Gurdwara Lal Khoohi

Gurdwara Lal Khoohi (The Bloody Well), alternatively Gurdwara Lal Khooh or Lal Khoo, literally Gurdwara Well of Blood was a historical Gurdwara located near Mochi Gate in Lahore, Pakistan.[1][2]

Gurdwara Lal Khoohi
ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਲਾਲ ਖ਼ੂਹੀ
Religion
AffiliationSikhism
Location
LocationMochi Gate, Lahore
StatePunjab
CountryPakistan
Shown within Punjab, Pakistan
Gurdwara Lal Khoohi (Pakistan)
Gurdwara Lal Khoohi (Asia)
Geographic coordinates31°34′38″N 74°19′17″E
Architecture
Groundbreaking1716
Completed1753
Website
sgpc.net/gurdwara-lal-khooh-lahore/

Historical significance
Main article: Guru Arjan § Martyrdom

It was built at the site where the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev, was incarcerated during the reign of the Mughal Emperor, Jehangir.[3][4][5]

Conversion to muslim shrine

It has since been converted[6] into a Muslim shrine, Haq Char Yaar,[7] in reference to the first four caliphs in Islam.[8] In 2007, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee condemned this act by muslims.[9]

See also

References
  1. Singha, Rupa. Gurdware Gurdham: Jinha Ton Path Nu Vichhodia Gia, p. 38. Dharam Parchar Committee, SGPC.
  2. Sheikh, Majid (17 February 2019). "HARKING BACK: Fateful route of a great Guru as he walked to his death". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. Qureshi, Tania. "Gurdwaras", Pakistan Today newspaper, 20 February 2016. Retrieved on 8 February 2017.
  4. Chaburji. "Havelis of Lahore", The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper, 10 March 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  5. Sheikh, Majid (29 October 2017). "Why a professor wept at Lal Khuh inside Mochi Gate". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  6. "Lahore Historical Gurdwara turned into Muslim shrine". SinghStation. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  7. Bharti, Vishav. "Lahore’s historical gurdwara now a Muslim shrine", The Tribune (Chandigarh), Chandigarh, 13 June 2016. Retrieved on 16 July 2016.
  8. "Gurudwaras of Pakistan: Systematic Destruction by Islamist Radical Pakistan". 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  9. "No Muslim shrine in gurdwara". The Tribune. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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