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PAKISTAN
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DHARAMSHALA
SRI GURU RAMDAS JI LAHORE
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This place, related
to the lifetime of Guru Ram Das Ji, is situated in Gurdwara Diwan Khana,
Chuni Mandi. The ancestors of Guru Ram Das trensacted their trade at
this place. Guru Arjan Dev stayed here when he came to attend the marriage
of his cousin, Bhai Sahari Mal's son. This dharamashala was attached
to Gurdwara Diwan Khanna, later on.
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PAKISTAN
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GURDWARA
BAOLI SAHIB GURU ARJAN DEV JI (LAHORE)
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This
Gurdwara is situated in the famous busy market of Dabbi Bazar in the
centre of Lahore city. One side of this Gurdwara adjoins Dabbi Bazar
the second is adjusted to Loha Bazar, the third opens on Kesera Bazar
and the fourth borders the Guru Bazar when ever Guru Arjan Dev visited
Lahore he prefered to stay there. The Guru got a baoli built there.
In A.D. 1599, when Guru Arjan Dev, the redeeemer of the mankind came
to Lahore, Bhai Chhajju Bhagat came along with a pathan to pay his respect
to the Guru and put a bag full of 282 mohars at the feet of the Guru,
requesting him to utalise the same for religious works. The Guru asked
as to where this money had come from. On this, the Bhagat narrated the
story thus: "My pathan friend gave me this bag to keep in safe custody
but my accountant (munim) forgot to register this money in his ledger
(Vahi-Khata) and by the passage of time, I too, forgot all about it.
When the pathan came asking for his money, I refused to pay as my records
mentioned nothing of the sort. The case was taken to the official (Hakam)
where the pathan lost his case. But while cleaning the shop before Diwali,
I found the bag. I put extra Rs.100 therein and try to return the same
to my friend with apologies. But the pathan refused to take it as he
had lost the case. Niether he considered that money his nor could take
it as mine. That is why we have brought this amount to the Guru Darbar".
The Guru appreciated their truthfulness and started to build a baoli
with that money at this place. At the instigation of Diwan Jaspat Rai,
this holy shrine was demolished by Yahaya Khan, the Nawab of Lahore
and was turned into the residential quarter. Maharaja Ranjit Singh in
1834 A.D. rendered service to this place and got a new building erected
and a sarovar dug. Shops were built on all sides as to bring revenue
for the management of this shrine. He got a darwaza built near the baoli
as a memorial. Bhai Nihal Singh was made responsibe for the Sewa of
this place. In 1903 A.D. Sri Guru Singh Sabha, Lahore started weekly
congregations here. When Sant Attar Singh Visited this shrine in 1911
A.D., he started the daily recitation of Asa di var. In 1927 A.D., The
Gurdwara came under S.G.P.C management, but the congregations at the
time of Gurpurs were held by Singh Sabha, Lahore. At time of partition,
Bhai Dalip Singh was martyrized on 11th August, 1947.
