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<blockquote data-quote="dalvinder45" data-source="post: 225151" data-attributes="member: 26009"><p style="text-align: center"><strong>RETURN TO BANGALADESH FROM ASSAM</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"><strong>Syllhet</strong>:</p><p></p><p>From Dacca, Guru Nanak visited Kamproop, Assam, Manipur and Tripura and returned to Bengal (now Bangla Desh area) via Garo Hills Meghalaya reaching Sylhet, Memmon Singh and Karimgarnj. This area was then part of Kamroop. There used to be Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev commemorating Guru Nanak’s visit to Memmon Singh. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sahib Memmon Singh was constructed in 1945 A.D. There used be quite a number of Sikhs and sangat gathered in number till 1947 but all the Panjabis vacated the place as a result of partition. It was being looked after by Shri Jatinder Mohan Chattopadhya. Later a Bengali Sikh Hira Singh was given the charge. It had one main hall where Sri Guru Granth Sahib was placed. An attached room existed for the priest (granthi). Kitchen service (langar) was done in the open, In 2008 Sardar Sukha Singh Sarhali got the darbar hall and the adjoining room duly repaired and 21 feet high flag (Nishan Sahib) was installed. A local Bengali family is now looking after the Gurdwara and Baba Sarhali has promised to arrange a permanent granthi (Sikh priest).</p><p></p><p>Sylhet is a major town in Bangla Desh (formerly East Pakistan), visited by Guru Nanak Sahib. Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib too visited this town during his tour of this zone in 1656-64 and 1665-70. It seems that a large number of Sikhs belonging to this town had embraced Sikhism because a Hukamnama (Guru Sahib’s Letter, literally Royal Order) issued by Guru Gobind Singh Sahib refers to the Sikhs of this town. According to Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha[1], a Gurdwara had been built to preserve the memory of the visit of Guru Sahib. During the earthquake of 1897, this Gurdwara got destroyed. Now, there is no Sikh in this town nor exists any Gurdwara. Gurdwara Syllhet Sadar was constructed to commemorate Guru Nanak’s visit by Sikh Sangat Sylhet. Sikh Sangat Sangat has been an important sangat in Bengal during Guru Gobind Singh’s period since the Tenth Guru sent hukamnamas to the sangats of Bengal where name of sangat of Sylhet prominently appeared. The khasra no of the land on which Gurdwara Sahib was built is 2096 and khata no 1720 in village Sakhapat within Sylhet periphery. The area of the land is 1.67 acres. The building on the area gave away due to prolonged neglect after 1947. In 1981 the Government acquired the land and made a government rest house of the District Prishad and two other government quarters. [2]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]22447[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]22448[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>Photo 1. Baba Sukha Singh ji with local sangat at the entrance of Gurdwara Memmon Singh. </strong></p><p><strong>Photo 2. Ardas being done in Gurdwara Memmon Singh.</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p> <strong>Chittagong</strong></p><p></p><p>Chittagong is the second most populous city and main seaport of Bangladesh, touching the borders of Burma and Tripura. The city straddles hilly terrain and faces the Bay of Bengal. It is a major commercial, financial and industrial hub and has been the key trading centre of Bengal with China and East Asian Islands during Guru Nanak’s times. As per historical records, Sultan Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah of Sonargaon conquered Chittagong in 1340 [3]. The region was an important trading center of pearls, rice, silk, muslin, spices and ivory. Chittagong was the southeastern terminus of the Grant Trunk Road. It was a major port on the Maritime Silk Road.[4] The Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta visited the city in 1443 and sailed from the port to Canton in China.[5] The Italian merchant Niccolo de Conti visited the city around the same time as Battuta.[9] In the mid-15th century, the Chinese Treasure Fleet of Admiral Zheng He anchored in the port during numerous imperial missions to the Sultanate of Bengal.[6] The Ottoman Empire utilized the shipyards of Chittagong to build its naval forces.[7] After the defeat of Mahmud Shah at the hands of Sher Shah in 1538, the Arakanese Kingdom of Mrauk U conquered Chittagong. This shows that Chittagong was a frequented port during 15th-16th centuries, the time of Guru Nanak’s visit.</p><p></p><p>Guru Nanak visited Chittagong before he departed for East Asian Countries. Giani Lal Singh Sangrur writes: “Guru Nanak reached Chittagong while propagating Naam in Dacca area. Sheikh Ibrahim, the twelfth in line to Sheikh Farid used to stay there and was called Farid Sani. He also compiled his poetry under the assumed name of Sheikh Farid. The hymns of the Sheikh Farid were in Persian. Guruji held discussions with Sheikh Ibrahim. He cited Sheikh Farid’s hymn in Punjabi. Guru Nanak explained the deficiencies in these translated hymns and also their relationship to Gurbani. Sheikh Ibrahim was satisfied and pleased. He accepted Gur ji as a perfect great man and started following him. The place where this discussion took place is close to Chittagong.”[8]</p><p></p><p>Dr. Surinder Singh Kohli mentions: “From Tripura, the Guru entered Chittagong district of East Bengal. There is a hill having a water tank named Sitakund on the summit. The water of the tank is hot. About three miles to the north of the tank there is a sacred spring… and four miles is the Balwa Kund, a place of pilgrimage. Like Jawalamukhi in Himachal Pradesh, the flames of the fire are seen rising from the stones and the water of the tank. The Guru visited Balwa Kund Teerth. He held discussions with the yogis. There is a ‘Charan Padka’ of the Guru here in memory of his visit. From Balwa Kund in Chittagong district, the Guru proceeded towards Calcutta.” [9] Hukamnama of Guru Gobind Singh mentions about existence of sangats (congregations) and masands (representatives) of Dhaka, Syllhet, Chittagong and Sondeep: “It is the order of Sri Guru Ji to Bhai Hulas Chand, Bakshi Chand and the entire sangats of Dacca, Chittagong, Sondeep and Syllhet. Guru shall protect them all. Please send a best quality elephant. May the God bless the sangat.” [10] This Hukamnama confirms the later links of the Gurus with the sangat of Chittagong and the area around.</p><p> [ATTACH=full]22449[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>Photo 3. A Dutch ship in Chittagong port in 1702</strong></p><p></p><p>'When Mardana, the companion of the Guru expressed his desire to see all the seven dvipas the Guru said, "The great Jambu Dvipa is spread over one lakh yojan and lies in the middle of the other dvipas. The great mountain Sumer lies within it. You have already seen the nine regions of this dvipa and one of these regions is Bharat Varsh. I cannot refuse to show you the other dvipas, therefore, let us go". Then the Guru started on this great journey.</p><p></p><p>Gurdwara Sikh Temple was constructed in memory of his visit to the place in the Chak Bazaar of the Chittagong town. Bhai Mohan Singh, a poor Khatri of Patna Sahib who rose to be a diwan (Revenue Minister) of Nawab Murshid Kuli Khan ('Ali Vardi Khan?') of Bengal from 1740 to 1756 donated some property to the Gurdwara, which remained under the control of mahants.[11]Extensive properties yielding income of about Rs. 5000/- were endowed for the maintenance of the shrine. The Nawab made the endowed properties rent-free, and the grant perpetuated the said endowment. The endowment was recognised and confirmed as a Sikh religious endowment by the Government, as would appear from letter No. 318 A of 7th May 1878 from the Secretary to the Board of Revenue L.P. to the Secretary to the then Government of Bengal Revenue Department.</p><p></p><p>What is left of it now is not less than 3 acres in Mauzah Khizirpur, and other 23 Mauzahs 15-20 miles off Chittagong. The first Secretary-General, Capt. Bhag Singh [Editor, The Sikh Review, Calcutta] visited some of these fertile lush lands; claims have been lodged for full ownership of the Sikh temple by a local committee, its members were selected and proposed by Capt. Bhag Singh, and appointed by the District Judge, Chittagong, who remained the Ex-Officio Administrator of the Sikh Temple property, vide 1931 order of the Calcutta High Court. We hope, one day, this tangle will be solved. Later a Management Committee was formed under the orders of District Judge. In 1972, when Capt Bhag Singh along with a deputation visited the Gurdwara, Sri Satish Chander Roy was the President and Shri S.K. Barman was the secretary of the Managing Committee. [12] Now Gurdwara management is under the direction of Patna Sahib Management Committee.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]22450[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]22451[/ATTACH]</p><p><strong>Photo 4. Gurdwara commemorating Guru Nanak’s visit at Chittagong </strong></p><p><strong>Photo 5. Prayer at Chittagong Gurdwara</strong></p><p></p><p>There is another gurdwara in Chittagong known as Pahadi Tali, Panjabi Lane about 6.5 kilometers from Chittagong city centre which was built by railway employees in 1934 A.D. It has a darbar hall 90’x30’. After partition in 1947, all the Panjabis came out to Indian side and the gurdwara was looked after by Janab Ali a truly devoted Muslim advocate. A building was erected in 2008 by Baba Sukha Singh Sarhali.</p><p></p><p>Chittagong is accessible by road, rail, sea and air connecting Bangladesh capital and other cities within Bangladesh and outside countries by air. Pilgrims coming to Dhaka should visit Chittagong and see the Sikh Temple where Guru Nanak stayed for some time with two of his disciples.</p><p></p><p><strong>References</strong></p><p></p><p>[1] Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Mahankosh</p><p></p><p>[2] Gurmukh Singh, September 1995, Sikh Shrines, Amritsar, Singh Bros, p.77-78</p><p></p><p>[3] Tarlochan Singh, Dr Jan 1972, Jeevan Charitar Guru Nanak Dev, Delhi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, p. 164</p><p></p><p>[4] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopedia Britannica, (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press.</p><p></p><p>[5] Local Government Engineering Department, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development &</p><p></p><p>[6]<a href="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZF2spo9BKacC&pg=PA254&dq=the+adventures+of+ibn+battuta" target="_blank">The Adventures of Ibn Battuta</a> +chittagong&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Mb6OUpKBLabY7Aa6poGIBQ&ved=0CE8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20 adventures%20of%20ibn%20battuta%20chittagong&f=falseSingh Sangrur, 1940, Guru Khalsa Twareekh, Ludhiana, Lahore, Book Shop, p.69.</p><p></p><p>[7] Niccolo de Conti in the 'City of Buffetania'</p><p></p><p>[8] Sen, Dineshchandra, 1988, The Ballads of Bengal. Mittal Publications.pp. xxxiii.</p><p></p><p>[9] Gyani Lal Cooperatives, <a href="http://www.lged.gov.bd/District" target="_blank">www.lged.gov.bd/District</a>, Chittagong,</p><p></p><p>[10] (a) Surinder Singh Kohli : Travels of Guru Nanak, Chandigarh, Punjab University, 1978 (2nd end) P-54 (b) Balwa Kund Manji Sahib (Gyani Gian Singh, 1997, Gurdham Sangreh, Sri Amritsar, Dharam Parchar Committee SGPC, 15 December p.40)</p><p></p><p>[11] Sadat Ullah Khan, (2006) .WASA Chittagong, In Islam Sirajup, Banglapedia, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Retrieved 1 September 2013. <a href="http://www.salahuddinkasemkhan.com/hcg/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.salahuddinkasemkhan.com/hcg/index.html</a></p><p></p><p>[12] Gurmukh Singh (Major), Sept 1995, Historical Sikh Shrines, Sri Amritsar, Singh Bros. 1st Edition, p. 77</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dalvinder45, post: 225151, member: 26009"] [CENTER][B]RETURN TO BANGALADESH FROM ASSAM Syllhet[/B]:[/CENTER] From Dacca, Guru Nanak visited Kamproop, Assam, Manipur and Tripura and returned to Bengal (now Bangla Desh area) via Garo Hills Meghalaya reaching Sylhet, Memmon Singh and Karimgarnj. This area was then part of Kamroop. There used to be Gurdwara Guru Nanak Dev commemorating Guru Nanak’s visit to Memmon Singh. Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sahib Memmon Singh was constructed in 1945 A.D. There used be quite a number of Sikhs and sangat gathered in number till 1947 but all the Panjabis vacated the place as a result of partition. It was being looked after by Shri Jatinder Mohan Chattopadhya. Later a Bengali Sikh Hira Singh was given the charge. It had one main hall where Sri Guru Granth Sahib was placed. An attached room existed for the priest (granthi). Kitchen service (langar) was done in the open, In 2008 Sardar Sukha Singh Sarhali got the darbar hall and the adjoining room duly repaired and 21 feet high flag (Nishan Sahib) was installed. A local Bengali family is now looking after the Gurdwara and Baba Sarhali has promised to arrange a permanent granthi (Sikh priest). Sylhet is a major town in Bangla Desh (formerly East Pakistan), visited by Guru Nanak Sahib. Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib too visited this town during his tour of this zone in 1656-64 and 1665-70. It seems that a large number of Sikhs belonging to this town had embraced Sikhism because a Hukamnama (Guru Sahib’s Letter, literally Royal Order) issued by Guru Gobind Singh Sahib refers to the Sikhs of this town. According to Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha[1], a Gurdwara had been built to preserve the memory of the visit of Guru Sahib. During the earthquake of 1897, this Gurdwara got destroyed. Now, there is no Sikh in this town nor exists any Gurdwara. Gurdwara Syllhet Sadar was constructed to commemorate Guru Nanak’s visit by Sikh Sangat Sylhet. Sikh Sangat Sangat has been an important sangat in Bengal during Guru Gobind Singh’s period since the Tenth Guru sent hukamnamas to the sangats of Bengal where name of sangat of Sylhet prominently appeared. The khasra no of the land on which Gurdwara Sahib was built is 2096 and khata no 1720 in village Sakhapat within Sylhet periphery. The area of the land is 1.67 acres. The building on the area gave away due to prolonged neglect after 1947. In 1981 the Government acquired the land and made a government rest house of the District Prishad and two other government quarters. [2] [ATTACH type="full" width="326px"]22447[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="321px"]22448[/ATTACH] [B]Photo 1. Baba Sukha Singh ji with local sangat at the entrance of Gurdwara Memmon Singh. Photo 2. Ardas being done in Gurdwara Memmon Singh. Chittagong[/B] Chittagong is the second most populous city and main seaport of Bangladesh, touching the borders of Burma and Tripura. The city straddles hilly terrain and faces the Bay of Bengal. It is a major commercial, financial and industrial hub and has been the key trading centre of Bengal with China and East Asian Islands during Guru Nanak’s times. As per historical records, Sultan Fakhruddin Mubarak Shah of Sonargaon conquered Chittagong in 1340 [3]. The region was an important trading center of pearls, rice, silk, muslin, spices and ivory. Chittagong was the southeastern terminus of the Grant Trunk Road. It was a major port on the Maritime Silk Road.[4] The Moroccan explorer Ibn Battuta visited the city in 1443 and sailed from the port to Canton in China.[5] The Italian merchant Niccolo de Conti visited the city around the same time as Battuta.[9] In the mid-15th century, the Chinese Treasure Fleet of Admiral Zheng He anchored in the port during numerous imperial missions to the Sultanate of Bengal.[6] The Ottoman Empire utilized the shipyards of Chittagong to build its naval forces.[7] After the defeat of Mahmud Shah at the hands of Sher Shah in 1538, the Arakanese Kingdom of Mrauk U conquered Chittagong. This shows that Chittagong was a frequented port during 15th-16th centuries, the time of Guru Nanak’s visit. Guru Nanak visited Chittagong before he departed for East Asian Countries. Giani Lal Singh Sangrur writes: “Guru Nanak reached Chittagong while propagating Naam in Dacca area. Sheikh Ibrahim, the twelfth in line to Sheikh Farid used to stay there and was called Farid Sani. He also compiled his poetry under the assumed name of Sheikh Farid. The hymns of the Sheikh Farid were in Persian. Guruji held discussions with Sheikh Ibrahim. He cited Sheikh Farid’s hymn in Punjabi. Guru Nanak explained the deficiencies in these translated hymns and also their relationship to Gurbani. Sheikh Ibrahim was satisfied and pleased. He accepted Gur ji as a perfect great man and started following him. The place where this discussion took place is close to Chittagong.”[8] Dr. Surinder Singh Kohli mentions: “From Tripura, the Guru entered Chittagong district of East Bengal. There is a hill having a water tank named Sitakund on the summit. The water of the tank is hot. About three miles to the north of the tank there is a sacred spring… and four miles is the Balwa Kund, a place of pilgrimage. Like Jawalamukhi in Himachal Pradesh, the flames of the fire are seen rising from the stones and the water of the tank. The Guru visited Balwa Kund Teerth. He held discussions with the yogis. There is a ‘Charan Padka’ of the Guru here in memory of his visit. From Balwa Kund in Chittagong district, the Guru proceeded towards Calcutta.” [9] Hukamnama of Guru Gobind Singh mentions about existence of sangats (congregations) and masands (representatives) of Dhaka, Syllhet, Chittagong and Sondeep: “It is the order of Sri Guru Ji to Bhai Hulas Chand, Bakshi Chand and the entire sangats of Dacca, Chittagong, Sondeep and Syllhet. Guru shall protect them all. Please send a best quality elephant. May the God bless the sangat.” [10] This Hukamnama confirms the later links of the Gurus with the sangat of Chittagong and the area around. [ATTACH type="full"]22449[/ATTACH] [CENTER][B]Photo 3. A Dutch ship in Chittagong port in 1702[/B][/CENTER] 'When Mardana, the companion of the Guru expressed his desire to see all the seven dvipas the Guru said, "The great Jambu Dvipa is spread over one lakh yojan and lies in the middle of the other dvipas. The great mountain Sumer lies within it. You have already seen the nine regions of this dvipa and one of these regions is Bharat Varsh. I cannot refuse to show you the other dvipas, therefore, let us go". Then the Guru started on this great journey. Gurdwara Sikh Temple was constructed in memory of his visit to the place in the Chak Bazaar of the Chittagong town. Bhai Mohan Singh, a poor Khatri of Patna Sahib who rose to be a diwan (Revenue Minister) of Nawab Murshid Kuli Khan ('Ali Vardi Khan?') of Bengal from 1740 to 1756 donated some property to the Gurdwara, which remained under the control of mahants.[11]Extensive properties yielding income of about Rs. 5000/- were endowed for the maintenance of the shrine. The Nawab made the endowed properties rent-free, and the grant perpetuated the said endowment. The endowment was recognised and confirmed as a Sikh religious endowment by the Government, as would appear from letter No. 318 A of 7th May 1878 from the Secretary to the Board of Revenue L.P. to the Secretary to the then Government of Bengal Revenue Department. What is left of it now is not less than 3 acres in Mauzah Khizirpur, and other 23 Mauzahs 15-20 miles off Chittagong. The first Secretary-General, Capt. Bhag Singh [Editor, The Sikh Review, Calcutta] visited some of these fertile lush lands; claims have been lodged for full ownership of the Sikh temple by a local committee, its members were selected and proposed by Capt. Bhag Singh, and appointed by the District Judge, Chittagong, who remained the Ex-Officio Administrator of the Sikh Temple property, vide 1931 order of the Calcutta High Court. We hope, one day, this tangle will be solved. Later a Management Committee was formed under the orders of District Judge. In 1972, when Capt Bhag Singh along with a deputation visited the Gurdwara, Sri Satish Chander Roy was the President and Shri S.K. Barman was the secretary of the Managing Committee. [12] Now Gurdwara management is under the direction of Patna Sahib Management Committee. [ATTACH type="full" width="307px"]22450[/ATTACH][ATTACH type="full" width="350px"]22451[/ATTACH] [B]Photo 4. Gurdwara commemorating Guru Nanak’s visit at Chittagong Photo 5. Prayer at Chittagong Gurdwara[/B] There is another gurdwara in Chittagong known as Pahadi Tali, Panjabi Lane about 6.5 kilometers from Chittagong city centre which was built by railway employees in 1934 A.D. It has a darbar hall 90’x30’. After partition in 1947, all the Panjabis came out to Indian side and the gurdwara was looked after by Janab Ali a truly devoted Muslim advocate. A building was erected in 2008 by Baba Sukha Singh Sarhali. Chittagong is accessible by road, rail, sea and air connecting Bangladesh capital and other cities within Bangladesh and outside countries by air. Pilgrims coming to Dhaka should visit Chittagong and see the Sikh Temple where Guru Nanak stayed for some time with two of his disciples. [B]References[/B] [1] Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha Mahankosh [2] Gurmukh Singh, September 1995, Sikh Shrines, Amritsar, Singh Bros, p.77-78 [3] Tarlochan Singh, Dr Jan 1972, Jeevan Charitar Guru Nanak Dev, Delhi Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, p. 164 [4] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopedia Britannica, (11th ed.), Cambridge University Press. [5] Local Government Engineering Department, Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development & [6][URL="http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZF2spo9BKacC&pg=PA254&dq=the+adventures+of+ibn+battuta"]The Adventures of Ibn Battuta[/URL] +chittagong&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Mb6OUpKBLabY7Aa6poGIBQ&ved=0CE8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=the%20 adventures%20of%20ibn%20battuta%20chittagong&f=falseSingh Sangrur, 1940, Guru Khalsa Twareekh, Ludhiana, Lahore, Book Shop, p.69. [7] Niccolo de Conti in the 'City of Buffetania' [8] Sen, Dineshchandra, 1988, The Ballads of Bengal. Mittal Publications.pp. xxxiii. [9] Gyani Lal Cooperatives, [URL="http://www.lged.gov.bd/District"]www.lged.gov.bd/District[/URL], Chittagong, [10] (a) Surinder Singh Kohli : Travels of Guru Nanak, Chandigarh, Punjab University, 1978 (2nd end) P-54 (b) Balwa Kund Manji Sahib (Gyani Gian Singh, 1997, Gurdham Sangreh, Sri Amritsar, Dharam Parchar Committee SGPC, 15 December p.40) [11] Sadat Ullah Khan, (2006) .WASA Chittagong, In Islam Sirajup, Banglapedia, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Retrieved 1 September 2013. [URL]http://www.salahuddinkasemkhan.com/hcg/index.html[/URL] [12] Gurmukh Singh (Major), Sept 1995, Historical Sikh Shrines, Sri Amritsar, Singh Bros. 1st Edition, p. 77 [/QUOTE]
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