AdminEvery nation and community has its own flag, which symbolises and reflects its culture and tradition and is also a symbol of its honour and dignity. On seeing the Sikh flag (Nishan Sahib), it immediately strikes that it represents a Sikh temple (Gurdwara), a place for the worship of the Supreme Being. In Sikh tradition, […]
Every nation and community has its own flag, which symbolises and reflects its culture and tradition and is also a symbol of its honour and dignity.
On seeing the Sikh flag (Nishan Sahib), it immediately strikes that it represents a Sikh temple (Gurdwara), a place for the worship of the Supreme Being.
In Sikh tradition, it was Guru Hargobind, the sixth Divine Master, who for the first time had high flying flags (Nishan Sahib) installed at the Akal Takht in Amritsar. Ever since, it has become a tradition to have a Sikh flag (Nishan Sahib) flown high on the premises of the Gurdwara. The holy flag proclaims the greatness of God. It invites all people to break all barriers and come together to the Sikh temple, sing glories of the Almighty Lord, worship him to perceive spiritual values and make lives successful.
The Sikh flag features the design of two swords crossed at the hilt and spread wide towards the upper side of the flag. These symbolise the principle of Miri-Piri, i.e., doing worldly affairs according to the principles of spirituality. In the centre, between the two swords is painted the double-edged sword, which signifies the fusion of the two swords of Miri and Piri into one double edged sword (Khanda), signifying the combining of the creed of Miri and Piri – doing worldly affairs with the values of spirituality. The double-edged sword is encircled with a ring, which symbolises that the Divine Power pervades everywhere and has no beginning or an end.
The Sikh flag features the design of two swords crossed at the hilt and spread wide towards the upper side of the flag. These symbolise the principle of Miri-Piri, i.e., doing worldly affairs according to the principles of spirituality. In the centre, between the two swords is painted the double-edged sword, which signifies the fusion of the two swords of Miri and Piri into one double edged sword (Khanda), signifying the combining of the creed of Miri and Piri – doing worldly affairs with the values of spirituality. The double-edged sword is encircled with a ring, which symbolises that the Divine Power pervades everywhere and has no beginning or an end.
The flagpole of the Nishan Sahib is normally wrapped in saffron or sometime in dark blue cloth and on top of the pole, above the triangular flag, double edged sword (Khanda) is fixed.
~ Source: Sikh Faith – An Epitome of Inter-Faith for Divine Realization
~ Written By – Iqbal Singh Ji (Baba)
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