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 | |
 Photograph from Gurdwara Lal Khoohi of the place where Guru Arjan is believed to have been incarcerated | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Sikhism (formerly), Islam |
| Location | |
| Location | Mochi Gate, Lahore |
| State | Punjab |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Geographic coordinates | 31°34′38″N 74°19′17″E / 31.577316°N 74.321424°E |
| Architecture | |
| Groundbreaking | 1716 |
| Completed | 1753 |
| Website | |
| sgpc | |
Historical significance
editIt 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 an Islamic shrine
editIt 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]
Gallery
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Mai Di Beri tree situated in the site of Lal Khoohi
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Singha, Rupa. Gurdware Gurdham: Jinha Ton Path Nu Vichhodia Gia, p. 38. Dharam Parchar Committee, SGPC.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Qureshi, Tania. "Gurdwaras", Pakistan Today newspaper, 20 February 2016. Retrieved on 8 February 2017.
- ^ Chaburji. "Havelis of Lahore" Archived 19 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine, The Nation (Pakistan) newspaper, 10 March 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
- ^ Sheikh, Majid (29 October 2017). "Why a professor wept at Lal Khuh inside Mochi Gate". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "Lahore Historical Gurdwara turned into Muslim shrine". SinghStation. 7 July 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Bharti, Vishav. "Lahore’s historical gurdwara now a Muslim shrine", The Tribune (Chandigarh), Chandigarh, 13 June 2016. Retrieved on 16 July 2016.
- ^ "Gurudwaras of Pakistan: Systematic Destruction by Islamist Radical Pakistan". 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "No Muslim shrine in gurdwara". The Tribune. 27 August 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2020.