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December-The Sikh 👳Heritage Month
For alot of people December usually means one thing.....Christmas. But for the Sikhs, December is the month of Poh, meaning a month of sacrifices. The month starts with the remembrance of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (Father of Guru Gobind Singh Ji), who made a supreme sacrifice - by giving his life so that people of the Hindu faith could freely practice their religion under the Mughal regime of Aurangzeb.
In this week of 21-27 December, we also observe the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's four sons Baba Ajit Singh Ji, Baba Jujhar Singh Ji, Baba Fateh Singh Ji and Baba Zorawar Singh Ji. The youngest two were at a tender age when they spent the last few nights of their life, imprisoned with their grandmother Mata Gujjar Kaur Ji, in freezing conditions before being bricked alive, for refusing to bow down to tyranny by renouncing their faith and converting to Islam. They remained righteous and defiant until their last breath, but their cruel captors gave no food or drink to warm or sustain them and instead the innocent young siblings were declared to be the offspring of a poisonous snake, who would grow to be as dangerous as their father if allowed to live.
Unfortunately, miscarriages of justice continue to happen in today's India. Take the case of Bhai Varyam Singh who has been recently released from prison after nearly 26 years. Arrested in 1990, he was taken to a police station in Uttar Paredsh where he was interrogated, severely tortured then thrown into Bareilly prison under the harsh TADA laws which do away with a persons rights and any observance of the rule of law. Varyam Singh is believed to have been one of the longest serving Sikh political prisoners despite being totally innocent. Sikh Relief (SOPW) have been supporting Varyam Singh and his family since he first came to our attention in around 2009. Despite the atrocities he faced, he did not give up his faith in Waheguru. Without a doubt, Varyam Singh has made an enormous sacrifice for the future of the Sikh Panth, but in all the time that Sikh Relief have known him, he has not allowed himself to become resentful but has remained humble and gracious.
By honouring the selfless sacrifices of our beloved father Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who gave his own father, mother and four sons, we continue to spread the message of his Khalsa Panth all over the world. United we stand, divided we fall.
© dream girl😍
In this week of 21-27 December, we also observe the martyrdom of Guru Gobind Singh Ji's four sons Baba Ajit Singh Ji, Baba Jujhar Singh Ji, Baba Fateh Singh Ji and Baba Zorawar Singh Ji. The youngest two were at a tender age when they spent the last few nights of their life, imprisoned with their grandmother Mata Gujjar Kaur Ji, in freezing conditions before being bricked alive, for refusing to bow down to tyranny by renouncing their faith and converting to Islam. They remained righteous and defiant until their last breath, but their cruel captors gave no food or drink to warm or sustain them and instead the innocent young siblings were declared to be the offspring of a poisonous snake, who would grow to be as dangerous as their father if allowed to live.
Unfortunately, miscarriages of justice continue to happen in today's India. Take the case of Bhai Varyam Singh who has been recently released from prison after nearly 26 years. Arrested in 1990, he was taken to a police station in Uttar Paredsh where he was interrogated, severely tortured then thrown into Bareilly prison under the harsh TADA laws which do away with a persons rights and any observance of the rule of law. Varyam Singh is believed to have been one of the longest serving Sikh political prisoners despite being totally innocent. Sikh Relief (SOPW) have been supporting Varyam Singh and his family since he first came to our attention in around 2009. Despite the atrocities he faced, he did not give up his faith in Waheguru. Without a doubt, Varyam Singh has made an enormous sacrifice for the future of the Sikh Panth, but in all the time that Sikh Relief have known him, he has not allowed himself to become resentful but has remained humble and gracious.
By honouring the selfless sacrifices of our beloved father Guru Gobind Singh Ji, who gave his own father, mother and four sons, we continue to spread the message of his Khalsa Panth all over the world. United we stand, divided we fall.
© dream girl😍
