118. Gurdwara Chakki Sahib & Gurdwara Khuhi Bhai Lalo (Eminabad)
As I mentioned in my previous post about Gurdwara Rori Sahib, Eminabad is an old town and in the late middle ages, it was an important city in the region. The founder of the Sikh religion Baba Guru Nanak Dev ji (1469 – 1539) also lived here for some time. There are three gurdwaras associated…
117. Gurdwara Rori Sahib, Eminabad (district Gujranwala)
Eminabad is an old and historic town in the Gujranwala district and was considered an important city in this region in the Middle Ages and during the Mughal era. Babur came here during one of his attacks on Punjab and had a meeting with Baba Guru Nanak, but that will be the subject of my…
116. Samadhis at Thakkarke (district Sialkot)
About fifteen kilometers from Gujranwala towards Daska, and just five kilometers north of Nandipur, is a small village Thakkarke, surrounded by beautiful green fields. The Marala-Ravi Link Canal flows less than two kilometers to the east. It is a pleasure to travel in such a beautiful area. It is a small village and the only…
115. Gurdwara Pehli Patshahi: Fateh Bhinder (district Sialkot)
Almost twenty kilometers from Gujranwala city, on the Daska Road, lies the small village of Fateh Bhinder, situated about five kilometers west of the main road in a rural setting. Unlike some of its neighboring villages, it does not appear to be particularly prosperous. A large canal, Upper Chenab Canal, flows nearby, and the surrounding…
114. Gurdwara Guru Hargobind Sahib: Ghalotian Khurd (district Sialkot)
Ghalotian Khurd is a small village in the Sialkot district, located about 3 km off the Gujranwala–Daska road. The village’s gurdwara is no longer functional, is in poor condition, and urgently needs repair. It stands at the centre of the village and is named after the sixth Sikh Guru, Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji (1595–1644 AD),…
113. Gurdwara Baoli Sahib, Sialkot
The most famous gurdwara of Sialkot is Babe Di Ber, which I have already covered in 112. Gurdwara Babe Di Ber – Sialkot exists in the centre of the city and is an important landmark in the history of the Sikhs. Just 300 meters to the east of this gurdwara, another historic gurdwara is located at 32°28’51.4″N,…
112. Gurdwara Babe Di Ber – Sialkot
Gurdwara, or house of Guru, is a place of worship of the followers of Sikh religion, hence a holy place for their community, where they come together to worship God and interact with their community. Hence gurdwara is the centre of their religious and cultural life. Some gurdwaras have a special significance attached to them….
111. Well of Puran Bhagat, Sialkot
Qissa Raja Rasalu and Puran Bhagat, or the Legend of Raja Rasalu and Puran Bhagat, is one of the oldest folk tales of Punjab. The only known physical evidence connected to this legend is a well and a small temple, located about ten kilometers from Sialkot, near a small village at 32°33’55.74″N, 74°35’13.91″E. The well…
110. Clock Tower of Sialkot
A clock tower was once a common feature of modern cities. In Pakistan, there are at least seven such towers. The most famous among them is the Ghanta Ghar of Faisalabad, so well-known that I once believed it to be the only clock tower in the country. It is perhaps the largest of them all….
109. Mosque of Mulla Kamal ud Din, Sialkot
This mosque in the old part of the city of Sialkot was managed by Maulana Mulla Kamal ud Din. He could not find details about Mulla Kamal ud Din, but his fame is due to being the teacher of famous Muslim scholar Sheikh Ahmad Al Fruqi Al Sirhindi, famous as Mujaddid Alf Sani. The following…