The Colour Black And Sikhism

[Guroo Guroo Jaap]

Jathedar Akali Baba Nihal Singh Ji says that Blue represents Fierce yet humble, White is for Chardi Kala, pure and humble and Orange is also Chardi Kala and Fierce. Black is mostly assosiated with funerals and deaths therefore we tend not to wear Black. Ever seen a Nihang Singh wearing black?

[Bundha]

I would agree with Mohinder Pal, Sikh colours are really Kesri, Blue, white. Black has come into vogue but is not really our colour.

[.- Prabhjot Singh -.]

ਰਤਾ ਪੈਨਣੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਤਾ ਸੁਪੇਦੀ ਸਤੁ ਦਾਨੁ ॥

My mind is imbued with the Lord's Love; it is dyed a deep crimson. Truth and charity are my white clothes.

ਨੀਲੀ ਸਿਆਹੀ ਕਦਾ ਕਰਣੀ ਪਹਿਰਣੁ ਪੈਰ ਧਿਆਨੁ ॥

The blackness of sin is erased by my wearing of blue clothes, and meditation on the Lord's Lotus Feet is my robe of honor.

ਕਮਰਬੰਦੁ ਸੰਤੋਖ ਕਾ ਧਨੁ ਜੋਬਨੁ ਤੇਰਾ ਨਾਮੁ ॥੨॥

Contentment is my cummerbund, Your Name is my wealth and youth. ||2||

ਬਾਬਾ ਹੋਰੁ ਪੈਨਣੁ ਖੁਸੀ ਖੁਆਰੁ ॥

O Baba, the pleasures of other clothes are false.

ਜਿਤੁ ਪੈਧੈ ਤਨੁ ਪੀੜੀਐ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਚਲਹਿ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥

Wearing them, the body is ruined, and wickedness and corruption enter into the mind. ||1||Pause|| (Ang 16, SGGS Ji Maharaj)

[mohinder pal]

Many Won't Believe. But as a fact. Black Color came into Existence in Sikhism During British Raaj in India. They have Distorted our Banis,Maryada,Rituals. And today we fight between ourself over those Issues.

[Into the Light]

The Khalsa has 4 accepted colours. Blue, white & orange were accepted from Guroo Jee's time and black became acceptable due to the protests Gursikhs conducted to free our gurooghars from Mahants in the early 1900's.

As the Guroo Roop Khalsa panth has accepted black as an acceptable colour...it has now become the 4th acceptable colour.

Recently a Singh was telling me that Guru Nanak Dev Jee only ever wore blue bana and blue damalla. Now from a historical point of view, Bhai Gurdas Jee confirmed that Guroo Jee wore blue when they went to Mecca so I agree'd that Guroo did wear blue. But that doesn't mean Guroo Jee only ever wore blue.

A sangee of Baba Nand Singh Jee Nanaksar (Kaleran) wanted to paint a real picture of Guroo Nanak Dev Jee but hadn't had darshan of Guroo Jee to do so. With an ardas from Baba Nand Singh Jee, the Gursikhs received glimpses of different angs of Guroo Nanak Dev Jee and from these he was able to paint the famous painting of Guroo Jee at Nanaksar Gurooghars. Baba Nand Singh Jee has confirmed that that is exactly how Guroo Jee looks – now are we to believe that Baba Nand Singh lied? Of course not…Guroo wore white too.

Don't forget the Khalsa Panth is Guroo Roop too; The fact that the Khalsa panth has accepted black, then we have no right to question the Guroo Roop Khalsa Panth.

So, If you don't want to wear black…then don't…no one is forcing you…but black IS an accepted colour in the Khalsa Panth as is white, orange and blue!

Admin Note: This topic serves absolutely no purpose except another giving another reason to some Sikhs to fight among themselves. We've had that enough, so much so that they can't keep their hands off each others turbans even at Gurughars. Both sides have their own logics, arguments, reasons, examples and evidences to believe in what they believe in, and we'll leave it at that. Topic closed.