On this day, the Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali attacked the Sikhs who were then resting in the jungle nearby Kup Roheera. The Sikhs determinedly battled first at Kup Roheera, then at Bahmanian and lastly at village Gahar, though the ‘Sikhs suffered a colossal loss of thirty thousand deaths out of total of fifty thousand including Vaneer, yet they remained relentless and as high-spirited as they were ever. Ahmed Shah Badalled few more expeditions against the Sikhs; but at long last he was completely exhausted, As a result, the Sikhs succeeded in establishing Khalsa Raj which lasted up to the middle of 19th century. The famous shrine Panja Sahib at Hassan Abdal (Pakistan) was brought under the management of SGPC. In A.D. 1921 it was here that Guru Nanak smashed the ‘egocentricity of Walt Qandhari. It is said that he rolled boulder from his abode at the top of the hillock down on the Guru the Guru stopped the boulder with his palm. In the process, an impression of his hand got stamped on the rock out of which the water gushed out the place this began to be called ‘Panja Sahib’ in reverence to Guru Nanak’s visit. Every year on Vaisakhi day, the Sikhs visi the place in large Him here to celebrate the occasion with fervor.
Article extracted from this publication >> January 31, 1996
