Gurdwara Lal Khoohi Explained

Gurdwara Lal Khoohi
Native Name:	ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਲਾਲ ਖ਼ੂਹੀ
Native Name Lang:	pa
Religious Affiliation:	Sikhism (formerly), Islam
Location:	Mochi Gate, Lahore
State:	Punjab
Country:	Pakistan
Map Type:	Pakistan Punjab#Pakistan#Asia
Map Size:	200
Coordinates:	31.5773°N 74.3214°W
Year Completed:	1753
Groundbreaking:	1716

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]}

Historical significance

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 an Islamic 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

• Conversion of non-Islamic places of worship into mosques
• Gurdwara Shaheed Bhai Taru Singh

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Singha, Rupa. Gurdware Gurdham: Jinha Ton Path Nu Vichhodia Gia, p. 38. Dharam Parchar Committee, SGPC.
2. Web site: Sheikh . Majid . HARKING BACK: Fateful route of a great Guru as he walked to his death . DAWN.COM . 2019-02-17 . 2020-10-11.
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. Web site: Sheikh . Majid . Why a professor wept at Lal Khuh inside Mochi Gate . DAWN.COM . 2017-10-29 . 2020-10-11.
6. Web site: Lahore Historical Gurdwara turned into Muslim shrine . SinghStation . 2016-07-07 . 2020-10-11.
7. Bharti, Vishav. "Lahore’s historical gurdwara now a Muslim shrine", The Tribune (Chandigarh), Chandigarh, 13 June 2016. Retrieved on 16 July 2016.
8. Web site: Gurudwaras of Pakistan: Systematic Destruction by Islamist Radical Pakistan . 2019-11-10 . 2020-10-11.
9. Web site: No Muslim shrine in gurdwara . The Tribune. 2007-08-27 . 2020-10-11.