CHANDIGARH: The supreme religio-temporal Seat of Sikhs Sri Akal Takht and\ Shiroman Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) have taken serious note of Thrike-Muzzahdin the book written by a prominent histories of Pakistan Dr. Sadiq Hussein The SGPC President Gurcharan Singh Tohra has also urged to Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to ban the book. Dr. Sadiq Hussein has used illicit language and mentioned baseless facts regarding Sikh Gurus said Tohra Disclosing the facts mentioned in the book Tohra said that the book had been published at Lahore with the script that the 10th Sri Guru Gobind Singh ji had written a letter to Aurangzeb regarding his poor condition the writer further alleged that the fifth SriGuru Arjan Dev ji was habitual off living in luxury. About the sixth Gumi Hargobind ji Dr.Hussein wrote that the said Gurdev tortured a horse costing Rs.10000/from a Kazi. The writer called Bhagat Baba Buddha a thief by relating an incident which was infected related to Bhai Bidi Chand and not to Bhagat Baba Buddha. Dr.Hussein has used illicit language against the ninth Guru Tegh Bahadur ji and called him as Degh Bahadur. He also alleged that Guru Tegh Bahadur ji had looted Ravi and Satluj area a number of limes. The book Thrike Muzzahdin is being taught in the colleges and Universities of Pakistan. The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee has decided to take up the matter with the Pakistan Government by urging Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to ban the book.
Professor Manjit Singh head of Sri Akal Takht is also looking upon to call Dr. Sadiq Hussein to ascertain the facts which he has mentioned}in his book about the Sikh Gurus The Akal Takht Chief has also decided to take the matter to the Pakistan Government Meanwhile Iqbal Singh Tiwana. Deputy Secretary of the Shiromani Akali Dal (Simranjit Singh Mann) has described the book as similar to one which had been written by Salman Rashdie about the holy book Konan Sahreeth (a holy book of Muslims) He has appealed Dr.Hussein to check the contents of his book.
Article extracted from this publication >> March 4, 1994
