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Hukamnama is a combination of two words i.e. Hukam plus namah. Hukam
means ORDER and the word namah means the LETTER. It is the WAQUE
which is read from Guru Granth Sahib ji after the Ardas.The Sikhs
treat Guru Granth Sahib ji as the living god, thats why it is
treated as the order of Guru.Historically, it refers to the letters
sent by Sikh Gurus to the sikh sangat, at various places.It also
applies to the edicts issued by the Five sikh Takhats which are Akal
Takht, Takht Sri Kesgarh sahib, Takht Patna sahib, Takht Hazur sahib
and Takht Damdama sahib and are referred as the Hukamnamas of the
Takhts.Full respect or Adab is given at the time of reading of
Hukamnama.Sikhs use the first word of the Waque of the day
(especially from GoldenTemple) as the first word of the name of new
born babies Below exhibited is the Scanned copy of Hand Written
Hukamnama by Guru Tegh Bahadur ji, and its well preserved and
displayed at Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib, Patiala. |
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