Sikhi and miracles

Miracles & SIKHI

A lot of Sikhs nowadays doubt a lot of Sikh history because they think it was impossible for certain things to happen. A lot of people think Baba Deep Singh Ji did not fight while his head was chopped off. They also think Guru Gobind Singh Ji did not chop off the heads of the punj pairyea (even dough history says that Guru Ji pulled out his sword and asked for a head). If you doubt this then you are saying that Guru Ji deceived his Sikhs and are indirectly calling him a lair. Plus if you believe God cannot to miracles then you have not understood Sikhi. Below I have included some bani quotes which prove God can and does do miracles.

nwnk BwvY pwrbRhm pwhn nIir qry ]52]
naanak bhaavai paarabreham paahan neer tharae ||52||
O Nanak, if it pleases the Supreme Lord God, then even a stone will float on water. ||52|| ANG 261 SGGSJ

pRB BwvY ibnu sws qy rwKY ]
prabh bhaavai bin saas thae raakhai ||
If it pleases God, the body is preserved, even without the breath of life. ANG 277 SGGSJ

A king was full of ego, heard about the saint called Naam dev; he grew jealous and wanted to bring him into Islam by force.

Bhagat Naam Dev Ji
Raag Bhairao
1165 to 1166 SGGSJ

sulqwnu pUCY sunu by nwmw ]
sulathaan pooshhai sun bae naamaa ||
The Sultan said, ""Listen, Naam Dayv:

dyKau rwm qum@wry kwmw ]1]
dhaekho raam thumhaarae kaamaa ||1||
let me see the actions of your Lord.""||1||

nwmw sulqwny bwiDlw ]
naamaa sulathaanae baadhhilaa ||
The Sultan arrested Naam Dayv,

dyKau qyrw hir bITulw ]1] rhwau ]
dhaekho thaeraa har beet(h)ulaa ||1|| rehaao ||
and said, ""Let me see your Beloved Lord.""||1||Pause||

ibsimil gaU dyhu jIvwie ]
bisamil goo dhaehu jeevaae ||
"Bring this dead cow back to life.

nwqru grdin mwrau TWie ]2]
naathar garadhan maaro t(h)aa(n)e ||2||
Otherwise, I shall cut off your head here and now.""||2||

bwidswh AYsI ikau hoie ]
baadhisaah aisee kio hoe ||
Naam Dayv answered, ""O king, how can this happen?

ibsimil kIAw n jIvY koie ]3]
bisamil keeaa n jeevai koe ||3||
No one can bring the dead back to life. ||3||

myrw kIAw kCU n hoie ]
maeraa keeaa kashhoo n hoe ||
I cannot do anything by my own actions.

kir hY rwmu hoie hY soie ]4]
kar hai raam hoe hai soe ||4||
Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens.""||4||

bwidswhu ciV@E AhMkwir ]
baadhisaahu charrihou aha(n)kaar ||
The arrogant king was enraged at this reply.

gj hsqI dIno cmkwir ]5]
gaj hasathee dheeno chamakaar ||5||
He incited an elephant to attack. ||5||

rudnu krY nwmy kI mwie ]
rudhan karai naamae kee maae ||
Naam Dayv's mother began to cry,

Coif rwmu kI n Bjih Kudwie ]6]
shhodd raam kee n bhajehi khudhaae ||6||
and she said, ""Why don't you abandon your Lord Raam, and worship his Lord Allah?""||6||

n hau qyrw pUMgVw n qU myrI mwie ]
n ho thaeraa poo(n)garraa n thoo maeree maae ||
Naam Dayv answered, ""I am not your son, and you are not my mother.

ipMfu pVY qau hir gun gwie ]7]
pi(n)dd parrai tho har gun gaae ||7||
Even if my body dies, I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.""||7||

krY gijMdu suMf kI cot ]
karai gaji(n)dh su(n)dd kee chott ||
The elephant attacked him with his trunk,

nwmw aubrY hir kI Et ]8]
naamaa oubarai har kee outt ||8||
but Naam Dayv was saved, protected by the Lord. ||8||

kwjI mulW krih slwmu ]
kaajee mulaa(n) karehi salaam ||
The king said, ""The Qazis and the Mullahs bow down to me,

iein ihMdU myrw milAw mwnu ]9]
ein hi(n)dhoo maeraa maliaa maan ||9||
but this Hindu has trampled my honor.""||9||

bwidswh bynqI sunyhu ]
baadhisaah baenathee sunaehu ||
The people pleaded with the king, ""Hear our prayer, O king.

nwmy sr Bir sonw lyhu ]10]
naamae sar bhar sonaa laehu ||10||
Here, take Naam Dayvs weight in gold, and release him.""||10||

mwlu lyau qau dojik prau ]
maal laeo tho dhojak paro ||
The king replied, ""If I take the gold, then I will be consigned to hell,

dInu Coif dunIAw kau Brau ]11]
dheen shhodd dhuneeaa ko bharo ||11||
by forsaking my faith and gathering worldly wealth.""||11||

pwvhu byVI hwQhu qwl ]
paavahu baerree haathhahu thaal ||
With his feet in chains, Naam Dayv kept the beat with his hands,

nwmw gwvY gun gopwl ]12]
naamaa gaavai gun gopaal ||12||
singing the Praises of the Lord. ||12||

gMg jmun jau aultI bhY ]
ga(n)g jamun jo oulattee behai ||
"Even if the Ganges and the Jamunaa rivers flow backwards,

qau nwmw hir krqw rhY ]13]
tho naamaa har karathaa rehai ||13||
I will still continue singing the Praises of the Lord.""||13||

swq GVI jb bIqI suxI ]
saath gharree jab beethee sunee ||
Three hours passed,

Ajhu n AwieE iqRBvx DxI ]14]
ajahu n aaeiou thribhavan dhhanee ||14||
and even then, the Lord of the three worlds had not come. ||14||

pwKMqx bwj bjwielw ]
paakha(n)than baaj bajaaeilaa ||
Playing on the instrument of the feathered wings,

gruV cV@y goibMd Awielw ]15]
garurr charrhae gobi(n)dh aaeilaa ||15||
the Lord of the Universe came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||15||

Apny Bgq pir kI pRiqpwl ]
apanae bhagath par kee prathipaal ||
He cherished His devotee,

gruV cV@y Awey gopwl ]16]
garurr charrhae aaeae gopaal ||16||
and the Lord came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||16||

khih q Drix iekofI krau ]
kehehi th dhharan eikoddee karo ||
The Lord said to him, ""If you wish, I shall turn the earth sideways.

khih q ly kir aUpir Drau ]17]
kehehi th lae kar oopar dhharo ||17||
If you wish, I shall turn it upside down. ||17||

khih q mueI gaU dyau jIAwie ]
kehehi th muee goo dhaeo jeeaae ||
If you wish, I shall bring the dead cow back to life.

sBu koeI dyKY pqIAwie ]18]
sabh koee dhaekhai patheeaae ||18||
Everyone will see and be convinced.""||18||

nwmw pRxvY syl msyl ]
naamaa pranavai sael masael ||
Naam Dayv prayed, and milked the cow.

gaU duhweI bCrw myil ]19]
goo dhuhaaee bashharaa mael ||19||
He brought the calf to the cow, and milked her. ||19||

dUDih duih jb mtukI BrI ]
dhoodhhehi dhuhi jab mattukee bharee ||
When the pitcher was filled with milk,

ly bwidswh ky Awgy DrI ]20]
lae baadhisaah kae aagae dhharee ||20||
Naam Dayv took it and placed it before the king. ||20||

bwidswhu mhl mih jwie ]
baadhisaahu mehal mehi jaae ||
The king went into his palace,

AauGt kI Gt lwgI Awie ]21]
aoughatt kee ghatt laagee aae ||21||
and his heart was troubled. ||21||

kwjI mulW ibnqI Purmwie ]
kaajee mulaa(n) binathee furamaae ||
Through the Qazis and the Mullahs, the king offered his prayer,

bKsI ihMdU mY qyrI gwie ]22]
bakhasee hi(n)dhoo mai thaeree gaae ||22||
"Forgive me, please, O Hindu; I am just a cow before you."||22||

nwmw khY sunhu bwidswh ]
naamaa kehai sunahu baadhisaah ||
Naam Dayv said, ""Listen, O king:

iehu ikCu pqIAw muJY idKwie ]23]
eihu kishh patheeaa mujhai dhikhaae ||23||
have I done this miracle? ||23||

ies pqIAw kw iehY prvwnu ]
eis patheeaa kaa eihai paravaan ||
The purpose of this miracle is

swic sIil cwlhu suilqwn ]24]
saach seel chaalahu sulithaan ||24||
that you, O king, should walk on the path of truth and humility.""||24||

nwmdyau sB rihAw smwie ]
naamadhaeo sabh rehiaa samaae ||
Naam Dayv became famous everywhere for this.

imil ihMdU sB nwmy pih jwih ]25]
mil hi(n)dhoo sabh naamae pehi jaahi ||25||
The Hindus all went together to Naam Dayv. ||25||

jau Ab kI bwr n jIvY gwie ]
jo ab kee baar n jeevai gaae ||
If the cow had not been revived,

q nwmdyv kw pqIAw jwie ]26]
th naamadhaev kaa patheeaa jaae ||26||
people would have lost faith in Naam Dayv. ||26||

nwmy kI kIriq rhI sMswir ]
naamae kee keerath rehee sa(n)saar ||
The fame of Naam Dayv spread throughout the world.

Bgq jnW ly auDirAw pwir ]27]
bhagath janaa(n) lae oudhhariaa paar ||27||
The humble devotees were saved and carried across with him. ||27||

sgl klys inMdk BieAw Kydu ]
sagal kalaes ni(n)dhak bhaeiaa khaedh ||
All sorts of troubles and pains afflicted the slanderer.

nwmy nwrwien nwhI Bydu ]28]1]10]
naamae naaraaein naahee bhaedh ||28||1||10||
There is no difference between Naam Dayv and the Lord. ||28||1||10||

If you don't believe this please stop bowing before Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and change your religion.

Sikh attacked by racists

Religion

Italy: Sikhs to pray for Indian attack victim

Rome, 5 Feb. (AKI) - The Province of Rome's Sikhs will be holding prayers on Sunday for a homeless Indian man who was brutally attacked last weekend and set on fire in the Lazio coastal town of Nettuno, two community leaders told Adnkronos International (AKI).

"We are dismayed and angry.We are certain it was a racist attack and we will be praying for him on Sunday," the president of Rome's Via Aurelia Sikh temple, Balbir Singh told AKI.

Homeless Sikh illegal immigrant Navtej Singh Sidhu is currently in Rome's St. Eugenio hospital with a fractured skull and 40 percent burns to his body.

He was hit over the head with a bottle, kicked, punched and set alight by assailants around 4 am last Sunday as he slept on a bench at Nettuno's train station. Three local youths have been arrested and charged with attempted murder over the attack.

"What happened in Nettuno was strange and could be a sign of worse times ahead," said Singh, who owns a blacksmith's business.

"When I came here, there was more respect. We are a hardworking and respectful people that wants peace," said Singh.

Like Sidhu, Singh is originally from India's northwest state of Punjab. He has lived in Italy for 20 years and said the climate has worsened for immigrants here in recent years since Italy became a destination for mass immigration.

There are around 10,000 Sikhs in Rome and 15-20,000 in the Province of Rome out of a total 25-30,000 Indians. Most are employed as labourers, mainly in agriculture.

Singh Agit, who leads the Sikh temple in the Nettuno suburb of Padiglione, agreed the attack against Sidhu was worrying. "It is the first time such an awful thing has happened to one of our lads," he told AKI.

Singh and Ajit said they are grateful to Rome's mayor, Gianni Alemanno who earlier this week on television announced that he will give Sidhu a permanent job and accommodation when he gets out of the hospital.

He is due to undergo his first skin graft on his legs on Friday. Doctors say he will require several operations and will be in the hospital for several months.

He became homeless when he lost his job as a builder's labourer four months ago after his residency permit expired.

Currently, residency permits are issued which are valid for only four to five months. It can take seven to eight months to get these renewed, meaning the new one has already expired by the time the immigrant receives it.

Singh and Ajit both urged Italy to streamline the costly and cumbersome bureaucracy which can make life doubly hard for immigrants.

Ajit went further, arguing that immigrants must have the same entitlements as Italian workers. "Italians must help immigrants," he said.

"That means making affordable accommodation available and giving them the same pay and benefits as Italians who do the same job," Ajit said.

Immigrants working as agricultural labourers in the area around Nettuno typically earn around two or three euros an hour, and to make ends meet work up to 12 hours a day, he said.

Some employers pay late, and sometimes don't pay their labourers at all, said Ajit, who has lived in Italy since 1991.

Also from Punjab, he is currently unemployed and has worked in agriculture, in a florist's and a supermarket.

He is currently seeking help from Italy's largest union CGIL in obtaining severance and sick pay from the supermarket, which fired him after he broke his leg and was off work for an extended period.

Sikhs targeted as Aussie celebrations get out of hand

Australia: Sikhs and Asians became victims of teenage racial abuse as the Australia Day celebrations took a violent turn in Sydney.

Riot police were deployed to curb the anger of young people as they allegedly hurled racial abuses at non-white shopkeepers and smashed car windows.

The brawls occurred yesterday afternoon in the Sydney suburb of Manly when nearly 80 drunken teenaged jumped on top of cars and smashed windows as they ran up and down Manly&aposs Corso.

Hundreds of youths draped in” Aussie pride “shouted abusive slogans as they smashed car windows and ran up the famous Corso targeting non-white shopkeepers, The Australian reported.

Yesterday Indians too were ironically celebrating their republican day.

A 18-year-old Asian female in one of the cars was showered with shattered glass, giving her numerous cuts to her arms, the paper said.

A sikh taxi driver was also targeted while an Asian shopkeeper was reportedly assaulted, the report said.

According to police, three cars were damaged, one 16-year-old boy was charged with assaulting police.

Sikhi and stealing

Sikhi and Stealing

A lot of youth these day, especially the wannna be Punjabi gangsters are involved in fraud. They commit credit card scams and steal other people’s money. A lot of deceit and selfish behavoiur is present amongst the young community who are out there just to get money anyway anyhow. A lot of our youth have been involved in armed robbers and drug dealing. It is sad to see when our Guru guides us in the following way:

imiQAw hsq pr drb kau ihrih ] (268-19, gauVI suKmnI, mÚ 5)
mithi-aa hasat par darab ka-o hireh.
False are the hands which steal the wealth of others.

vlvMc kir aupwv mwieAw ihir AwixAw ] (1248-19, swrMg, mÚ 3)
valvanch kar upaav maa-i-aa hir aani-aa.
By various frauds and deceptions, they steal the wealth of others.

jmkwlu inhwly sws Awv GtY byqwilAw ] (1248-19, swrMg, mÚ 3)
jamkaal nihaalay saas aav ghatai baytaali-aa.
But the Messenger of Death keeps his gaze on their breath, and the life of those goblins decreases day by day.

hku prwieAw nwnkw ausu sUAr ausu gwie ]
hak paraaeiaa naanakaa ous sooar ous gaae ||
To take what rightfully belongs to another, is like a Muslim eating pork, or a Hindu eating beef.

guru pIru hwmw qw Bry jw murdwru n Kwie ]
gur peer haamaa thaa bharae jaa muradhaar n khaae ||
Our Guru, our Spiritual Guide, stands by us, if we do not eat those carcasses.

glI iBsiq n jweIAY CutY scu kmwie ]
galee bhisath n jaaeeai shhuttai sach kamaae ||
By mere talk, people do not earn passage to Heaven. Salvation comes only from the practice of Truth.

Kuis Kuis lYdw vsqu prweI ] (1020-2, mwrU, mÚ 5)
khus khus laidaa vasat paraa-ee.
You happily, cheerfully steal the possessions of others,

vyKY suxy qyrY nwil KudweI ] (1020-3, mwrU, mÚ 5)
vaykhai sunay tayrai naal khudaa-ee.
but the Lord God is with you, watching and listening.

dunIAw lib pieAw Kwq AMdir AglI gl n jwxIAw ]4] (1020-3, mwrU, mÚ 5)
dunee-aa lab pa-i-aa khaat andar aglee gal na jaanee-aa. ||4||
Through worldly greed, you have fallen into the pit; you know nothing of the future. ||4||

jim jim mrY mrY iPir jMmY ] (1020-4, mwrU, mÚ 5)
jam jam marai marai fir jammai.
You shall be born and born again, and die and die again, only to be reincarnated again.

bhuqu sjwie pieAw dyis lµmY ] (1020-4, mwrU, mÚ 5)
bahut sajaa-ay pa-i-aa days lammai.
You shall suffer terrible punishment, on your way to the land beyond.

ijin kIqw iqsY n jwxI AMDw qw duKu shY prwxIAw ]5] (1020-4, mwrU, mÚ 5)
jin keetaa tisai na jaanee anDhaa taa dukh sahai paraanee-aa. ||5||
The mortal does not know the One who created him; he is blind, and so he shall suffer. ||5||

Kwlk Qwvhu Bulw muTw ] (1020-5, mwrU, mÚ 5)
khaalak thaavhu bhulaa muthaa.
Forgetting the Creator Lord, he is ruined.

At last an act of bravery by a Sikh (most of the time we are just mere victims)

Sikh Awarded £300 for Act of Bravery

Friday 30th of January 2009

Panthic Weekly News Bureau

LONDON, UK (KP)—People in London are wonderstruck over a recent show of courage put up by a seventy year old Sikh. Harbhajan Singh was able to successfully fend off a robber, Deryk Traylen, who tried to loot the store where Singh was working. Traylen, thirty five years old, entered the Cost Cutter store, locked the door and pointed a gun at the face of Harbhajan Singh’s son-in-law who was standing at the counter. Harbhajan Singh was quick to hit Traylen’s arm with an iron rod which successfully disarmed him. Traylen tried to retaliate with a knife however Harbhajan Singh attacked him on his head while the two held him on the floor to ensure he did not escape. Police were also called in the meantime. After the incident, the police lauded Harbhajan Singh’s bravery and he was also awarded 300 pounds. Harbhajan Singh said that initially he was having second thoughts about hitting Traylen as he was holding the gun—but he knew the timing was right to disarm him. According to Singh, he was concerned about his son-in-law's life and had to take action.

Sikhs Defend Gurdwara

Chandigarh, Punjab: An enraged group of devout Sikhs clashed with police in Chandigarh following the demolition of a gurudwara during an anti-encroachment drive on Friday.

The clash took place after civic authorities accompanied by a posse of policemen sought to remove encroachments from the area.

However, a crowd soon gathered at the shrine to oppose the anti-encroachment drive. They pelted stones at the police and other officials.

Consequently, the police had to fire a few rounds in the air to disperse the sangat outside the shrine.

“They started pelting stones on us. We had to stop them to control the situation. However, everything is under control now,” said Jaspal Rana, Inspector, Chandigarh.

Later, tension continued to prevail in the area as the aggrieved protestors refused to let the anti-encroachment drive be carried out.

“I was inside. They fired first. I went upstairs to see what happened. I told them that I was ready to talk. I was ready to produce documents too. How come they did not find any other unauthorised construction in entire Chandigarh except this Gurudwara?” said Sant Sarup Singh, a local leader.

Chandigarh, Punjab: Even as heads of Sikh bodies from Punjab and Chandigarh gathered here today to condemn the UT’s action at Gurdwara Santsar Sahib of Sector 38-West, politics took the centre stage as leaders of political parties reached the spot to express solidarity with the gurdwara management while criticising the incident.

Serving an ultimatum on the Chandigarh Administration, the religious leaders demanded release of six arrested followers and suspension of all officials, who fired shots and entered the gurdwara premises with their shoes yesterday.

Head of the gurdwara Baba Pritpal Singh, member of SGPC Karnail Singh Panjoli, Jathedar Takht Keshgarh Sahib Tarlochan Singh, member Damdami Taksal Sukhdev Singh, president Akali Dal Chandigarh Gurpartap Riar, president All-India Sikh Students Federation Karnail Singh Peer Mohammad were among those who supported the gurdwara management.

As the politicians took to the stage, the scene turned unsavory when SAD leader and former Mayor Harjinder Kaur objected to the speech of State Minister for Finance Pawan Bansal, who said he was not there for any false promises. The minister also gave two special coins (of Rs 10 and 100 to the gurdwara management) issued by the government on the occasion of Gurta Gaddi Divas.

But before the minister could end his speech, Harjinder Kaur opposed him for diverting the attention of the sangat from the real issue. Sensing the mood, Pawan Bansal criticised the activity of the UT administration and said two or three officials of the administration should talk to the gurdwara management before taking a big step. He also promised to the leader present there that he would talk to the senior officials of the UT administration to solve the matter.

Other leaders who voiced their concern were Harmohan Dhawan, Satpal Jain and Krishan Chander Ahuja.

Baba Sarup Singh, head of gurdwara Santsar Sahib, denied all allegations of the UT administration and said, “We are having the registry of gurdwara land and haven’t encroached even a single inch of land.”

He even stated that gurdwara followers not even fired a single bullet from inside the gurdwara and alleged that it was a plan to involve the gurdwara in this activity. The leaders decided to announce further action after the marriage of Gurpreet Singh, son of Baba Sarup Singh, scheduled for February 8.

Meanwhile, those arrested were Harnek Singh, Satbir Singh, Simranpreet Singh, Gurcharan Singh, Harbaaz Singh and BS Sondhi, have been remanded for 14 days to the judicial custody.

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