Majnun Ka Tila Gurudwara (file photo)
The 555th Prakash Parv will be celebrated across the world on November 15, the birth anniversary of the first religious leader of the Sikhs, Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s activities can be seen at different places in many states of India. Wherever he visited in his life, those places still have religious significance for the followers of Sikhism. Majnu Ka Tila in Delhi is also one such place. While traveling in Delhi, this question may have occurred to you: Why is the name of this place so unique? Sri Guru Nanak Dev is also behind this unique name.
This incident occurred in 1505, when Guru Nanak Dev Ji arrived in Delhi. At that time he met Abdullah who lived in this place. Abdullah was an Iranian Sufi mystic. Who was lost in the memories of his Lord day and night. He lived on a mound built in this area. Abdullah used to help people cross the Yamuna river for free in the name of God. When Guru Nanak Dev Ji met Abdullah in Delhi, he was very happy to see his spirit of service.
Guru Nanak Dev Ji kept the name
At that time, people used to call the Iranian Sufi fakir Abdullah as Majnun. He was called Majnu because he remained lost in his God day and night. In those days, only someone who was lost in someone’s memory day and night was called Majnu. That is why Guru Nanak Dev Ji had called this place Majnu Ka Tila at that time. He also said that as long as this land exists, this place will be known as Majnu ka Tila.
Gurudwara called Majnun Ka Tila
In 1783, Sikh military leader Baghel Singh Dhaliwal arrived here with 40,000 soldiers. They entered the Red Fort and captured Diwan-e-Aam. By this time, the Mughal ruler Shah Alam II had reached an agreement with Baghel Singh. After this, Baghel Singh stopped his soldiers there and identified seven places in Delhi where there was faith related to Sikhism. Meanwhile, in 1980, a Gurudwara was built on the Majnun mound. This Gurudwara was also called Majnu Ka Tila as per the orders of Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
