Mata Khivi Ji cooking Langar for the Sangat in Guru Angad Dev Ji’s Holy Kitchen Did Guru Angad Dev Ji’s langar include meat? If that were true, why isn’t meat prepared in Sikh langars today? Did the Sikh code of conduct (Sikh maryada) change at some
Read MoreGuru Har Rai Sahib Ji caring for animals in his animal sanctuary at Kiratpur Sahib In many Sikh historical books, it is written at several places that Guru Har Rai Patshah Ji had eight marriages. This raises an important question: did Guru Sahib Ji truly have
Read MoreBhagat Kabeer Ji was a great poet who spoke without discrimination. His message was meant for everyone, not only for Muslims. Initially, his Guru was Ramanand Ji, who was a Hindu and later began his own Bhagti Marag and promoted devotion to Raam. If Bhagat Kabeer
Read MoreGuru Nanak Dev Ji at Mecca Some people question how Guru Nanak Sahib Ji could have visited Mecca if he was not a Muslim. This doubt mainly comes from the belief that non-Muslims have never been allowed to enter Mecca. However, this belief does not fully
Read MoreSome people ask whether Sikhi really started in 1699, or if Sikhs had a distinct identity before that. Many claim that the Sikh code of conduct (Sikh Rehat) began only when Guru Gobind Singh Ji initiated Amrit (baptism) in 1699. But how true is this? Was
Read MoreGuru Arjan Dev Ji dictating Gurbani to Bhai Gurdas Ji. In Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the Bani (sacred compositions) of six Guru Sahiban, fifteen Bhagats, eleven Bhatts, and three Gursikhs are recorded. However, a misunderstanding has commonly been spread within the Sikh community. This misunderstanding
Read MoreDid Guru Nanak Dev Ji ever actually eat meat?Did he ever give Sikhs permission to eat meat? In the Janam Sakhis (traditional accounts of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s life), there are some references, such as the sakhi of the Kurukshetra fair. In this sakhi, it is
Read MoreMan bowing (performing Matha Tekh) in devotion to Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji being the Divine Voice of God. Today, many Sikhs come across claims, especially online, that bowing before Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji is idol worship. Some Muslims make this accusation, yet at the
Read MoreMakhan Shah Lubhana was a very devoted Sikh and at the same time was a very successful businesman. He was into import and export business. Once he was on a business trip and his ship was loaded with commodities from India. While the ship was travelling,
Read MoreSiri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib jee’s martyrdom is incomparable in history. There are many people who gave their lives for what they believed in but it is only Siri Guru Tegh Bahadur jee, who gave his life for beliefs he did not practice or condone. Siri
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