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<blockquote data-quote="dalvinder45" data-source="post: 225073" data-attributes="member: 26009"><p style="text-align: center"><strong>GURU NANAK’S JOIURNEY FROM EMNABAD TO SULTANPUR LODHI-1</strong></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22242[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong> Maps 3 & 4. Travels from Emnabad to Sultanpur Lodhi</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22244[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]22245[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Maps 5 Travels from Emnabad to Pasrur Map 6. Travel from Pasrur to Pakpattan</strong></p><p>From Nankana Sahib, Guru Nanak proceded to Emnabad. On the route he visited Avana village of Labanas. Guru Nanak stayed here for sometime. This Gurdwara was in the control of Udsis when Bhai Dhanna Singh visited this place on 8 October 1932. Laban Sikhs filed a case for the control of the Gurdwara but in court Mahant Lal Das Udasi won the case. Sikhs filed a review petition which was pending at the time. 300 acres land is attached to this Gurdwara. There was a small Gurdwara at the site as shown in the photograph taken by Bhai Dhanna Singh Chahal. There were no food and tay arrangements for the visitors. There was a large mauselium of an udasi Sadhu near the Gurdwara whose Gumbad dominated the Gurdwara. The Gurdwara was within the village and had no Nishan sahib then. [1]</p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]22246[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p> <strong>Photo 51: Gurdwara Awana of Lubanans visited by Guru Nanak taken by Dhanna Sngh in 1932</strong></p><p></p><p>Guru Nanak reached Emnabad from Awana. Guru’s presence pleased Bhai Lalo immensely. After a stay for seven-eight days, he moved out to visit the surrounding areas and finally reached Seoke.</p><p></p><p><strong>Seoke</strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]22247[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong>Photo 52: Gurdwara Chhota Nankana Sahib Seoke: Photo Dhanna Singh Chahal 1932 AD</strong></p><p></p><p>The village which was originally named Bharowal was later reestablished as Seoke. A farmer Bhai Roopa has been longing since last two years to see Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak stayed at Seoke to meet Bhai Roopa. Bhai Roopa looked after the Guru with great devotion and was redeemed. [2] Gurdwara Nankana Sahib is situated one km outside the village. 16 acres land was attached to the Gurdwara by the village. Fair is held on 25-26 Harh.. It is about 20 Kms south from Sialkot in police station Daska and Post office Piro Chakk.[3] At Seoke Guru Nanak heard of Peer Hamza Ghaus who threatened to destroy Sialkot. Guru Nanak preceded toSialkot to put Peer Hamza Ghaus on right path. [4]</p><p></p><p><strong>Fatte Bhinder</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]22250[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong> Photo 53: Gurdwara Fatta Bhinder Patshahi Pehli, Pakistan</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>While going to Sialkot Guru Nanak came to Fatte Bhinder. A small Gurdwara in south of the village commemorates Guru Nanak’s visit. Village has attached an acre of land with the gurdwara. A fair was held on Nimani Ikadashi. It is located 20 km from Railway station Gujranwala. Its police circle is Daska and post Office Jandu. [5] Gurudwara Pehli Patshahi is located in the Fateh Bhinder village in the Daska Tehsil near village Govind Ke. The village can be reached from Glotian. This Gurdwara of Guru Nanak Dev is on the southern side of the village. This Gurdwara was built by the devotees at the spot where he had stayed. Built at the site where Guru Nanak Dev had once visited, was abandoned in 1947 after the migration of the Sikh population during the Partition. The gurdwara building, with crumbling yet magnificent architecture, was one of the many such Sikh shrines in Pakistan that required immediate attention. This Gurdwara remained neglected since Partition. On the inner and outer walls of the Gurdwara are inscriptions in Punjabi language. Over time, the building has become dilapidated due to the neglect of the local administration. A local villager said that since the 2005 earthquake, there have been many cracks in the building’s walls and roof, while the roof on the second floor had collapsed and the Gurdwara is complete dilapidated condition. In the past few months, some illegal occupants had even turned the abandoned building of Gurdwara Nanaksar into a cattle shed and started tying their animals in the premises. (6) This historical Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi Nanaksar in Sialkot is finally set for preservation The Pakistan government on June 24, 2022 ordered the restoration of the historical Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi Nanaksar in Sialkot. Since then the Gurdwara has been restored. Sikh pilgrims started visiting this Gurdwara from far and wide. A Sikh almonry was also built along with the gurdwara. Sikh pilgrims who came to the gurdwara were given a silver coin on their return. Baba Afzal, a resident of the area, said that along with former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, many members of Sikh community came to Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi, Fateh Bhandar and every year pilgrims also come here for Darshan. This gurdwara is an example of its own in terms of aesthetics. There are 100 windows and doors on all four sides of the Gurdwara and there is decorative work on them. Its floor is made of marble stones in which Kandakari work had also been done. Nearest Bus Station is Fateh Bhinder, Nearest Railway Station is Sialkot Station, Nearest Airport is Sialkot</p><p></p><p><strong>Sialkot</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]22252[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong> Photo 54: Gurdwara Ber Sahib, Sialkot</strong></p><p></p><p>Next, he reached Sialkot.Guru Nanak is said to have visited Sialkot twice; first time when he stayed under a ber tree and held discourses with a Sufi Saint Hamza Ghaus. Hamza Ghaus had become angry because Giga Khatri did not give one son as agreed to him out of three sons he had by the blessing of Hamza Ghaus. Hamza got angry and went into deep meditation in order to burn entire Sialkot. Guru Nanak reached Sialkot and sat under a tree where now stands Gurdwara Ber Sahib. The tomb in which Hamza Ghaus was meditating was also closeby. Guru Nanak called him and enquired the reason of doing penance. He said, “This is a city of liars; this must be destroyed.” Guru Nanak said, “O Hamza! You have not learnt contentment. The evil in your mind is the falsehood. If you have got something from meditation then destroy your evil. The mendicant must adopt the way of five elements and the trees of selfless service. How sinful it would be to punish the entire population for the fault of a single citizen? The city which you proclaim to be of liars can be tested. He sent Mardana to the town to purchase one pice worth of truth and one pice worth of falsehood. Mardana went to almost every shopkeeper but no one was able to provide him truth or falsehood. At last, Bhai Mula gave Mardana two slips with scribbled sentences: “Life is false”, and “Death is True”. Taking the slips from Mardana, Guru Nanak explained to Hamza Ghaus: “Look! You were angry at the unwise one who did not fulfill the promise and see here the two slips sent by a wise one who too is a resident of the same town. You would have destroyed a saintly person along with the wicked and would have earned the wrath of God. Hamza Ghaus understood the truth and changed his resolve to burn the city. He then called Bhai Mula and thanked him for givng him correct reply. Bhai Mula became Guru Nanak’s follower and accompanied him in his journey. [6]</p><p></p><p>There is another episode connected with Bhai Mula. On his second visit Guru Nanak went to Mula’s wife and asked about Mula. Afraid of his going with the Guru, she asked her husband to hide and told a lie to Guru Ji that ‘Mula is not at home’. Guru Nanak knew the fact and said, “Friendship of shopkeepers is false; who knows, O Mula, where death may befall.” According to Janamsakhi Meharban, when Bhai Mula learnt about Guru’s visit and what all transpired he was struck with remorse for hiding himself from the Guru at his wife’s bidding. He died soon after.[7] Two historical shrines exist at Sialkot; Gurdwara Babe di Ber and Gurdwara Baoli Sahib. Gurdwara Babe di Ber was got constructed by Sardar Natha Singh of Shaheed Misl who donated his entire life to it. It is situated near ber tree under which the Guru had stayed. It is outside the town across the Aik stream, along the Sailkot Pasrur road. The building was reconstructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It has a two storeyed octagonal sanctum topped by a fluted dome and an all round verandah on the ground floor. Gurdwara was taken under control by the local Sikh Sangat on 5th October 1920. With that the Gurdwara reform movement got momentum. Gurdwara Baoli Sahib is in the western outskirts of the town near the Sialkot-Daska road. It represents the site where Guru Nanak Dev stayed during the second visit. [8]</p><p></p><p><strong>Baoli Sahib</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]22253[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong>Photo 55: Sialkot Gurdwara Baoli sahib, Doburji Arian, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan</strong></p><p></p><p>The Gurdwara Baoli Sahib is located at a distance of two hundred meters from Gurdwra Ber Sahib. Its phone number is +974 5525 5236.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sahowal</strong></p><p></p><p>From Sialkot, Guru Nanak came to Sahowal (in Sambhrial police circle), 8 kms away and sat under a ber (mulbery) tree for a few days. It was near a pond which was later brick-lined and named Nanaksar Sarovar. Gurdwara Nanaksar was constructed to commemorate the visit of Guru Nanak which however, had to be abandoned in 1947. [9] The old ber tree still stood in the Gurdwara compound when it was abandoned in the wake of partition and now its existence is in doubt [10] since Mohammad Waliullah Khan makes no mention of it in ‘Sikh Shrines in West Pakistan. [11]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22254[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>Photo 56: Gurdwara Nanaksar Pehli Patshahi Sahowal (Sialkot) Photo Dhana Singh Chahal</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>Pasrur</strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong>[ATTACH=full]22256[/ATTACH]</strong></strong></p><p><strong>Photo 57: Remnants of Gurudwara Manji Sahib Mithan da Kotla, Pasrur, Narowal Road, Pasrūr, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan</strong></p><p></p><p>Guru Nanak reached Pasrur from Sialkot. Pasrur is the leading town and tehsil of Sialkot District. The place where Guru Ji had stayed is known as Deokay. This Shrine is located on Narowal-Sialkot road, about half a kilometer from the Pasrur railway station. The Pasrur Gurudwara is completely in ruins..</p><p></p><p>When Guru Nanak reached Pasrur, a renowned Muslim mystic, Mian Mittah, was busy in prayers. It is said that his real name was not Mian Mittha but because of his soft speech people started calling him Mian Mittha. With the passage of time his real name was forgotten. Guru Nanak had a discourse with Mian Mittha at this place. Mitthan Shah, used to force the Hindus not to burn but to bury their dead.Guru Nanak explained him the various ways of living and the importance of burning the dead than burying them in environmental point of view. The mendicant understood and allowed Hindus to bury their dead thereafter.[12] The place where this discourse took place was known as “Kotla Mian Mittha” but later Deoka became popular name. Once Dek stream used to flow close to it but now it has shifted course. There is very big garden of bair and one gate of the garden is on Narowal-Pasrur road. There is a big pond just beside the gate. At the end of the tank, a simple Manji Sahib (room to keep the Granth Sahib) is built on the right hand side of the tank. It is an elevated platform without any roof but it has a beautiful door. There are three houses behind Manji Sahib. In one of these houses Guru Granth Sahib was placed. Bhai Mohan Singh used to clean and maintain the shrine. This shrine is under the occupation of the District Board. The water tank has become a stagnant pond and the Gurdwara too is not in a good condition. Pasrur has Bus Station and Railway Station while airport is Sialkot. He redeemed the people and subdued the pride of Mitthan Shah.[13] He went around various villages around and stayed in Jahman with some followers. [14].</p><p></p><p><strong>Changa Manga</strong></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22257[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]22258[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong> Map 7 & 8 Location Maps Changa Manga an Kot Nankana</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>[ATTACH=full]22259[/ATTACH]</strong></p><p><strong>Map 58: Gurdwara Guru Nanak in Manga in Pakistan's Lahore district.</strong> <strong>Haroon Khalid</strong></p><p></p><p>The Changa Manga is a planted forest which includes a wildlife preserve, in the Kasur and Lahore districts of Punjab, Pakistan. It was once the largest man-made forest in the world but has undergone illegal deforestation at a massive scale in recent times.[15][16] Changa Manga is known more widely as "one of the oldest hand-planted forests in the world",[17] It was named after two brother dacoits.</p><p></p><p>70 kilometres south of Lahore in the Kasur district, on Raiwind-Pttoki road, the forest covers an area of 5,000 hectares (12,510 acres) and is one of the largest of its kind.</p><p></p><p>About 70 kilometres southwest of Lahore along the Lahore-Multan highway this place in Manga was visited by Guru Nanak Dev where now Gurdwara Nankiana Talab exists.[18] It is 15 km from Chuhnia, a shrine known as Chhota Nanakana located outside the village to the east commemorating his visit. While returning from Talwandi and going to Sultanpur a mendicant Rajsant was enlightened at this place. [19]</p><p></p><p>“Guru Nanak crossed the Ravi and stayed at Manga for a little while,” Qaiser told Haroon Khalid. “Here, he preached his message and then came to this spot, where the Gurdwara was later constructed.” Qaiser said. “Nanak, along with his companions, Mardana and Bhai Bala, sat here under the shade of a tree and then moved on.”</p><p></p><p>The plot on which the gurdwara stands was allotted to it by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. The enclosed space now contains a fish farm under the Pakistani Fisheries Department. The land abutting the gurudwara is occupied by a school. The Multan Road Highway passes through the gurdwara’s gate, while the Pakistani town of Manga is across the road. “Extracts are from haroon Khalid’s interview with Iqbal Qaisar”.</p><p></p><p>Later Guru Hargobind also visited the place while returning from Kashmir. About 135 acres of land was attached to it during the Sikh rule. At the time of 1947 partition, the building comprised a flat-roofed square hall with a verandah all around it. A vast tank (sarovar) was at the back of the Gurdwara and managed by SGPC through a local committee [20].</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]22260[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]22261[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>Photo 59: Wahiguru Gurdwara in Kot Nankana Photo 60:</strong> <strong>Painting in wahiguru Gurdwara</strong></p><p></p><p>The gurdwara Guru Nanak was in a dismal state – only its pillars and outer structure still stood. The facing pool reflected this depressing sight. Iqbal Qisr mentions that, “This gurdwara was burned at the time of Partition. The priests here were refusing to leave, so the mob burned it down.” This is a small town, the last of Lahore district as one heads south towards Multan. The river Ravi once used to flow across the western boundary of Manga. “Manga is about 1,000 years old,” Qaiser told. There was filth, junkies and stray dogs on the streets.</p><p></p><p><strong>Chunian</strong></p><p></p><p>After redeeming the people around, he next moved to Chunian. Chunian is located 75 km away from Lahore. As Guru Nanak’s reputation had spread all around, people flocked to him as they came to know of his visit to the place. Mahant Janki Parsad, Kanpatta Yogi Satnath, Roopa Bhagat, Sheikh Dawood Kirmani, Peer Ganj Baksh and others came to him, heard his discourses and were pleased to keep Guru Nanak with them. [21] Gurdwara Sahib construted to commemorate his visit to Chinian is slowly collapsing due to neglect.</p><p></p><p><strong>Apel </strong></p><p></p><p>He also visited Apel a place 8 kos from Chunian where a Manji Sahib is established. Two hundred bighas of land is attached to the Gurdwara. [22]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dalvinder45, post: 225073, member: 26009"] [CENTER][B]GURU NANAK’S JOIURNEY FROM EMNABAD TO SULTANPUR LODHI-1[/B][/CENTER] [ATTACH type="full" width="285px"]22242[/ATTACH] [B] Maps 3 & 4. Travels from Emnabad to Sultanpur Lodhi[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="280px"]22244[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="301px"]22245[/ATTACH] [CENTER][B]Maps 5 Travels from Emnabad to Pasrur Map 6. Travel from Pasrur to Pakpattan[/B][/CENTER] From Nankana Sahib, Guru Nanak proceded to Emnabad. On the route he visited Avana village of Labanas. Guru Nanak stayed here for sometime. This Gurdwara was in the control of Udsis when Bhai Dhanna Singh visited this place on 8 October 1932. Laban Sikhs filed a case for the control of the Gurdwara but in court Mahant Lal Das Udasi won the case. Sikhs filed a review petition which was pending at the time. 300 acres land is attached to this Gurdwara. There was a small Gurdwara at the site as shown in the photograph taken by Bhai Dhanna Singh Chahal. There were no food and tay arrangements for the visitors. There was a large mauselium of an udasi Sadhu near the Gurdwara whose Gumbad dominated the Gurdwara. The Gurdwara was within the village and had no Nishan sahib then. [1] [B][ATTACH type="full"]22246[/ATTACH][/B] [B]Photo 51: Gurdwara Awana of Lubanans visited by Guru Nanak taken by Dhanna Sngh in 1932[/B] Guru Nanak reached Emnabad from Awana. Guru’s presence pleased Bhai Lalo immensely. After a stay for seven-eight days, he moved out to visit the surrounding areas and finally reached Seoke. [B]Seoke [ATTACH type="full"]22247[/ATTACH] Photo 52: Gurdwara Chhota Nankana Sahib Seoke: Photo Dhanna Singh Chahal 1932 AD[/B] The village which was originally named Bharowal was later reestablished as Seoke. A farmer Bhai Roopa has been longing since last two years to see Guru Nanak. Guru Nanak stayed at Seoke to meet Bhai Roopa. Bhai Roopa looked after the Guru with great devotion and was redeemed. [2] Gurdwara Nankana Sahib is situated one km outside the village. 16 acres land was attached to the Gurdwara by the village. Fair is held on 25-26 Harh.. It is about 20 Kms south from Sialkot in police station Daska and Post office Piro Chakk.[3] At Seoke Guru Nanak heard of Peer Hamza Ghaus who threatened to destroy Sialkot. Guru Nanak preceded toSialkot to put Peer Hamza Ghaus on right path. [4] [B]Fatte Bhinder [ATTACH type="full"]22250[/ATTACH] Photo 53: Gurdwara Fatta Bhinder Patshahi Pehli, Pakistan[/B] While going to Sialkot Guru Nanak came to Fatte Bhinder. A small Gurdwara in south of the village commemorates Guru Nanak’s visit. Village has attached an acre of land with the gurdwara. A fair was held on Nimani Ikadashi. It is located 20 km from Railway station Gujranwala. Its police circle is Daska and post Office Jandu. [5] Gurudwara Pehli Patshahi is located in the Fateh Bhinder village in the Daska Tehsil near village Govind Ke. The village can be reached from Glotian. This Gurdwara of Guru Nanak Dev is on the southern side of the village. This Gurdwara was built by the devotees at the spot where he had stayed. Built at the site where Guru Nanak Dev had once visited, was abandoned in 1947 after the migration of the Sikh population during the Partition. The gurdwara building, with crumbling yet magnificent architecture, was one of the many such Sikh shrines in Pakistan that required immediate attention. This Gurdwara remained neglected since Partition. On the inner and outer walls of the Gurdwara are inscriptions in Punjabi language. Over time, the building has become dilapidated due to the neglect of the local administration. A local villager said that since the 2005 earthquake, there have been many cracks in the building’s walls and roof, while the roof on the second floor had collapsed and the Gurdwara is complete dilapidated condition. In the past few months, some illegal occupants had even turned the abandoned building of Gurdwara Nanaksar into a cattle shed and started tying their animals in the premises. (6) This historical Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi Nanaksar in Sialkot is finally set for preservation The Pakistan government on June 24, 2022 ordered the restoration of the historical Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi Nanaksar in Sialkot. Since then the Gurdwara has been restored. Sikh pilgrims started visiting this Gurdwara from far and wide. A Sikh almonry was also built along with the gurdwara. Sikh pilgrims who came to the gurdwara were given a silver coin on their return. Baba Afzal, a resident of the area, said that along with former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, many members of Sikh community came to Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi, Fateh Bhandar and every year pilgrims also come here for Darshan. This gurdwara is an example of its own in terms of aesthetics. There are 100 windows and doors on all four sides of the Gurdwara and there is decorative work on them. Its floor is made of marble stones in which Kandakari work had also been done. Nearest Bus Station is Fateh Bhinder, Nearest Railway Station is Sialkot Station, Nearest Airport is Sialkot [B]Sialkot [ATTACH type="full"]22252[/ATTACH] Photo 54: Gurdwara Ber Sahib, Sialkot[/B] Next, he reached Sialkot.Guru Nanak is said to have visited Sialkot twice; first time when he stayed under a ber tree and held discourses with a Sufi Saint Hamza Ghaus. Hamza Ghaus had become angry because Giga Khatri did not give one son as agreed to him out of three sons he had by the blessing of Hamza Ghaus. Hamza got angry and went into deep meditation in order to burn entire Sialkot. Guru Nanak reached Sialkot and sat under a tree where now stands Gurdwara Ber Sahib. The tomb in which Hamza Ghaus was meditating was also closeby. Guru Nanak called him and enquired the reason of doing penance. He said, “This is a city of liars; this must be destroyed.” Guru Nanak said, “O Hamza! You have not learnt contentment. The evil in your mind is the falsehood. If you have got something from meditation then destroy your evil. The mendicant must adopt the way of five elements and the trees of selfless service. How sinful it would be to punish the entire population for the fault of a single citizen? The city which you proclaim to be of liars can be tested. He sent Mardana to the town to purchase one pice worth of truth and one pice worth of falsehood. Mardana went to almost every shopkeeper but no one was able to provide him truth or falsehood. At last, Bhai Mula gave Mardana two slips with scribbled sentences: “Life is false”, and “Death is True”. Taking the slips from Mardana, Guru Nanak explained to Hamza Ghaus: “Look! You were angry at the unwise one who did not fulfill the promise and see here the two slips sent by a wise one who too is a resident of the same town. You would have destroyed a saintly person along with the wicked and would have earned the wrath of God. Hamza Ghaus understood the truth and changed his resolve to burn the city. He then called Bhai Mula and thanked him for givng him correct reply. Bhai Mula became Guru Nanak’s follower and accompanied him in his journey. [6] There is another episode connected with Bhai Mula. On his second visit Guru Nanak went to Mula’s wife and asked about Mula. Afraid of his going with the Guru, she asked her husband to hide and told a lie to Guru Ji that ‘Mula is not at home’. Guru Nanak knew the fact and said, “Friendship of shopkeepers is false; who knows, O Mula, where death may befall.” According to Janamsakhi Meharban, when Bhai Mula learnt about Guru’s visit and what all transpired he was struck with remorse for hiding himself from the Guru at his wife’s bidding. He died soon after.[7] Two historical shrines exist at Sialkot; Gurdwara Babe di Ber and Gurdwara Baoli Sahib. Gurdwara Babe di Ber was got constructed by Sardar Natha Singh of Shaheed Misl who donated his entire life to it. It is situated near ber tree under which the Guru had stayed. It is outside the town across the Aik stream, along the Sailkot Pasrur road. The building was reconstructed by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It has a two storeyed octagonal sanctum topped by a fluted dome and an all round verandah on the ground floor. Gurdwara was taken under control by the local Sikh Sangat on 5th October 1920. With that the Gurdwara reform movement got momentum. Gurdwara Baoli Sahib is in the western outskirts of the town near the Sialkot-Daska road. It represents the site where Guru Nanak Dev stayed during the second visit. [8] [B]Baoli Sahib [ATTACH type="full"]22253[/ATTACH] Photo 55: Sialkot Gurdwara Baoli sahib, Doburji Arian, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan[/B] The Gurdwara Baoli Sahib is located at a distance of two hundred meters from Gurdwra Ber Sahib. Its phone number is +974 5525 5236. [B]Sahowal[/B] From Sialkot, Guru Nanak came to Sahowal (in Sambhrial police circle), 8 kms away and sat under a ber (mulbery) tree for a few days. It was near a pond which was later brick-lined and named Nanaksar Sarovar. Gurdwara Nanaksar was constructed to commemorate the visit of Guru Nanak which however, had to be abandoned in 1947. [9] The old ber tree still stood in the Gurdwara compound when it was abandoned in the wake of partition and now its existence is in doubt [10] since Mohammad Waliullah Khan makes no mention of it in ‘Sikh Shrines in West Pakistan. [11] [ATTACH type="full"]22254[/ATTACH] [B]Photo 56: Gurdwara Nanaksar Pehli Patshahi Sahowal (Sialkot) Photo Dhana Singh Chahal [B]Pasrur [ATTACH type="full"]22256[/ATTACH][/B] Photo 57: Remnants of Gurudwara Manji Sahib Mithan da Kotla, Pasrur, Narowal Road, Pasrūr, Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan[/B] Guru Nanak reached Pasrur from Sialkot. Pasrur is the leading town and tehsil of Sialkot District. The place where Guru Ji had stayed is known as Deokay. This Shrine is located on Narowal-Sialkot road, about half a kilometer from the Pasrur railway station. The Pasrur Gurudwara is completely in ruins.. When Guru Nanak reached Pasrur, a renowned Muslim mystic, Mian Mittah, was busy in prayers. It is said that his real name was not Mian Mittha but because of his soft speech people started calling him Mian Mittha. With the passage of time his real name was forgotten. Guru Nanak had a discourse with Mian Mittha at this place. Mitthan Shah, used to force the Hindus not to burn but to bury their dead.Guru Nanak explained him the various ways of living and the importance of burning the dead than burying them in environmental point of view. The mendicant understood and allowed Hindus to bury their dead thereafter.[12] The place where this discourse took place was known as “Kotla Mian Mittha” but later Deoka became popular name. Once Dek stream used to flow close to it but now it has shifted course. There is very big garden of bair and one gate of the garden is on Narowal-Pasrur road. There is a big pond just beside the gate. At the end of the tank, a simple Manji Sahib (room to keep the Granth Sahib) is built on the right hand side of the tank. It is an elevated platform without any roof but it has a beautiful door. There are three houses behind Manji Sahib. In one of these houses Guru Granth Sahib was placed. Bhai Mohan Singh used to clean and maintain the shrine. This shrine is under the occupation of the District Board. The water tank has become a stagnant pond and the Gurdwara too is not in a good condition. Pasrur has Bus Station and Railway Station while airport is Sialkot. He redeemed the people and subdued the pride of Mitthan Shah.[13] He went around various villages around and stayed in Jahman with some followers. [14]. [B]Changa Manga[/B] [ATTACH type="full" width="278px"]22257[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="382px"]22258[/ATTACH] [B] Map 7 & 8 Location Maps Changa Manga an Kot Nankana [ATTACH type="full"]22259[/ATTACH] Map 58: Gurdwara Guru Nanak in Manga in Pakistan's Lahore district.[/B] [B]Haroon Khalid[/B] The Changa Manga is a planted forest which includes a wildlife preserve, in the Kasur and Lahore districts of Punjab, Pakistan. It was once the largest man-made forest in the world but has undergone illegal deforestation at a massive scale in recent times.[15][16] Changa Manga is known more widely as "one of the oldest hand-planted forests in the world",[17] It was named after two brother dacoits. 70 kilometres south of Lahore in the Kasur district, on Raiwind-Pttoki road, the forest covers an area of 5,000 hectares (12,510 acres) and is one of the largest of its kind. About 70 kilometres southwest of Lahore along the Lahore-Multan highway this place in Manga was visited by Guru Nanak Dev where now Gurdwara Nankiana Talab exists.[18] It is 15 km from Chuhnia, a shrine known as Chhota Nanakana located outside the village to the east commemorating his visit. While returning from Talwandi and going to Sultanpur a mendicant Rajsant was enlightened at this place. [19] “Guru Nanak crossed the Ravi and stayed at Manga for a little while,” Qaiser told Haroon Khalid. “Here, he preached his message and then came to this spot, where the Gurdwara was later constructed.” Qaiser said. “Nanak, along with his companions, Mardana and Bhai Bala, sat here under the shade of a tree and then moved on.” The plot on which the gurdwara stands was allotted to it by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh Empire. The enclosed space now contains a fish farm under the Pakistani Fisheries Department. The land abutting the gurudwara is occupied by a school. The Multan Road Highway passes through the gurdwara’s gate, while the Pakistani town of Manga is across the road. “Extracts are from haroon Khalid’s interview with Iqbal Qaisar”. Later Guru Hargobind also visited the place while returning from Kashmir. About 135 acres of land was attached to it during the Sikh rule. At the time of 1947 partition, the building comprised a flat-roofed square hall with a verandah all around it. A vast tank (sarovar) was at the back of the Gurdwara and managed by SGPC through a local committee [20]. [ATTACH type="full" width="390px"]22260[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="288px"]22261[/ATTACH] [B]Photo 59: Wahiguru Gurdwara in Kot Nankana Photo 60:[/B] [B]Painting in wahiguru Gurdwara[/B] The gurdwara Guru Nanak was in a dismal state – only its pillars and outer structure still stood. The facing pool reflected this depressing sight. Iqbal Qisr mentions that, “This gurdwara was burned at the time of Partition. The priests here were refusing to leave, so the mob burned it down.” This is a small town, the last of Lahore district as one heads south towards Multan. The river Ravi once used to flow across the western boundary of Manga. “Manga is about 1,000 years old,” Qaiser told. There was filth, junkies and stray dogs on the streets. [B]Chunian[/B] After redeeming the people around, he next moved to Chunian. Chunian is located 75 km away from Lahore. As Guru Nanak’s reputation had spread all around, people flocked to him as they came to know of his visit to the place. Mahant Janki Parsad, Kanpatta Yogi Satnath, Roopa Bhagat, Sheikh Dawood Kirmani, Peer Ganj Baksh and others came to him, heard his discourses and were pleased to keep Guru Nanak with them. [21] Gurdwara Sahib construted to commemorate his visit to Chinian is slowly collapsing due to neglect. [B]Apel [/B] He also visited Apel a place 8 kos from Chunian where a Manji Sahib is established. Two hundred bighas of land is attached to the Gurdwara. [22] [/QUOTE]
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