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20. BHAI MANI SINGH<br />
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SURA 50 PEHCHANIYE. JO LARAI DEEN KE HET.<br />
PURZA PURZA CUT MARE KABH HUN NA CHHADED KHET.<br />
So far we have gone through several heart piercing stories of<br />
different martyrs. Every story appeared to be quite unique, unheard of<br />
and full of heroic or sacrificial acts. Some were warriors, who laid<br />
down their lives fighting in the battlefield for the Sikh cause and for<br />
protecting the Sikh values. Some were caught alive and tortured to<br />
death later. Some offered themselves to the killers and sacrificed<br />
themselves for the values they loved most.<br />
But now the life and personality we are going to discuss had all<br />
possible ingredients of sacrifice, warrior like qualities, dedication,<br />
devotion and submission to Sikh principles and values. In addition we<br />
may say he was not only a warrior or sacrificer, he was a great scholar<br />
too ofGurbani, a great scribe, who rewrote (Guru) Granth Sahib at the<br />
instance, direction and dictation of Guru Gobind Singh Sahib. He<br />
rewrote Dasam Guru Ka Granth in consultation with and under the<br />
guidance of Mata Sundar Kaur Ji - consort of Guru Gobind Singh<br />
Sahib long after GuruSahib had left this mortal world, as the same was<br />
lost in Sirsa river. Bhai Mani Singh whose life and character we are<br />
discussing also served as a Head Granthi, at Darbar Sahib, Sri<br />
Harrnandir Sahib. He with his wisdom avoided a catastrophe between<br />
Bandai Khalsa and the Tat Khalsa. It was he who with his wisdom<br />
prevented a much heavier mass murder of Sikhs, that was done by<br />
Lakhpat Rai at the behest ofNawab Zakaria Khan of Lahore.<br />
Above all, his sacrifice, his martyrdom is perhaps ofthe oldest<br />
man on this earth, as he was cut to pieces limb by limb, in a most<br />
heinous way at the age of90 years.<br />
One more feature that should not skip the attention .of the<br />
readers is perhaps that Bhai Mani Singh is the person whose grand<br />
father Bhai Ballu Rao, laid down his life while fighting with the<br />
188/ The <strong>Sikhism</strong> - <strong>Culture</strong>, History & Religion
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