Brutality of ISIS is the copy of what

Mughals did with Sikhs of Punjab

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Torture of Sikh Women & kids by Mughals.

Stockton, California: The history of Sikhism is closely associated with the history of Punjab
and the socio-political situation in medieval India. Sikhs distinction was further enhanced by the
establishment of the Khalsa, by Guru Gobind Singh in 1699. Sikhism was created by Guru
Nanak, a religious leader and a social reformer during the fifteenth century in the Punjab region.
The religious practice was formalized by Guru Gobind Singh on 13 April 1699. The latter
baptized five persons from different social backgrounds to form Khalsa.
The Mughal Empire was founded by Babur, a Central Asian ruler who was descended from the
Turko-Mongol conqueror Timur on his fathers side and from Chagatai, the second son of the

Mongol ruler Genghis Khan, on his mothers side. Ousted from his ancestral domains in Central
Asia, Babur turned to India to satisfy his ambitions. He established himself in Kabul and then
pushed steadily southward into India from Afghanistan through the Khyber Pass. Baburs forces
occupied much of northern India after his victory at Panipat in 1526. Generally Sikhism has had
amicable relations with other religions. However, during the Mughal rule of India (15561707),
the emerging religion had strained relation with the ruling Mughals. Prominent Sikh Gurus were
martyred by Mughals for opposing some Mughal emperors persecution of Sikhs and Hindus.
Subsequently, Sikhism militarized to oppose Mughal hegemony and ended their rule in India.

ISIS and Mughals

What ISIS is doing is the exact copy of what Mughals did against Sikh Gurus and followers of
Sikhism from 15th century to 18th century. Mughal Empire wanted whole India to be converted
to Islam religion. Hindus started converting to Muslim because of fear. Watching hundreds of
thousands conversion and the fear for their own life, Hindu religious leaders came and asked for
help from Sikh Gurus and his followers. Sikh Gurus stepped up to protect freedom of religion
(which was unheard on any corner of the world at that time) and Mughals started the same brutal
war crime against Sikhs is exactly what Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is doing today in
21st century.

Guru Arjan Dev Ji

Guru Arjan Devi ji was put on hot plate by mughals and they poured hot sand on top of Sikh
Guru.
The Mughal emperor Jahangir wrote in his autobiography Tuzk-e-Jahangiri that too many people
were becoming persuaded by Guru Arjans teachings and if he did not become a Muslim the Sikh
Panth had to be extinguished. HE ordered the Gurus execution A contemporary Jesuit account,
written in early 17th century by Spanish Jesuit missionary into the Mughal court Father Jerome
Xavier (15421605), who was in Lahore at the time, records that the Sikhs managed to get
Jahangir to commute the death sentence to a heavy fine, for which a rich individual, possibly a
Sikh, stood as guarantor. The Guru however refused to let a fine be paid for him and even

refused when a longtime friend of his, Sufi Sai Mian Mir, tried interceding on his behalf.
Jahangir tortured Guru Arjan in the hopes of extracting the money, but the Guru refused to give
the fine and was executed.

Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji

Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji before Beheading by Mughals

The Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb ordered Hindu temples to be destroyed and that idol worship
was to be stopped. He had a temple converted into a Mosque and slaughtered a cow inside it. He
also had Hindus sacked from their government jobs and employed Muslims instead. Aurangzeb
also ordered Gurdwaras to be destroyed, and he expelled many missionaries from the main cities.
Despite some resistance after many years of persecution, people were being forced to take up
Islam. Aurangzeb, being clever, decided if he could convert the revered Brahmin Pandits of
Kashmir that millions of followers would then easily be converted. Threatened with conversion
or death, the Pandits overcome by panic, came in a delegation to Chakk Nanaki, Pargana Kahlur
and requested Guru Tegh Bahadur Jis help. Hearing the serious nature of the conversation, Guru
Jis 9 year old son Gobind Rai Ji told his father what the problem was. The Guru told his son of
the Pandits dilemma and said that it would take a holy man literally laying down his life to
intercede. Gobind Rai responded Who would be better than you to defend the poor Brahmins.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji decided to stand up for the right of freedom of worship and told the
delegation to tell Aurangzeb that if he could convert Guru Tegh Bahadur they would gladly
convert.
Four days later Guru Tegh Bahadur ji was arrested, along with some of his followers, Bhai
Dayala, Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das by Nur Muhammad Khan.
After Mati Das, Dyal Das and Sati Das were tortured and executed on three consecutive days,
Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded at Chandni Chowk in 1675. Guru Tegh Bahadur is popularly
known as Hind Di Chadar i.e. The Shield of India, in reference to his popular image as
sacrificing his life for the protection of religious freedom in India.

Bhai Sati Das, Bhai Mati Das & Bhai Dayala

Bhai Sati Das was wrapped up in cotton wool, set alight and was roasted alive. He remained
calm and peaceful and kept uttering Waheguru, waheguru, waheguru (Sikh meditation). His
martyrdom is remembered by the Sikhs in their daily prayers. This happened on 24 November
1675, on the same day as Bhai Mati Das was executed.

Sawed, Burned and Boiled Alive Bhai Dayala, Bhai Mati Das and Bhai Sati Das.
Mati Das while standing erect was tied between two posts. He was asked if he had any parting
words, to which Mati Das answered, I request only that my head be turned toward my Guru as I
am executed. Two executioners placed a double-handed saw on his head. Mati Das serenely
uttered Ek Onkar and started reciting the Japji Sahib, the great morning prayer of the Sikhs. He
was sawn in half from head to loins. It is said that even as the body was being sawn into two, the
Japji continued to reverberate from each part until it was all over.
Qazi pronounced his religious order that Bhai Dayala must either accept Islam or be prepared to
embrace death by being boiled in a Cauldron. Bhai Dayal was asked for a final time if he would
leave his faith and embrace Islam. Bhai sahib defiantly and consistently answered, No! to the

qazis repeated requests. This infuriated the qazi who pronunced his immediate torture and death.
The executioners sat Bhai Sahib in the cauldron of water under which a large fire was lit. Slowly
the water was let warm; then it was hot; soon it was too hot and then it was boiling. Bhai Dayala
continued to his last breath to recite Sikh prayers.

Bhai Taru Singh Ji

After a short period of imprisonment and torture, Bhai Taru Singh ji was brought by Mughals
before Lahore Governor Zakariya Khan and given the choice of converting to Islam or being
executed. Taru Singh calmly asked, Why must I become a Mussalman (a Muslim person)? Do
not the Mussalmans ever die? Upon his refusal, and in a public display, Bhai Taru Singhs scalp
was cut away from his skull with a sharp knife to prevent his hair from ever growing back. Bahi
Taru Singh ji was left to bleed to his death by Mughals.

Mass torture and persecution of Sikhs

Zakariya Khan was the Mughal governor of Lahore, now in Pakistan. He had taken part in the
Mughal Empires operations against the Sikh leader Banda Singh Bahadur. After the capture of
Banda Singh and his companions in December 1715, he escorted the prisoners to Delhi, rounding
up Sikhs that he could find in villages along the route. As he reached the Mughal capital, the
caravan comprised seven hundred bullock carts full of severed heads and over seven hundred
captives. He ordered village officials to capture Sikhs and hand them over for execution. A
graded scale of rewards was laid down a blanket for cutting off a Sikhs hair; ten rupees for
information about the whereabouts of a Sikh; fifty rupees for a Sikh scalp. Plunder of Sikh
homes was made lawful; giving shelter to Sikhs or withholding information about their
movements was made a capital offense.

From top left: Mughal army returning with Sikh heads on spike to claim reward. Top right: Sikhs
getting butchered for refusing to convert to Islam. Bottom Left: Mughal ruler giving rewards for
killing Sikhs. Bottom right: Non-Soldier Muslims (Mughals Sympathizer) killing Sikhs .
Zakariya Khans police, consisting of nearly 20,000 men especially recruited for this purpose,
scoured the countryside and brought back hundreds of Sikhs in chains. Prominent Sikhs
including the revered Bhai Mani Singh and Bhai Tariff Singh were, after the severest of
torments, publicly beheaded at the Nakhas, the horse-market of Lahore, renamed by Sikhs
Shahidganj in honour of the martyrs. Yet Zakariya Khan remained unsuccessful in his object of
vanquishing the Sikhs. He died at Lahore on 1 July 1745 a dispirited man, bequeathing to his
sons and successors chaos and confusion.

Torture on Sikh Women & Kids

The Sikh women held as prisoners in Mir

Mannus Jail (1748-1753) who endured the pain of having their children murdered and made into
garlands around their necks but did not sacrifice their faith. During 18th century Sikh women
were arrested and endured torture in Mir Mannus Jail in Lahore, they chanted:
|| || (We are the grass, and Mannu the sickle
(grass-cutting blade); The more he cuts us, the more we grow.)