AdminBaba Guru Nanak is not only loved by Sikhs but also by Muslims and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is testament to this. “Baba ji spent the last 18 years of his life at this gurdwara,” Rafique, a caretaker at the gurdwara. Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is situated around 120 kilometers from Lahore and a few kilometers away […]
Baba Guru Nanak is not only loved by Sikhs but also by Muslims and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is testament to this.
“Baba ji spent the last 18 years of his life at this gurdwara,” Rafique, a caretaker at the gurdwara.
Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is situated around 120 kilometers from Lahore and a few kilometers away from Narowal. It was constructed by the Raja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh between 1921 and 1929.
Its white edifice is set against lush green farms and the ‘grave’ is the first thing people see upon entering its premises.
However, this structure is not an actual grave. “The people only found Baba ji’s chador and flowers, and not his body,” Rafique explained. “The grave you see in the veranda was built by the Muslims.”
It is said that the Sikh and Muslim followers of Baba Guru Nanak started fighting over what was left of him. The elders divided the chador and flowers, and two graves were built. The other grave is located inside the walls of the gurdwara.
“Around 100 people, mostly Muslims, come to pay their respects to Baba ji,” Rafique said.
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