Respect For Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

[R4G]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

Over the pass two years the Sikh Community has successfully united to

stop the abuse of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Sikh Principles, with

a greater awareness being spread across the UK about such issues.

To date over 80 Anand Karaj's (Sikh Wedding ceremonies) have been

re-arranged from hotels,

banqueting suites, clubs etc to Gurdwaras, thus maintaining full

respect of Sri Guru

Granth Sahib Ji. Guru Ji has blessed all those involved in resolving

these situations.

The unity of the Sangat was most transparent with the much publicised

Royal Lancaster London & Hilton Hotel Blackpool incidents, in 2005.

This unity has grown very rapidly showing the strong feeling of Sikhs

across the UK regarding current disrespect of Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Ji.

We implore the Sangat to continue being vigilant and act on issues of

abuse

towards Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji and Sikh Principles effectively. We

must each take individual responsibility to ensure that disrespect

towards

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji ends.

The UK Sikh Community request those who are planning to conduct an the Sikh wedding ceremony in a hotel, club, banqueting suite, etc, to re-arrange to a Gurdwara Sahib and maintainin the respect for Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. If any advice is required in relation to making alternative arrangements, please

contact 07944 445651 or email: sikhalerts@yahoo.co.uk

So far, this year, 5 Sikh Wedding Ceremonies have been successfully

re-arranged

to Gurdwaras.

Previously a minority of Gurdwara committees and Granthis (Sikh

Priests) exploited

the fact that many

within the UK Sikh Community were unaware of the Hukamnama from Sri

Akal Takht Sahib. Now those same Gurdwara committees and Granthis

need to take note

that awareness has increased dramatically and they will be solely

responsible for misinforming and manipulating families and will

receive an ill repute within the Sikh Community.

Taking Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji to a hotel or any such establishment

where meat, alcohol & tobacco are served is a sacrilegious act,

totally in contradiction to the teachings of our Gurus and edicts

from Sri Akal Takht Sahib.

With increasing wakefulness of this issue, the UK Sikh Community will

contribute in resolves that maintain the honour and prestige of Sri

Guru Granth Sahib Ji, our eternal Guru and take a leading role within

the Global Sikh Community.

GurFateh

[kurtas]

Respect to all those involved in the campaign group. :TH:

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Well, you asked, so I bring to your attention. I wrote this, tell me if there is anything that can be done.

http://www.sikhsangat.com/index.php?showtopic=17252&hl=

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

Something more along the lines of what the sewadaars of the R4G campaign deal with. Hope this one attracts plenty of attention:

http://forums.waheguroo.com/index.php?show...04entry111904

[liveandletlive]

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

May Guru Ji's kirpa remain on the campaign.

MS514 Ji what did they ask and to whom?

What do you mean attracts plenty of attention?

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[ms514]

Sat Sri Akal:

liveandletlive Ji, I am not quite sure what you mean. I hope that the issue of the Gurudwara written about in the link gets attention because they passed measures to secure alcohol and meat in Gurudwaras. As per what asked whom...I am not sure what you mean...sorries.

[TavPrasad Singh]

Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh!!

020 8571 1127 (Despardes)

0121 523 0115 (Sikh Times)

I am going to ring them today and talk about Gurbani in their papers, I hope others do aswell.

[liveandletlive]

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

I will ring them tommorrow.

Hope others will join in. Most of us are more worried about dressing up for a kirtan darbar than beadbi or more worried about the image of a Sikh than keeping respect for their Guru. We need to wake up.

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[x_suman_x]

simran told me to notify this campaign so i am

r u aware that the majority of the singh sabha gurdwara comittee(all the elders) are not in support of slough sikh school?

instead they are building a"recreatation centre" where people can rent it out to have parties serving meat and alcohol.

wouldn't this money be better placed going to the trust

we need people like Hari Singh Sewak in the committee who truly have a passion for sikhi and want to lead our youth on the right path

when they won the gurdwara committee elections last year instead of thanking guru ji they went down a pub and got drunk and even drank alcohol in the alleyway of the gurdwara

mr sewak was headteacher of sunday panjabi school for over 25 years and resigned in protest against the building of the "recreation centre" and saying that the money would be better placed funding a sikh school in slough

isn't it shameful that hardly any1 stood with him against this issue more than 3 years ago

it seems to me that the majority of our community are too infatuated with maya to care about our youth- they all want flashy cars and big houses

i hope that our kaum can get together as 1 and stop this

bhul chuk maf karna if i have offended any1 or made too many assuptions about the state of our kaum