"It was as if every Sikh was Christ..."

This month in 1716, Baba Banda Singh Ji Bahadar was publicly beheaded in Delhi for refusing to give up his Sikhi. Baba Banda Singh Bahadar Ji was arrested with 736 Sikhs and brought to Delhi in March 1716. 700 Singhs fearlessly accepted execution but refused to give up their faith. 

On 10th March 1716, Sir Lawrence Henry, watching the executions of the Singhs wrote to the English Governor of Bengal: 

"Every day I have seen 100 Sikhs been killed but none accepted Islam. After the 3rd day all of the Sikhs got together and told Sarbrah Khan (Head of Police) don't waste time by asking us to convert we are here to accept death... It was as if every Sikh was Christ and didn't sacrifice his religion."

Our ancestors gave up their lives but not their Sikhi, today our people have sacrificed their beards and made patterns in them (looking very much like the Mughals that wished to rob our ancestors of their Sikhi). The Kara and Kirpan which our ancestors refused to remove, is today happily taken off or some have not even worn a Kirpan in their life and claim you can still be a faithful Sikh without the Panj Kakkaar. The Gurbani and Nitnem which the Mughals could not get our ancestors to stop repeating has today been lost to DJs, sleazy songs in the name of culture, and swearing. 

It’s not too late ji! Lets all wake up and reclaim the glorious Sikhi that ancestors fought and died to preserve.