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1/4All #Muslims who want #Islamic #ShariaLaw should go to Sharia countries and the whole world consider the fanatic Muslims as #terrorists.
Every #mosque & #Madaessa that preaches anti-India & anti-#Hinduism ideas must be investigated and action initiated.
2/4India is the land of #SanatanaDharma and #Hinduism #Sikhism, #Buddhism and #Jainism are the religions of this soil, not #Islam or #christianity. Neither #CONgress nor ##UrbanNaxals nor #RahulGandhi or other Sickular, #Dynasty Parties can change this demography for their votes.
3/4 India is our motherland and the
culture of #Hindus & civilization, do not make us bigoted like fanatical #Islamists or #missionaries.
We do not believe in your religion, but respect your feelings. Pl follow your religion but offer Namaz, without noise pollution, in your..
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#ਪੰਜਾਬ
#sikhism
#Pakistan
ਸਤ੍ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ
کرتار پور (ڈسٹرکٹ نارووال)
Kartarpur (Near Ravi River)___1504
بھارت سرحد سے3 کلومیٹر کےفاصلے پر واقع سکھ مت کے بانی گرو نانک کے بڑھاپے کی آرام گاہ جہاں انہوں نےاپنی زندگی کے 18 سال کھیتی باڑی کرتے اور اللہ کی عبادت میں گزارے۔
کرتارکامطلب ImageImageImageImage
خالص اور پور کا مطلب بستی، یعنی بلحاظ پنجابی معنوی کرتارپور "خالص بستی".
یہی وہ مقام مقدس ھے جہاں گرو نانک کی سمادھی یعنی چادر اور پھول کی بھی دفن گاہ ھے۔تاریخ کچھ یوں ھے کہ گرو نانک نے جو اصل گھر قائم کیا تھا وہ دریائے راوی کے سیلاب میں بہہ گیا تھا۔
موجودہ گوردوارہ مہاراجہ ImageImage
رنجیت سنگھ نے قائم کیا۔
گوردوارہ پنجاب (پاکستان) میں دریائے راوی کے مغربی کنارے پر کوٹھے پنڈ (گاؤں) کے نام سے ایک چھوٹے سے گاؤں کے ساتھ واقع ھے۔ اس علاقے کے گورنر دنیا چند (کلانور کا گورنر) نے گرو نانک سے پکھوکے میں ملاقات کی۔ کچھ مورخین نے کروڑی مال کا نام دنیا چند رکھا ھے Image
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#Thread on

NEPAL - SIKH War

The #NepalSikhWar was a large scale military conflict in 1809 between the forces of
The #KingdomofNepal under
Amar Singh Thapa and
The #SikhEmpire under
General Dewan Mokham Chand of
Maharajah Ranjit Singh Ji

Pic 1 Dewan M Chand
Pic 2 AS Thapa
Nepal-Sikh War
Date:March 1809 – August 1809
Location:#KangraFort
Result: #Sikh victory
•Nepalese retreat to the Arki Fort

in Pic Kangra Fort

by Charles Stewart Hardinge
leaders
#SikhEmpire
Maharaja RanjitSingh*
MokhamChand
#KingdomofNepal
Amar Singh Thapa
Bahadur Shah
Bhimsen Thapa*
Nain Singh Thapa
—Strength
10,000 Sikh imperialists of
The #SikhKhalsaArmy
16,000 #Gurkha warriors
—losses
1,000 #Sikh soldiers killed
12,000 #Gurkha soldiers killed
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The population of #SikhEmpire during the time of Ranjit Singh’s rule was estimated to be around 12 million people.
There were
8.4 million Muslims,
2.88 million Hindus and 722,000 Sikhs.
#Islam (70%)
#Hinduism (24%)
#Sikhism (6%)
Total Area in 1839 was
520,000 km2 (200,000 sq mi) Sikh Kingdom of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji
Capital was
#Gujranwala (1799–1802)
#Lahore LahoreFort(1802–1849)

Court language
#Persian
Spoken #languages in #SikhKingdom #SikhEmpire

Punjabi (dynastic)Punjabi dialects (Saraiki, Hindko, Pahari-Pothwari),Kangri,Dogri,
Pashto,Kashmiri,Gojri
KundalShahi,Balti,Shina,Wakhi,
Burushaski,Khowar,Domaki,Ladakhi,Purgi,Bhadarwahi,Shina,Bateri,
Kohistani,Kalash
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ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਸਤਰ ਕੇਸੰ ਨਰੰ ਭੇਡ ਜਾਂਨੋ ਗਹੈ ਕਾਨ ਤਾਂ ਕੇ ਕਿਤੇ ਲੈ ਸਿਧਾਨੋ ॥
ਏਹ ਮੋਰ ਆਗਿਯਾ ਸੁਨ ਲੇਹੋ ਪਿਆਰੇ ਬਿਨਾ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰ ਕੇਸੰ ਨਾ ਦੇਵੇ ਦੀਦਾਰੇ ||
ਜਬ ਹਮਰੈ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ ਕੋ ਆਵੋ ਬਨ ਸੁਚੇਤ ਤਨ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰ ਸਜਾਵੋ ॥

ਬਚਨ :-- ਦਸ਼ਮੇਸ਼ ਪਿਤਾ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ Image
ਸਿੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਛੇਵੇਂ ਪਾਤਸ਼ਾਹ ਦਾ ਹੈ.. ਉਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਹੁਕਮ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਲਈ ਸਰਵ ਉੱਚ ਕਨੂੰਨ ਹੈ .. ਵੇਸੇ ਤਾਂ ਜਥੇਦਾਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੇ ਲਸੰਸੀ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਦਾ ਸੁਨੇਹਾ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ ਪਰ ਜੇ ਹਕੂਮਤ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਹਥਿਆਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਤੇ ਪਾਬੰਦੀ ਵੀ ਲਗਾ ਦੇਵੇ ਤਾਂ ਵੀ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਕੋਲ ਦੁਨੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਦੁਨੀਆਵੀ ਰਾਜਾਂ ਦੇ ਕਨੂੰਨਾ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਡਾ
ਗੁਰੂ ਦਾ ਇਲਾਹੀ ਹੁਕਮ ਹੈ.. ਜਦੋਂ ਸਿੱਖ ਮੁਗਲਾਂ ਕੋਲੋ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਲੁੱਟੀ ਪੱਤ ਛੁਡਾ ਕੇ ਮੋੜ ਲਿਆਉਦੇ ਸਨ ਤਾਂ ਤੁਸੀ ਪੁੱਛਦੇ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਸਿੱਖੋ ਜਿਹੜੇ ਹਥਿਆਰਾ ਨਾਲ ਅਬਦਾਲੀ ਨਾਲ ਲੜਨ ਲੱਗੇ ਓ ਉਹ ਲਸੰਸੀ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਨਹੀਂ? ਜੇ ਸਿੱਖਾਂ ਨੇ ਤੁਹਾਡੀਆਂ ਹੱਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਪੁੱਤ ਦੀ ਰਾਖੀ ਕਰਨੀ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਫਿਰ ਸਭ ਜਾਇਜ਼ ਹੈ ਜੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਆਪਣੀਆਂ ਧੀਆਂ ਭੈਣਾ ਤੇ
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A thread on the #hijab controversy.

1. Until now, I hadn't commented on #Karnataka #hijab row. Conscious tht d issue was abt politics, neither religion nor young girls' right to wear hijab to college, I didn't have clarity of my position. Now I have. But first, a few questions
2. Has there been any incident in any part of India where #Muslim men wanted to attend classes in a particular dress, say a skullcap? Why is the responsibility of upholding religious identity only Muslim women's? Who is telling these women tht their identity & d right to fight
3. For tht identity more imp than their future? Why is no one finding it disturbing tht fathers of some girls r saying tht if college doesn't relent, they will not allow their girls to study further. Let their future b ruined? Y r parents not moved by d sight of desperate girls?
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#Hindu Funerary Monuments:
Ordinary Hindus are cremated after their #death except for the saints. According to religious traditions, they are buried, and their shrines are called #Samadhi. The term Samadhi in #Hinduism also refers to an elevated state of mental awareness. 1/ Pic - Rajesh Avhad
Death by Samadhi usually involves inhumation rather than cremation on a pyre. However, samadhi memorials may or may not contain the remains of the deceased. This ritual occurs in 3 stages- taking Samadhi, the burial of the body, and site construction. 2/
The belief is that body of a saint or guru should be preserved as a symbol of sacred power. In this context, the #Hindu memorial is similar to the #Buddhist stupa, where relics of Buddhist teachers are buried and worshipped. 3/
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Thread: #SikhHistory

#GuruGobindSingh

Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti 2022: Today, the birth anniversary of the 10th Guru of #Sikhs, #GuruGobindSingh is being celebrated. This day is considered a very big and special day in the #Sikh community.
According to the #Hindu calendar, the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh ji is celebrated on the seventh day of Paush month. At the same time, according to the English calendar, Guru Gobind Singh was born on 22 #December 1666 in #Patna.

#GuruGobindSingh
Guru Gobind Singh ji founded the #khalsa Panth which is considered prominent in Sikhism. Guru Gobind Singh's childhood name was Govind Rai. His father was Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru of #sikhism and his mother's name was Gujari.

#GuruGobindSingh
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Facts About #Sikhism
{SIK-ism} is a monotheistic religion that began over 500 years ago in the #Punjab region of #India. However, it remains one of the world’s least understood faith traditions. #Sikhs are always eager to educate people about their beliefs
#SikhHistory
and practices. And that means there are some really great resources out there to help kids learn more about it.
#SikhHistory
1️⃣. There Are Ten Human Gurus in Sikhism
The spiritual founders of Sikhism are the 10 human gurus. The first Guru, Guru #Nanak, was born in 1469. The last human Guru, Guru Gobind Singh, died in 1708. Each Guru contributed something of value to the faith tradition,
#SikhHistory
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Part : 1

#Sikhism, religion and philosophy founded in the #Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs. The Sikhs call their faith Gurmat (Punjabi: “the Way of the Guru”).
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#SikhHistory
According to Sikh tradition, Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and subsequently led by a succession of nine other Gurus.All 10 human Gurus, Sikhs believe,were inhabited by a single spirit. Upon the death of the 10th,Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708).
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#SikhHistory
and subsequently led by a succession of nine other Gurus. All 10 human Gurus, Sikhs believe, were inhabited by a single spirit. Upon the death of the 10th, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708)..
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#SikhHistory
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The 2k kids are very different. My elder son who is in 8 (#CBSE) had to submit an assignment for the Social Sciences subject yesterday (which was the deadline) and was quite restless about the same.This is not the case normally as he is quite self reliant and organized.(1/8)
Ram and I stepped in to help him. The assignment demanded students to put up a picture which depicts #secularism, write a few lines about (glorifying) #secularism and further write about three major religions of India.(2/8)
My son exclaimed us saying it was you people who enlightened me about what is happening in our country in the name of #secularism and I have also read and understood about it. If I do an assignment glorifying something which I don't believe in just for the sake of marks, (3/8)
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1. The foundation of Harimandir Sahib was laid by Guru Arjan Dev ji himself - this is what the original Sikh historical sources tell us - refer to sources given below - [1] [2] [3] [4]
The story of Mian Mir laying the foundation is NOT true and...
2. ....it was fabricated three centuries later by a British - E. Nicholl (Secretary, Municipal Committee, Amritsar)
This Mian Mir story is not supported by any original Sikh sources or persian sources and not even the biographers of Mian Mir mentions it [5] ....
3. References.
[1]. Giani Gian Singh (Twarikh Guru Khalsa, Patshahi 5, page 24)
vidhia.com/Giani%20Gian%2…

[2]. Macauliffe (The Sikh Religion, Vol 3, page 10)
archive.org/details/in.ern…

[3]. Bhai Santokh Singh (Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, page 416)
ik13.com/PDFS/Raas2.pdf
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In a large and diverse country like #India, which was divided into several parts right from the first invasion in the 8th century to the very infamous year of 1947. Over several centuries, the Civilizational Bharat has shrunk to the Geo-political India we know today.
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A temple for Agni Dev in Azerbaijan was found with #Sanskrit Shlokas written on its walls, an ancient Vishnu Idol was found in an excavation in Russia, and every other thing that we already know about Indonesia or Cambodia.
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In fact, in the 1300s BCE, the emperor of present-day Turkey was named "Dashratha". One can go on citing numerous historical records indicating the Civilizational #Bharat.
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India has called on the UN to take a direct stand against #Hinduphobia and violent bigotry targeting #Sikhism and #Buddhism.

Ashish Sharm, the First Secy to India’s UN Mission spoke on the matter on Wednesday.

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“We fully agree that anti-Semitism, Islamaphobia and anti-Christian acts need to be condemned and India firmly condemns such acts,” Sharma said while referring to the draft resolution on the “Freedom of Religion or Belief”.

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He observed that “UN resolutions on such important issues speak only of these three Abrahamic religions."

“The shattering of the iconic Bamyan Buddha by fundamentalists, the terrorist bombing of the Sikh gurudwara in Afghanistan where 25 Sikh worshipers were killed and...

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बहुत ही पुरातन नित-नेम की पोथी जिसमें १ॐ ,ੴ में अष्टभुजी माँ भगवती के साथ साथ त्रिदेव ब्रह्मा विष्णु महेश जी के चित्र बने हुए है।

मतलब साफ़ है कि #SIKHISM में हम इतिहास की जितनी खोज करेंगे हमें सनातन ही सनातन मिलेगा। Image
पर पता नहीं म्लेच्छों के साथ मिल कर इन्होंने क्यूँ भाई चारे को बर्बाद कर दिया। आज अगर ऐसा ही चित्र कोई गलती से भी बना दे तो उनके ख़िलाफ़ फ़तवा जारी कर देंगे यह लोग और उस पर RSS के एजेंट का ठप्पा लगा देंगे।
#Picture :-
1- अकालपुरख एक
2- अष्टभुजी
3- विष्णु
4- ब्रह्मा
5- शिव
6- श्री गुर नानक देव जी Image
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ETHNIC CLEANSING & CULTURAL GENOCIDE IN #KASHMIR

Since the coming of #Islam to #Kashmir, since 1389 there have been 7 recorded exoduses of Kashmiri #Hindus and #Sikhs due to genocide and persecution at the hands of radical Islam.
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The first exodus OF #Hindus from #Kashmir (AD 1389-1413) was under the Shah Mir Dynasty. Tourists may not notice that the iconic Dal Lake has a mass grave of Kashmiri Hindus known as "Bhatt Mazar" or "grave of Brahmins".
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The second mass exodus (1506-1585) of Kashmiri #Hindus and #Buddhists was under Ali Shah Chak Dynasty, which made the persecution of Kashmiri Hindus a royal policy.

They boasted that they killed 900 Hindus daily for refusing to convert to Islam.
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Today is #GuruNanakJayanti550 . He taught us to #love #respect all 🙏🏽These #photographs are from the #BanglaSahib #Gurudwara (place of worship of the #Sikhs)It is said that its built on the bungalow (hence #colloquial term ‘Bangla’)of Maharaja Jai Singh, ruler of #Amber #Jaipur Image
8th Sikh #Guru, Har Kishen, helped #smallpox #cholera #epidemic patients in 1664 from here.The #freshwater from the well here quenched many thirsts. He himself succumbed.Later, the #Maharaja built a #reservoir, still revered as it #symbolically links to the water from its #well
The main shrine hall is painted with #gold, motifs here and the inlay work heavily influenced by the reigning #Mughal This Gurudwara is now #plasticfree from #October #gurunanak550 #sikhism #architecture #delhi #pakistan #religion #secularism #heritage #historic #handmade #India Image
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This thread is on the history of all 10 #Sikh Gurus.
The paintings of the gurus are from an album with @RCT, c1800 by unknown artist, all are similar looking. To start with, a painting of
#GuruNanak Dev Ji with the 9 subsequent Gurus. By Bhai Puran Singh,1885.
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1st Guru #GuruNanak ji was born on 20th October,1469 at #Talwandi (#NankanaSahib) and died at #Kartarpur, #Pakistan on 22nd Sept,1539. Lifetime guru, he attempted to bridge Hindu Muslim divide,was against cast system & Sati practice.
#kartarpurcorridor #Sikhism. Image
Lehna was named the 2nd #Sikh Guru as #GuruAngad Dev Ji from 18th September 1539 to 16th April 1552.
He invented & introduced the #Gurmukhi script, expanded the Guru Ka Langar (free kitchen)& opened schools for child education.63 stanzas composed by him are in Granth Sahib.
@RCT Image
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Historical Buddhist statue at the Mes Aynak site in #Kabul, #Afghanistan, #Buddhism
Centuries old "Ekamukhalinga " ( Lord Shiva) in #Afghanistan , now in #Kabul Museum !
#Hinduism
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