Giani Sant Singh Maskeen
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Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005) a famous Sikh
theologian and a Spiritual Teacher, was born in 1934 at Lak Marwat in District Bannu
in present Pakistan
. Giani ji was the only son of his parents and had lived at Alwar in Rajasthan
for the last 57 years of his life. He was honoured by the Sikh community with the rare title of Panth Ratan for his services to mankind through the message of Gurbani. Giani Sant Singh Maskeen died on 18 February 2005 due to a massive heart attack while attending a marriage in Etawah
in Uttar Pradesh
, India
.
Giani Sant Singh ji spread the message of the holy Guru Granth Sahib
in different countries including US, UK, Canada, Middle East, Thailand and Singapore. His followers include many person who are not even from sikh religion.
Giani ji was very fluent in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Persian besides the basic knowledge of English. Maskeen ji was secular from heart and once agreed to perform katha in a Muslim mosque in Rajasthan but some of the organiser did not want a non Muslim to enter the mosque.
Giani Maskeen ji was a very well read person and frequently used to quote Ghalib, UStaad Zauk, Bulle Shah and other noted poets.
Giani ji once promised a sikh high priest to come to Amritsar for doing katha every year during the month of Diwali and kept his words till the end of his life for almost over 25 years.
During the 300 yr celebration of the Khalsa Panth, Maskeen ji was invited by the then high priest of Akal Takht to perform katha, despite recovering from a heart problem in the US and against the advise of the doctors, maskeen ji travelled to amritsar for performing katha.
Giani Sant Singh Maskeen was infamous for exposing scams and other wrong doings in Sikh Temples, he was known to publish books detailing how many temple's would keep a majority of the donations for themselves. His works created shock waves through Sikhism since such scams were being exposed, for this he won the admiration of many and the hatred from some.
During the early part of his life and lack of resources at that time, Maskeen ji used to walk long distances to reach remote places for spreading the message of sikhism. Maskeen ji always stayed away from politics and focused on spreading the message of Guru Nanak.
he also started an organization named as"vishav sikh preacher organization" for preaching the name of the lord. this organization works under sri akaal takhat sahib.
Sikh
A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism. It primarily originated in the 15th century in the Punjab region of South Asia. The term "Sikh" has its origin in Sanskrit term शिष्य , meaning "disciple, student" or शिक्ष , meaning "instruction"...
theologian and a Spiritual Teacher, was born in 1934 at Lak Marwat in District Bannu
Bannu
Bannu is the principal city of the Bannu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is an important road junction and market city. Bannu is a very old city, founded in ancient times; however, the present location of the downtown Bannu was founded by Sir Herbert Edwardes in 1848,...
in present Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Giani ji was the only son of his parents and had lived at Alwar in Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
for the last 57 years of his life. He was honoured by the Sikh community with the rare title of Panth Ratan for his services to mankind through the message of Gurbani. Giani Sant Singh Maskeen died on 18 February 2005 due to a massive heart attack while attending a marriage in Etawah
Etawah
Etawah is a city on the Yamuna River in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Etawah District. The city was an important center for the Revolt of 1857 . Also is the place of sangam or confluence between Yamuna and Chambal...
in Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Giani Sant Singh ji spread the message of the holy Guru Granth Sahib
Guru Granth Sahib
Sri Guru Granth Sahib , or Adi Granth, is the religious text of Sikhism. It is the final and eternal guru of the Sikhs. It is a voluminous text of 1430 angs, compiled and composed during the period of Sikh gurus, from 1469 to 1708...
in different countries including US, UK, Canada, Middle East, Thailand and Singapore. His followers include many person who are not even from sikh religion.
Giani ji was very fluent in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Persian besides the basic knowledge of English. Maskeen ji was secular from heart and once agreed to perform katha in a Muslim mosque in Rajasthan but some of the organiser did not want a non Muslim to enter the mosque.
Giani Maskeen ji was a very well read person and frequently used to quote Ghalib, UStaad Zauk, Bulle Shah and other noted poets.
Giani ji once promised a sikh high priest to come to Amritsar for doing katha every year during the month of Diwali and kept his words till the end of his life for almost over 25 years.
During the 300 yr celebration of the Khalsa Panth, Maskeen ji was invited by the then high priest of Akal Takht to perform katha, despite recovering from a heart problem in the US and against the advise of the doctors, maskeen ji travelled to amritsar for performing katha.
Giani Sant Singh Maskeen was infamous for exposing scams and other wrong doings in Sikh Temples, he was known to publish books detailing how many temple's would keep a majority of the donations for themselves. His works created shock waves through Sikhism since such scams were being exposed, for this he won the admiration of many and the hatred from some.
During the early part of his life and lack of resources at that time, Maskeen ji used to walk long distances to reach remote places for spreading the message of sikhism. Maskeen ji always stayed away from politics and focused on spreading the message of Guru Nanak.
he also started an organization named as"vishav sikh preacher organization" for preaching the name of the lord. this organization works under sri akaal takhat sahib.