesis and subsequent research are based on a manuscript that surfaced in 1987 that he believes is. Terming as painful the alleged incidents of desecration of holy books, delhi chief minister arvind kejriwal on saturday said it was a. Less than a month after torn pages of sri gutka sahib sikh holy book were found at dhindsa village, police on saturday arrested a truck driver.
Sikhs consider the granth to be a spiritual guide for mankind, and it plays a central role in guiding the sikhs way of life. The dasam granth is a composition primarily of the tenth guru, guru gobind singh. The sikhs have two holy books for their guidance and revelation of their underlying beliefs and principles as laid down by the ten gurus. Oct 24, 2015 terming as painful the alleged incidents of desecration of holy books, delhi chief minister arvind kejriwal on saturday said it was a wilful act to disturb punjab as he prayed at the golden. Oct 24, 2015 kejriwal visits turmoilhit punjab, condemns sacrilege acts. Reports submitted on sacrilege incidents and how they differ.
The 2015 guru granth sahib desecration refers to a series of desecration incidents of the sikh. Naam, the name of god, shabad the word of god and sat sang, the company of the pious and the holy. Why has the sikh holy book been desecrated over a 100 times in punjab. The recovered desecrated sikh holy book is janam sakhi of guru nanak dev while the used cartridges of. The two brothers, identified as rupinder singh and jaswinder singh, of panjgrain village of faridkot, were arrested in connection. Sikh holy book pages found torn in gurdaspur gurudwara a member of the gurudwaras management committee harjinder singh alleged that he found four pages of holy bookguru granth sahibtorn when he opened the door of the gurudwara on saturday morning, they said. A violation or bad treatment of a sacred object or a holy book. Translation of the sikh religion holy scriptures the guru granth sahib, or adi granth, is the religious scriptures of sikhism. The vandals set the blanket which was covering the sikh scripture to fire which spread and caused other damage too, arora said. Sikh matrimonial conventions and ceremony article xviii a a sikh man and woman should enter wedlock without giving thought to the prospective spouses caste and descent.
Punjab has witnessed more than 100 incidents of sacrilege of the guru granth sahib the holy book of sikhs in the last two. Terming it as anti sikh and intolerable, singh has sent a representation to sgpc president, demanding a probe by sikh scholars and sgpc members into the matter. In yet another incident of alleged sacrilege, torn pages of sikh holy book, the guru granth sahib, were found in a distributary of the bistdoab canal near nahla village in jalandhar on saturday. Rahul gandhi meets families of men killed in punjab firing.
Three alleged instances of desecration of sikh holy books took places recently. Punjab has witnessed violent protests in the past few days following incidents of sacrilege of the holy book. Protests continue in punjab over alleged sacrilege of guru. Sikhs call it shri guru granth sahib ji answer to what is unique about guru granth sahib. Arora said police had arrested three persons and a team of forensic experts lifted fingerprints from the scene of crime. Demonstrators gathered outside peshawar press club to voice their objections against the matter. Punjab police allege foreign hand in holy book sacrilege. Mohinder pal bittu, 49, was accused of desecrating the sikh holy book in 2015 in faridkot districts bargari and was arrested on june 9, 2018, for allegedly hurting religious sentiments, carrying an illegal weapon and his alleged involvement in unlawful activities, by an sit of punjab police probing the fouryearold sacrilege incidents. The 10th guru, gobind singh, declared that he would have no living. Punjab has witnessed more than 100 incidents of sacrilege of the guru granth sahib the holy book of sikhs in the last two years. Two separate incidents of sacrilege of sikhs holy scriptures have been reported. May 11, 2009 he added that any addition or alteration in the holy book is considered an act of sacrilege. Critics of uc riverside scholar say his studies on sikh. The concept of sacrilege in sikhism dates back to the time when the holy book sri guru granth sahib, considered the living guru by the sikhs.
Began a training in martial arts in response to the matyrdom of the 5th guru. According to media reports by the sikh channel uk and chardi kala time tv, angs of guru granth sahib and other pothis and holy books were found in a ditch outside a paper mill. Protests over the alleged sacrilege of the sikh holy book in a village here continued today at various places in punjab even as the two persons killed in a clash with police. Incident of sacrilege sparks tension, 3 held amritsar. At least two people were killed and nearly 70 injured, including police officials, on wednesday in bloody clashes between police and sikhs protesting against the desecration of the sikh holy book. Pakistan sikh councils chief sardar ramesh singh said the desecration of the holy book had deeply pained the sikh community across. Sikh holy book pages found torn in gurdaspur gurudwara a member of the gurudwaras management committee harjinder singh alleged that he found four pages of holy book guru granth sahibtorn when he opened the door of the gurudwara on saturday morning, they said. On 5 june, several sikh leaders, including baljit singh daduwal, gave an ultimatum to the police to find the culprits. Another incident of alleged sacrilege of the sikh holy book, guru granth sahib took place in jalandhar, punjab on saturday. Originally, the religion relied on the teaching of living gurus. Kejriwal visits turmoilhit punjab, condemns sacrilege acts. Critics of uc riverside scholar say his studies on sikh religion are sacrilege.
Download the bible, the holy quran, the mahabharata and thousands of free pdf ebooks on buddhism, meditation etc. The guru granth sahib contains predominantly hymns of the following sikh gurus. Sikh organisations protesting the desecration of the sikh holy book and the. Another sikh holy book found torn in punjab punjab news. How missing holy book, abusive posters sparked political.
Angry, pained and determined to stem the tide of sacrilege vikas vasudeva. Commercial and other establishments in some places in punjab remained shut on thursday following a bandh call given by some sikh. Sikhs protest against sacrilege of holy book youtube. The holy books both were kept in sindhi and gurmukhi languages. Oct 21, 2015 punjab tense over desecration of holy books, government says conspiracy to disrupt peace busted with the arrest of two brothers, who committed the offence in connection with someone in australia, punjab police on tuesday claimed to have cracked one of the seven cases of sacrilege of holy books in the state. Incidents of sacrilege of sikh holy books reported amritsar. At least two people were killed and nearly 70 injured, including police officials, on. Sikh holy book definition of sikh holy book by the free. According to reports, the cbi had failed to establish that dera sacha sauda followers were involved in the sacrilege of the sikh holy book in 2015. Members of the sikh community in srinagar on saturday carried out a protest march to condemn the alleged incidents of sacrilege of sri guru granth sahib, the holy book of sikhs, in punjab in recent times and urged the government to punish those guilty of hurting their sentiments. A large number of sikhs took to the streets in peshawar on tuesday against the alleged desecration of their sacred book, guru granth sahib in india. On wednesday, october 21, punjab police cracked one of the seven cases of sacrilege of sikh holy book guru granth sahib.
Christian baptiised sikh brothers arrested held for faridkot sikh holy book sacrilege two baptised sikh brothers on foriegn hand held for faridkot sacrilege two killed in subsequent violence. Upset over the series of incidents of sacrilege in the. It also contains hymns and verses of thirteen hindu bhakti movement sant poets saints and two muslim saint poets. The first incident of desecration was reported from bargari, faridkot district, where 110 torn angs literally body part means pages of the holy guru.
Sikhs protest desecration of holy book in india dawn. Swearing on a holy book makes a mockery of religion, sikh. As the accused in bargari sacrilege case gets killed in. Oct 18, 2015 the state has witnessed a spate of protests last week over alleged desecration of sikh holy books and two persons lost their lives in police action, prompting chief minister parkash singh badal to appeal for calm to assuage the community. It was written by the six gurus of sikhism and is itself regarded by sikhs as the final, sovereign, and eternal living guru. The basic philosophy of sikhism revolves mainly around three concepts. Sacrilege of guru granth sahib near amritsar shocks sikh.
Alleged holy book sacrilege reported in punjab village. Nov 17, 2015 after maintaining silence for more than two months over the issue of unrest and anguish caused by sacrilege of holy books in punjab, punjab chief minister parkash singh badal on monday apologised over the incident. Sikh community stages protest share tweet demonstrators gathered outside peshawar press club to complain against alleged desecration of sacred book in india. Sacrilege of guru granth sahib was a crime from the. An incident of alleged desecration of sikh holy books was reported from amritsar district on saturday. Nov 21, 2018 a case of alleged sacrilege of sikh holy book has been reported at jahangir gurdwara village on the outskirts of the city, police said today. Punjab police arrest 2 brothers in connection with holy. Torn pages from the holy book were found in a distributary of the bistdoab canal, near sher singh colony. On the same day, in nagoke of tarn taran district a man was caught by the village attempting to commit desecration of the holy book.
Sacrilege incidents, 1984 riots dominate campaign in punjab punjab lok sabha elections while the congress is raking up incidents of sacrilege of the holy book of sikhs that took place in 2015 in its campaign, for the shiromani akali dal, the 1984 anti sikh riots and operation bluestar are some issues on which it is relying to revive its fortune. The book is kept in all the gurudwaras, the sikh places of worship and treated with great veneration as the guruji himself. After the cremation, we discussed where to conduct the sehaj paath the reading of the sikh holy book, guru granth sahib, in its entirety. The 200page injury report of justice ranjit singh commission of inquiry into incidents of sacrilege of the sikh holy book guru granth sahib. The holy book of the sikh religion is the guru granth sahib. The state has witnessed a spate of protests last week over alleged desecration of sikh holy books and two persons lost their lives in police action, prompting. Alleged sacrilege of guru granth sahib in jalandhar.
Singh brothers is a prominent company engaged in the publication and distribution of sikh books and punjabi literature books. On the afternoon of june 1, 2015, the guru granth sahib, the sikh holy scriprure, was. Oct 20, 2015 2 arrested in punjab for sikh holy books desecration. Two brothers were arrested who reportedly committed the offence in. Sacrilege incidents, 1984 riots dominate campaign in. Sikh organisations protesting the desecration of the sikh holy book and the subsequent violence in some places this week called the bandh shutdown. Four weeks later the north indian state is torn with political strife, the waves of turmoil washing up onto canadas shores. On the afternoon of june 1, 2015, the guru granth sahib, the sikh holy scriprure, was taken from a gurdwara in a village called burj jawahar singh wala in faridkot district, punjab. Bani of bhagats by g s chauhanthe lives and selected works of saints included in holy book sri guru granth sahib ji. Oct 18, 2015 three alleged instances of desecration of sikh holy books took places recently another sikh holy book found torn.
The punjab police on tuesday arrested two key accused in sacrilege of the sikh holy book the guru granth sahib at bargari village in faridkot district. Sikh groups had protested the desecration of the sikh holy book. Guru granth sahib, the holy book of sikhs introduction like the bible of christianity, the vedas of hinduism or the koran of islam, the guru granth sahib, also known as the adi granth, is the main scripture of sikhism. Why has the sikh holy book been desecrated over a 100.
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