Sikh professor teaching islamic studies

[dallysingh101]

33 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

I can't say I'm surprised. Disappointed, perhaps. It is true that being a Sikh is like traversing the edge of the finest blade. 

Sikhi in its true essence is like some Samurai ish on super-steroids, with a whole next level of ethical/social/moral standards. 

[dallysingh101]

Just now, dallysingh101 said:

Sikhi in its true essence is like some Samurai ish on super-steroids, with a whole next level of ethical/social/moral standards. 

And there is the all-encompassing umbrella of the deepest spirituality on top of this.  

To say it is as thin as a hair and like walking the edge of the finest blade is like a serious understatement in itself. 

[MisterrSingh]

2 hours ago, dallysingh101 said:

And there is the all-encompassing umbrella of the deepest spirituality on top of this.  

To say it is as thin as a hair and like walking the edge of the finest blade is like a serious understatement in itself. 

Unrealistic to expect any human to adhere to that level of consistency in belief and practice so that one may actually fulfill the conditions of what makes a "true" Sikh? Or is the true reward found in the journey, and not so much the destination? Anyone who claims -- or even inwardly prides themselves -- to be a "true Sikh" most likely isn't.

[puzzled]

My mum's mirpuri friend has a daughter who is a teacher at the khalsa primary school, this was a while back not sure if she still teaches there. I wonder how her community feels about this lol 

[puzzled]

On 1/14/2019 at 5:30 AM, BhForce said:

What I find disconcerting is how weak Sikh "professors" look.

Here's "Simran Jeet Khan":

He can't even be bothered to wear a full turban.

Remember that NYC Sikh professor who got beat up by some toughs in Harlem? Prabhjot Singh:

When did we become a nation of 98-pound weaklings?

If the professor had looked like this:

do you think maybe those hoodlums would have thought twice about beating him up while walking with his wife and thereby emasculating and humiliating him?

Looking at those massive singhs makes me wanna get of my lazy @as and start lifting lol 

But I'm really lazy lol 

[MichaelJackson]

On 1/14/2019 at 12:30 AM, BhForce said:

What I find disconcerting is how weak Sikh "professors" look.

Here's "Simran Jeet Khan":

He can't even be bothered to wear a full turban.

Remember that NYC Sikh professor who got beat up by some toughs in Harlem? Prabhjot Singh:

When did we become a nation of 98-pound weaklings?

If the professor had looked like this:

do you think maybe those hoodlums would have thought twice about beating him up while walking with his wife and thereby emasculating and humiliating him?

 

BhForce, I think you’re the real traitor of the Sikhs for talking about your fellow Singhs like that. 

[dallysingh101]

23 minutes ago, MichaelJackson said:

 

BhForce, I think you’re the real traitor of the Sikhs for talking about your fellow Singhs like that. 

Who are you to stifle debate amongst Sikhs?

[dallysingh101]

52 minutes ago, MisterrSingh said:

Unrealistic to expect any human to adhere to that level of consistency in belief and practice so that one may actually fulfill the conditions of what makes a "true" Sikh? Or is the true reward found in the journey, and not so much the destination? Anyone who claims -- or even inwardly prides themselves -- to be a "true Sikh" most likely isn't.

I think so. Just trying to push yourself honestly into it takes you to places you probably wouldn't reach otherwise. And let's be honest, most of the ones claiming some 'true SIkh' credentials are doing it out of ego. Or they are following some model passed down from their parents that jettisons the military aspect of it, because the parents know it will put their precious puppoo at risk.  

[MichaelJackson]

8 minutes ago, dallysingh101 said:

Who are you to stifle debate amongst Sikhs?

Come on. Who calls a Singh, who was assaulted by a group of thugs in front of his wife, a 98 pound weakling?! I didn’t like the guy’s stupid comment. DEAL WITH IT!

[dallysingh101]

6 minutes ago, MichaelJackson said:

Come on. Who calls a Singh, who was assaulted by a group of thugs in front of his wife, a 98 pound weakling?! I didn’t like the guy’s stupid comment. DEAL WITH IT!

Well, I think he was trying to make a point about Sikhs being physically ready as per Sikhi instructions which was perfectly valid.

Look at this eye witness account from someone who lived through the SIkh empire and the subsequent annexation. These Sikhs don't seem like the kind of people who are waiting around to be victims:

 

ਪਿੱਛੇ ਦਿਖਾਏ ਇਲਮਾਂ, ਹੁਨਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬਨਾਵਟ ਸਮਝਣ ਵਾਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਅਸੀਂ ਅਪਣੇ ਨੇਤ੍ਰੀ ਦੇਖੀ ਵਾਰਤਾ ਦੱਸਦੇ ਹਾਂ।ਇਲਮ ਤੀਰੰਦਾਜ਼ੀ ਤੇ ਲੱਕੜੀ ਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਦਾ ਥੋੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੀ ਬਰਸ ਹੋਏ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਚਅਜੇਹਾ ਚਰਚਾ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਸੁਣਕੇ ਅਨੇਕ ਅੰਗ੍ਰੇਜ਼ੀ ਪੜ੍ਹੇ ਹੋਏ ਗੱਭਰੂ ਅਚਰਜ ਮਨਣਗੇ। ਸਰਦਾਰ ਅਮਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਜੀਠੀਆ, ਬੁੱਧ ਸਿੰਘ, ਵਸਾਵਾ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧਾ ਵਾਲੀਏ ਵਗ਼ੈਰਾ ਅਨੇਕ ਸਰਦਾਰ ਕੜਾਹੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਦੀ ਤੀਰ ਨਿਕਾਲ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਸਨ ਤੇ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੇ ਓਥੇ ਹੀ ਬਾਣ ਮਾਰਦੇ। ਭਾਈ ਮਨੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦਾ ਸਕਾ ਭਤੀਜਾ ਏਸ ਤਵਾਰੀਖ ਦੇ ਕਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਭਾਈ ਦਰਗਾਹਾਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ‘ਸ਼ਬਦ ਬੇਧ’ ਅਰਥਾਤ ਅੰਧੇਰੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿੱਥੋਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ ਆਂਵਦੀ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਮੂੰਹ ਯਾ ਦੇਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਚੂਕ ਤੀਰ ਮਾਰਦਾ। ਏਹ ਬਾਤ ਕਨਖਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਨੇਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਸੁਣੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੁਣਾਯਾ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਓਹ ਓਥੇ ਹੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਸਨ। ਡੇਰਾ ਭੀ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦਾ ਓਥੇ ਮਸ਼ਹੂਰ ਹੈ। ਅਨੇਕ ਦਰੱਖਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਓਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੇ ਤੀਰ ਕੱਢੇ ਸਨ ਅਤੇ ਲੱਕੜੀ ਬਾਜ਼ੀ ਵਾਲੇ ਅਸਾਂ ਏਥੋਂ ਤੱਕ ਦੇਖੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਮੰਜੇ ਹੇਠੋਂ ਕਾਂਉ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਹਰ ਨਾ ਜਾਣ ਦੇਣਾ। ਬਾਕੀ ਜੰਗ ਦਾ ਸਾਮਾਨ ਫੁਲਾਦੀ ਸੰਜੋਆਂ ਪੇਟੀ ਚਿਰਾਨੇ ਟੋਪ ਇਤਨੇਭਾਰੇ ਅਸਾਂ ਦੇਖੇ ਹਨ ਜਿਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਹੁਣ ਦੇ ਗੱਭਰੂ ਮਸਾਂ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਤੇ ਓਹ ਸਿੰਘ ਓਦੂੰ ਦੂਣੇ ਭਾਰੇ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰ ਸੰਜੋਆਂ ਪਹਿਨ ਕੇ ਜੰਗ ਕਰਦੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਜਾਂ ਭਾਂਜ ਪੈਂਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰਾਂ ਸੰਜੋਆਂ ਸਮੇਤ ਬੀਸ-ਬੀਸਕੋਹ ਨੱਠੇ ਚਲੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ। ਬਾਕੀ ਜੇ ਲੁੱਟ ਦਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਮਣ ਦੋ ਮਣ ਮਿਲ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਤਾਂ ਚਾਲੀ-ਚਾਲੀ ਕੋਹ ਪਹੁੰਚ ਕੇ ਦਮ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਸਨ।

 

For those who consider the previously described skills and knowledge to be fictitious, I’ll now give an account of what I have witnessed with my very own eyes. It’s only been a few years since the arts of archery and stick fighting were discussed in such a way that should [today's] young British-educated men have heard it, they would've considered it astounding. Sardars like Amar Singh Majittia, Buddh Singh, Wasava Singh Sandawalia and many other chieftains could shoot arrows straight through [metal] cauldrons; their arrows striking whichever targets they desired. Bhai Mani Singh ji’s nephew, [who was] the author of this historical document's forefather [called] Baba Dargaha Singh ji could 'pierce the word' meaning that even in the dark, they could accurately shoot an arrow into the mouth or body of anyone who made a sound. 

 In the town of Kankhal these matters are spoken of by many men and they will inform you of as much because they [the previously mentioned sardars] used to go there. Even their camp is well known at that place. There, they shot arrows straight through many trees and I have seen stick fighters who have reached a point where they can keep a crow trapped underneath a bed. I’ve seen other materials of war like steel chainmail, belts, body armour and helmets that were so heavy that the strapping youth of today would just about be able to pick them up and those Singhs would go to war wielding and wearing weaponry and chainmail that was twice as heavy or they would undergo forced marches of approximately 50 kilometres (20 koh) with such weaponry and armour. They would only stop to rest after reaching destinations roughly 100 kilometres away and that too carrying any looted materials that came to hand.

 

ਭਰੋਸਾ ਹੈ ਹੁਣ ਦੇ ਜਵਾਨ ਏਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਾਕਤਾਂ ਤੇ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰ ਵਿੱਦਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਭੀ ਸ਼ਾਇਦ ਹੀ ਸੱਚ ਮੰਨਣ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਏਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਾਂ ਓਹ ਕਮਾਣਾਂ ਦੇਖੀਆਂ ਭੀ ਨਹੀਂ । ਚਿੱਲੇ ਕੀ ਚੜ੍ਹਾਉਣ? ਏਸੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਅਨੇਕ ਇਲਮ ਤੇ ਹੁਨਰ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਸਿਰ ਉਨੱਤੀ ਪਰ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਮਿਟ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਹਨ । ਸੰਮਤ ੧੯੧੪ ਬਿਕ੍ਰਮੀ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਤੀਰ ਅਨੇਕ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਭੱਥੇ ਭਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਕਮਾਨਾਂ, ਬੰਦੂਕਾਂ ਤੋੜੇਦਾਰਾਂਤੇ ਪੱਥਰ ਕਲਾਂ ਤਲਵਾਰਾਂ, ਨੇਜ਼ੇ, ਬਰਛੀਆਂ, ਸਾਂਗਾਂ, ਕਟਾਰ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਬਜ਼, ਤਮੰਚੇ, ਪਸਤੌਲ ਢਾਲਾਂ ਆਦਿਕ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰ ਸੰਜੋਇ ਆਦਿਕ ਬਖਤਰ ਘਰ ਘਰ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਸੇ । ਸਭ ਲੋਕ ਸ਼ਸਤ੍ਰਵਿੱਦ੍ਯਾ ਸਿੱਖਦੇ ਸਿਖਾਂਵਦੇ ਘਰ ਬੈਠੇ ਹੀ ਪੱਕੇ ਸਿਪਾਹੀ ਬਣੇ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸੇ ।I

I believe that the young, strapping lads of today may have trouble accepting such strength and martial skills to be a reality because they haven't even seen those bows, let alone string one? In this fashion, many arts and skills - after reaching a highly developed stage become extinct at the hands of time. Prior to 1914 Bikram there were quivers packed with many varieties of arrows, guns, matchlocks, stone-cutting sabres, javelins, spears and pikes. Coats of mail and armoury, as well as weaponry such as punch daggers, Afghani stilettos, revolvers, pistols, shields and so forth were kept in each and every home. All the people would be learning or teaching the art of weaponry, and even whilst seated within their own homes they remained as true soldiers.