Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Bhai Nand Lal by Ahmad Rizwan in English


Multan's Lost Chapter "Nand Lal Goya" Dear Ahmad Sahib Congratulations on this detailed work on my ancestors baba ji bhai nand lal sahib of aghapura muhalla multan. Ahmed Rizwan Sunday, January 31, 2016 

The ancient Delhi Gate in Multan is named "Aghapura". Photo: File Multan's centuries-long history has not been covered by how many layers of times are hidden. 'The mystery is removed from this mystery and Multan comes with a new context of its greatness. This is the history of the ancient history of the world, and the history of the world is different. Multan is the most sacred city of Hinduism. During the Ashoka Azam era, Multan was a major center of Buddhist teachings; In these pages we are referring to this great Sikh personality who has many references to his reputation. He is a person of Aga Nand Lal Goya… One of the most important Persian poets in the subcontinent is the official of the Mughal era. Aga Nand Lal is such a lost personality of Multan that his mention is neither in detail in the political history of Multan nor the literary history of Multan. Aga Nand Lal is among the personalities. Due to his deep commitment to the Sikh religion, his life was also compiled by the Sikh scholars. Aga Nand Lal Goya's father's name was Chuju Ram, who belonged to the Khatri nation and was a follower of the Vishnu Biragiya sect. History does not say anything about where Chuju Ram was from, but for some historians, Chuju Ram was a resident of Multan and it is estimated that he was born in Multan in 1580. Chhaju Ram, who was a scholar of Arabic, Persian, arrived in Delhi during the reign of Shah Jahan and rose to the office of secretary. When Shah Jahan sent Dara Shikoh on the expedition to Kandahar and Ghazni, Darius Shakoah took them with him. Darius Shakoh returned to Delhi after some stay in Afghanistan, but Chuju Ram decided to stay in Ghazni and began working as Mir Munshi (Diwan) of Ghazni Governor Moinuddin. Chuju Ram was a child till the age of 50, whoever had children 'would have died at the age of two or three. In 1633, after the mantra, he had a son named Nand Lal. When Nand Lal was 6 years old, a Maulvi was hired to teach Persian, after which Nand Lal was admitted to a madrassa where he studied Arabic, Persian higher education as well as the most important books of Islamic jurisprudence and Sufism. Nand Lal was very intelligent and smart, Dewan Chuju Ram Gosin was a follower of Rama Nand who was the founder of the Bairagi sect. When Nand Lal was 12 years old, his father held a "Kanti" ceremony. When Guru Gosin Nand Lal started to put garlands in the neck, he refused to wear the garland. When his father asked for the reason, Nand Lal replied with great respect. "These wood maize has nothing to do with any of the woods. Hearing this, Gusin Rama Nand said to Dewan Chhajum Ram, "Dewan ji! I think leave it free, it will find a way for yourself. ”Nand Lal, while living in Ghazni, not only gained fame in Arabic, Persian, but also started poetry from a young age. Nand Lal "Pseudified" and also studied the tradition of Persian literature closely. In Ghazni, the fame of Nand Lal Goya's poetry was spreading that his father passed away. Two years later, his mother also left the world and Nand Lal went to Ghazni. He requested the Governor of Ghazni to be held on his father's job, to which the governor said that your father was an experienced madman, you are young now, you get a small job and get experience, over time you will come to your father's place. They refused a modest job. Dewan Chhaju Ram had left a lot of property in Ghazni and had given a huge amount of money to different people. Nand Lal sold all the property and also received his father's loan and arrived in Multan with a commercial convoy. In Multan, Nand Lal Gate, Delhi Gate, settled in a low-lying area. When his fame and wisdom spread around, he came to the job of the governor of Multan. 


Aga Nand Lal Goya's affiliation with the governor's court in Multan is also proven by his writings and letters, but the history of Multan is silent on his role. According to history, Agha Nand Lal Giao came to the job of the governor of Multan, he was soon made the secretary, Nand Lal also remained the fortress of the fort of Sindh (Sindh). According to the book "Dastur-ul-Nisha", Aga Nand Lal Goya worked in various positions while living in Multan and also participated in many military campaigns. He worked in Multan for 30 years. After quitting his job in 1682, Nand Lal began to study Sikhism seriously, the tenth Guru of Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh, and his court in northern India. So Nand Lal Goya also intended to meet Guru Gobind Singh. According to Guru Ken Sakhan, a Sikh historian, Aga Nand Lal came to Anandpur for the first time on the occasion of Baisakhi in 1682. (Remember Anandpur's name was Chak Nanaki and even before the Mukhwal) Guru Gobind was well-known for his spiritual and administrative abilities; many Sikhs under his command were gathered in Anandpur. This was the period when there was a great confrontation between the Mughals and the Sikhs, as Aurangzeb Alamgir banned music, painting and other activities of art in the dimensions of India as king. Thus, poets, intellectuals, composers and artists from different parts of India were refugees with Guru Gobind Singh. With the gathering of various poets and intellectuals, a strong scholarly and literary tradition began in the court of the Guru. According to the historical books of the Sikhs, the court of Guru Gobind Singh was established in the fields of research and criticism in the matter of religion, history, philosophy, mysticism, linguistics, politics, theology, logic, poetry, prose, nationalization, governance and morality. Where creative and research work was done in a particular academic environment. During this period many important books of Hindi, Sanskrit and Persian were translated into Gore Bee. It is said that there were 52 poets in the court of Guru Gobind Singh who are known in Sikh history as "Guru Gobind de Bonjakawi". The most important thing is that Aga Nand Lal was one of the most prominent poets of Guru Gobind Singh's court but also Malik al-Sharia. When he drafted his first book "Bandgi Nama" to Guru Gobind Singh, Guru Gobind was greatly impressed by his poetic abilities and imagination, and advised Nand Lal Goya to name his book "Bandgi" instead of "life name". After spending some time with Guru Gobind Singh, Agha Nand Lal went to Agra, where Aurangzeb's son was Prince Muzam Governor. Prince Azam offered him a job with great respect and thus he became the secretary of Agra. While living in Agra, Nand Lal Goya performed his duties with great dedication and honesty. In the same period, the Mughal government often had a confrontation with Afghanistan because the Mughals wanted to subdue Afghanistan since Babar's time. In this regard, military campaigns were often carried out. Whenever the Mughals had conflicts with Afghanistan, Nand Lal Goya was sent for diplomacy as Foreign Minister, and Aga Nand Lal Goya was hired for correspondence from other Eastern countries. It was during this period that Emperor Aurangzeb came to Agra in connection with a military operation. A royal court was held on this occasion. Arshad Multani is in his article Aga Nandlal as Multani. "On one occasion, the meaning of a particular verse of the Quran was discussed in the court. All the scholars in the court participated in the interpretation of this verse, but the king was not distinguished. Aga Nand Lal Goya was also present at the court, with permission, he comprehensively quoted the verse mentioned in a number of hadiths and interpretations, and in historical references, what are the beliefs of the Islamic sect? Nand Lal Goya's scholarly reasoning shocked the court. Emperor Aurangzeb was very impressed with his knowledge, he announced to give him a reward of Rs. 500, but when it came to the knowledge of the emperor that Nand Lal was a non-Muslim, he was very unpleasant. So Aurangzeb took the responsibility of his court scholars to make Nand Lal Goya a Muslim. According to the historical books of the Sikhs, Aga Nand Lal continued to refuse to be a Muslim, then the king's ideology changed. At one time it came that Nand Lal felt that he would be killed. One night he left for Agra to Lahore quietly. On this occasion, Guru Gobind Singh asked Aga Nand Lal Goya to stay in Anandpur, on which he started serving Guru while living in Anandpur. After the death of Guru Gobind Singh, Aga Nand Lal arrived in Multan in 1708. Upon arriving here, he established a school with his home in Aghapura, which had three departments. The school was taught in Arabic and Persian as well as Sikh religion. This school was actually opened at the behest of Guru Gobind Singh. It was the Guru's desire to teach the Guru to the Sikhs of the area. There were educational issues as well as the spiritual issues of the students. Students of every religion were allowed to attend this school, Aga Nand Lal continued to run the school until his death in 1713. After his death, his family continued to run this school. In 1849, when Multan came under the British, the school was closed. After the death of Aga Nand Lal Goya in 1713, there was no work of any level for a long time. Even after the Punjabi translation of Bhai Vir Singh in 1914, the Sikh scholars have done a lot of work on them, but even before the Punjabi translation of Bhai Veera Singh, the work started in Multan on Aga Nand Lal Goya and the family members were also the people. First of all, his family dear brother Megha Raj, who was a poet of Persian and Urdu, translated his Persian poetry into the Multani language as "Prem Flovari". This book was published in Gir Bee around 1910 and is now rare. Later, brother Ram Deal, son of brother Megha Raj, wrote a 25-page booklet in English in 1920 under the name "Life and Works of Nand Lal Goya". This booklet, written by Bhai Ram Deal, is the main source of Nand Lal Goya's biography. In 1947, Aga Nand Lal Goya's family emigrated from Multan, and the literary and political history of the city of Multan disappeared. Then a long time later, in the second volume of Maulana Noor Ahmad Faridi's book "History Multan", which was published in 1973, there are a few lines about Aga Nand Lal Goya, but there is no reference to where Maulana Noor Ahmad Faridi got this information. After that, Syed Iqbal Gilani, a poet from Multan who knew Persian and Gir Bee very well, went to Karachi from Multan for some work. He found Nand Lal Goya's "Diwan Goya" from the junk bazaar of the bottle street, which he paid for two. The collection included his lyrics as well as Rabiya and Abiat, and the short life of Nand Lal Goya was also known. So Syed Iqbal Gilani wrote an article titled "As Multani ... An Anonymous Poet" which was published on November 24, 1978. Looking at Aga Nand Lal's life, it turns out that he maintained a lifetime of poetry and literature but could not be part of the literary civilization of his time. This is the reason why Nand Lal Goya is not mentioned in any of the above mentioned in Persian and Urdu, even though his name is not found in the Persian texts, most of which were compiled by Persian poets associated with the Mughal court. While doing research work on Nand Lal Goya, Rakim studied more than a hundred mentions that were going to be useless in an Urdu and a Punjabi Tazkara. The reason for Aga Nand Lal Goya's inclusion in this mention is that he lived with Guru Gobind Singh in the Azimabad area. Fasih-ud-din Balkhi mentions the first Aga Nand Lal Goya, referring to Persian Hindu poetry Bihar. "Fasih-ud-din Balkhi wrote in his mention" In my view, no poet better than him in Hindu Persian poetry. " This mention of Fasih-ud-din Balkhi also reveals that German researcher Ashpangar has mentioned a brief mention of Nand Lal in his catalog. The second mention that came out of our view is that of Moula Bakhsh Kali, "Punjabi Poetry Da Tazkara". In this mention, Moula Bakhsh Kasti also mentions Nand Lal Goya, writing the title of Gobind Singh, the tenth Guru of Sikhs. When Aga Nand Lal Goya was married to a Sikh family in Multan, he had the opportunity to study Sikhism and he was gradually attracted to this religion. Nand Lal Goya's wife used to read Gurbani daily, Nand Lal also listened to this guru and he remembered some part of it which he sang. His wife knew how to write and read Gore Bee, so Nand Lal Goya also learned to write and read Gur Bee and then started reading Grobani herself. Nand Lal Goya's father-in-law's family used to go for daily worship in "Gurdwara Bawa Kahn Pate", located near Aghapura, and gradually Nand Lal Goya also went for worship here. After that, Aga Nand Lal Goya was advised by his wife to meet Guru Gobind Singh. Guru Gobind Singh was then decorated his court in Anandpur. So in 1682, Aga Nand Lal went to Anandpur for the first time, after meeting Guru Gobind Singh, Nand Lal Gia became part of regular Sikhism and remained with Guru Gobind Singh for almost 30 years. Guru Gobind Singh, who was 23 years younger than Nand Lal Goya, respected him very much and called him the precious rattan of his court. Nand Lal Goy also belonged to Guru Gobind Singh's constituency which was his Nisar. Nand Lal Goya did most of his creative work during his stay in Anandpur. His word is a religious and historical document regarding the basic beliefs and rules of Sikhism. Nand Lal Goya has the most important role in shaping the concept of pureness in the Sikhs. The book of Khuda Khala Nand Lal Goya is described in the "Salary Book", whose last chorus of a poem will be ruled by "Khalifa". Nand Lal is one of the highest scholars, poets and personalities of Sikhism, giving him great respect for Sikhs from all over the world and read his words with devotion. Aga Nand Lal Goya's word also serves as a torch for understanding the words and teachings of Guru Granth and other Sikhs. Sikh scholar Amrut Singh writes that "Agha Nand Lal was the most important man who understood Gurbani, he had a deep love for Sikhism, he understood the teachings of Sikh gurus in deep". On this occasion, Guru Gobind Singh, through his historic order, decided that only three Sikh personalities could be sung in the Golden Temple Harmandir Sahib. These three persons are Guru Nanak, Bhai Gordas and Agha Nand Lal Goya. Yes. Sikh organizations are now feeling overlooked, a website is also being launched in which articles on Aga Nand Lal's personality and art are being published, publication of his books in Persian script is also being made possible and it is expected that after 300 years, Agha Nand will be better understood. In Persian literature, Nand Lal, as a Persian poet, could not be a part of any mention and history, nor could any research be done on him, yet his expertise and uniqueness in Persian poetry is a fact. The colorful flowers of mysticism and cognition have been scattered for years in Chamanistan poetry. Thought after three centuries, the bouquet has not become feminine, nor has any of the nobles bothered to enlighten them from the Persian world. Be limited. That too, because the axis of his words is the praises of his followers and the last guru of Sikhs, the fluency, curiosity, the validity of words and the knowledge that is in the words of Nand Lal, is not in any Hindu and Sikh Persian and Urdu poet. Bankan and Khusrau's knowledge is a testament to the knowledge. "Arshad Multani is a man of money in his article." The available words of Nand Lal Goya indicate that he was a Sufi monastery. He described the problems of Sufism in the paradigm of Jammu. As if a few Persian poems of asshole, the kingdom of the Empire and the fondness of the kingdom, the story of the Bazam-e-Jahn-e-Nast-e-Bayab, the one who came to the meeting of the Punjabi Word, Omar did not commit sins, but Chloe Nand Lala, who wrote more than 10 in his life, Aga Nand Lal Goya, has written more than 10 in his life. His books are not only the most important part of Persian poetry tradition but also in Sikhism. His first book is called "Life", which contains the laws of Sikh life, the definition of God and the Guru. "Diwan Goya" is the second book of Aga Nand Lal, which contains 63 lyrics, 99 rituals and 6 verses, "" Taufiq and Sana "is the third book of Aga Nand Lal Goya, mainly comprised of prose but in the end some poems have been included, this book is written in Guru Gobind Singh. "Ganj Namah" is the fourth book of Aga Sahib, the most important book on the religious history of the Sikhs, in this book containing prose and poetry, all the Sikhs are remembered with a special wealth. "Salar Book" is the fifth book by Agha Nand Lal Goya, the most important book on Sikhism. This book, written in Punjabi, constitutes the concept of Guru Gobind Singh. "Dastur-ul-Nisha", which is the sixth book of Nand Lal Goya, discusses the principles of writing, as well as Persian letters written to rulers' friends and relatives. Aga Nand Lal Goya has two books, one in Persian and the other in Punjabi, by the name of "Collection Anwar". The "Code of Conduct" contains a historical dialogue between Guru Gobind and Nand Lal Goya in December 1695. "Arzal Words" is the tenth book of Aga Nand Lal Goya, whose main theme is God's Sana. The story of Aghapura in Multan !! When Aga Nand Lal arrived in Multan, he spent some time in a town on the western side of Multan. He did not like the town. In the meantime, he traveled to Multan and found a place of residence for himself. For this purpose he also visited the inner city but did not like the inner city. One day he was walking around the city for the same purpose as he came to the outskirts of the city from Delhi. He saw that there was an open field in front of the door and on the right. Aga Nand Lal Goya liked this place for residence and decided to settle here, where he bought a piece of land for himself and built a beautiful house on it. When Aga Nand Lal settled in this outskirts of Delhi Gate and became acquainted with the people of his city, he not only persuaded many people to build a house in this area but also gave some people loan from their knot to build the house. Thus many Muslims and Hindus began to build houses in this area. Sahaj Dhari Sikhs were also settled here, it is estimated that there were about 120 Sikh families settled in Aghapura before Pakistan. Aga Nand Lal brought along two of his loyal Pathan employees coming from Ghazni, they used to call them "Aqa" according to the tradition of Ghazni. In Multan, the word changed to "Agha". So when the population of this area increased, the people started to say that this area was the most important person. Nand Lal was introduced in Goya's life. Many Sikhs and Hindus who migrated from Aga Pura in 1947 are still in Aghapura, some of them have been allotted to the migrants from India in connection with the claim and many of the properties are administered by the Hindu Waqf Property Board. The family of Aga Nand Lal Goya built his house in Aghapura remained in the same house till 1947. The house, built in 1652, has a historical significance on its own. The street in which this house is located in Aghapura is called "street cane." His name is also attributed to the family of Aga Nand Lal Goya, because Nand Lal Goya's grandson, Nand Lal Goya, was initially captain in the British Army, and after that many members of the family joined the Army, which is why the street became famous. Aga Nand Lal Goya's family settled in Multan till 47 !! Nand Lal Goya's wife, whose name was Pilgrimage, was a very well-educated and well-educated woman. Aga Nand Lal Goya was 40 years old when his first son Lakhpat Rai was born and two years later the second son Lila Ram was born. According to Ram Deal's book "Life of Nand Lal Goya", which was published around 1920, Agha Nand Lal Goya's eldest son, Lakhpat Rai, had no children, while Dewan Lila Ram's son Nawwand Singh became captain in the British Army, while Nawwand Singh's son Parsh Ram was in Bahawalpur. Purse Ram's three sons were Lala Nabha Raj, Chala Ram and Lala Karam Chand. The family members of the Nand Lal, whose family moved forward, Lala Bhupat Rai, had four sons of Bhupat Rai. Son Vas Dev Singh and Jit Singh lived in Aga Pura's house till 1947. We have given a lot of information about the preparation of this article by Preet Mohan Singh, son of Vas Dev Singh. 


Preet Mohan Singh is now living in the US state of California with his son Shiv Peet Singh and remembers his birthplace Multan. Like Fall Pret Mohan

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