05-22-2007, 10:29 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->And what exactly do you mean by âRahitâ? If you meant âRahit Maryadaâ then it is The Sikh Code of Conduct concieved by the Shromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. If you meant âRahit Namaâ i.e. A manual of conduct for Khalsa Sikhs. There are a number of them by various Sikhs dating back to the eighteenth century so how does one come to the conclusion it is 100% right?
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Rahit is code of conduct as told by Guru Gobind Singh ji on Visakhi day (1st Visakhi) 1699 A.D. This was written by Guru's disciple Bhai Nand lal ji. In original Rahit there are no restrictions on meat eating but Guru Gobind Singh told his Khalsa that they can change/amend Rahit as they deemed fit through Sarbatt Khalsa (voting).
I am not sure if you know the story of Bhai Nand lal ji!! he was an Islamic Scholar of Arabian, Quran and Persian living in Ghazni! and became very famous among Ulemmas.. He became so much famous that people all over India knew him as a hindu who knows more about Islam than muslims themselves. Then Aurungzeb one day was discussing something with his Ulema about Islam where he could not be satisified by the answers as provided. Somebody told him about Bhai Nand lal ji of Ghazni., he was summoned to Delhi...
Bhai Nand Lal ji's answer so much satisfied Aurungzeb that he immediately declared to convert Bhai Sahib and his whole family to Islam., forcibly or otherwise. At this time many Kashmiris, Satnamis, Nirankaris, Sadhus, Saints, etc use to come under protection of Guru Gobind Singh ji (tradition started by his father when KAshmiri brahmins came for protection)., Bhai Nand lal ji went straight to Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur sahib and told his problem and asked to live with him. He was off course provided a shelter along with his family to keep Mughals away.
Then came 1699 Visakhi Day when Khalsa was created!! Bhai Nand Lal wrote the first Rahitnama in Punjabi (still available) which was approved by Guru Gobind Singh himself.
Then... under Banda Bahadur Vegetarianism was added in the rahitnama... then many other things.... the point is that Rahitnama is code of conduct for people of faith to follow.
Well Since there may be more soldiers in punjab (than saints) Government of India should get more people in defense forces from Punjab!!
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Rahit is code of conduct as told by Guru Gobind Singh ji on Visakhi day (1st Visakhi) 1699 A.D. This was written by Guru's disciple Bhai Nand lal ji. In original Rahit there are no restrictions on meat eating but Guru Gobind Singh told his Khalsa that they can change/amend Rahit as they deemed fit through Sarbatt Khalsa (voting).
I am not sure if you know the story of Bhai Nand lal ji!! he was an Islamic Scholar of Arabian, Quran and Persian living in Ghazni! and became very famous among Ulemmas.. He became so much famous that people all over India knew him as a hindu who knows more about Islam than muslims themselves. Then Aurungzeb one day was discussing something with his Ulema about Islam where he could not be satisified by the answers as provided. Somebody told him about Bhai Nand lal ji of Ghazni., he was summoned to Delhi...
Bhai Nand Lal ji's answer so much satisfied Aurungzeb that he immediately declared to convert Bhai Sahib and his whole family to Islam., forcibly or otherwise. At this time many Kashmiris, Satnamis, Nirankaris, Sadhus, Saints, etc use to come under protection of Guru Gobind Singh ji (tradition started by his father when KAshmiri brahmins came for protection)., Bhai Nand lal ji went straight to Guru Gobind Singh at Anandpur sahib and told his problem and asked to live with him. He was off course provided a shelter along with his family to keep Mughals away.
Then came 1699 Visakhi Day when Khalsa was created!! Bhai Nand Lal wrote the first Rahitnama in Punjabi (still available) which was approved by Guru Gobind Singh himself.
Then... under Banda Bahadur Vegetarianism was added in the rahitnama... then many other things.... the point is that Rahitnama is code of conduct for people of faith to follow.
Well Since there may be more soldiers in punjab (than saints) Government of India should get more people in defense forces from Punjab!!