Ham Hindu Nahin

Ham Hindu Nahin
Author Kahn Singh Nabha
Original title ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨਹੀਂ
Country British India
Language Punjabi
Subject A critique on the Sikh identity
Publication date
 1898 (1st ed.)
Media type Print
Pages 185 (4th ed.)

Ham Hindu Nahin (Punjabi: ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨਹੀਂ ; Translation: We are not Hindus), also spelled as Hum Hindu Nahin, is a 19th-century Punjabi book by Kahn Singh Nabha,[1][2][3] on the distinction of the Sikhism and identity.[4] First published in 1898,[5][6] the book was registered under this title in the Punjab Gazette on June 30, 1899 at number 447.[5]

Pressing its claim vehemently and vigorously to the distinction of the Sikh identity and religion, it concludes with a versified note by the author, describing the characteristics of the Khalsa.

Subject and need to write

When there were a lot of misconceptions and questions raised upon the Different identity of Sikh Religion and it being a sect of Hindu Religion. Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha writes this book in order to clarify and answer those misconceptions and questions. In this book, writers discusses about the differences in between the beliefs of Hindu faith and the Sikh faith in depth along with the letters which writer received from various Sikh Scholars and Prominent Sikh Shrines, in favor of this book. The book gives deep analysis along with references to religious texts and Historical incidents.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nabha, Kahn Singh (2011). ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨਹੀਂ (in Punjabi). Amritsar: Singh Brothers. p. 128. ISBN 978-81-7205-051-1.
  2. ↑ "Ham Hindu Nahin". Open Library. December 11, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hum Hindu Nahin". Panjab Digital Library. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  4. ↑ "ਕੀ 'ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨਹੀਂ' ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵੰਡੀ ਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ?". Amritsar Times. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  5. 1 2 "Ham Hindu Nahin". Article on book. TheSikhEncyclopedia. Retrieved July 24, 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  6. ↑ "A lethal cocktail of religion and politics". News in English. The Hindustan Times. July 27, 2007. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.


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