3 days
Daily Tour
40 people
English
Gurdwara Panja Sahib is a famous gurdwara located in Hasan Abdal, Pakistan. The shrine is considered to be particularly important as the handprint of the founder of Sikhi, Guru Nanak, is believed to be imprinted on a boulder at the Gurdwara.
Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji along with Bhai Mardana Ji reached Hasan Abdal in Baisakh Samwat 1578 B.K. corresponding to 1521 ACE in the summer season. Under a shady cool tree, Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana started reciting Kirtan and their devotees gathered around. This annoyed a local saint, Shah Wali Qandhari. According to legend, Bhai Mardana was sent three times to Shah Wali Qandhari by (Guru Nanak) so that he would provide him with some water to quench his thirst. Wali Qandhari refused his request and was rude to him. In spite of this, Mardana still very politely stuck to his demand. The Wali remarked: “Why don’t you ask your Master whom you serve?”
Mardana Ji went back to the Guru in a miserable state and said “Oh lord! I prefer death to thirst but will not approach Wali the egoist.”
The Guru replied “Oh Bhai Mardana ji! Repeat the Name of God, the Almighty; and drink the water to your heart’s content.”
The Guru put aside a big rock lying nearby and a pure fountain of water sprang up and began to flow endlessly. Bhai Mardana quenched his thirst and felt grateful to the Guru.
On the other hand, the fountain of Shah Wali Qandhari dried up. On witnessing this, the Wali in his rage threw a part of a mountain towards the Guru from the top of the hill. The Guru stopped the hurled rock with his hand leaving his hand print in the rock.
Observing that miracle, Wali became the Guru’s devotee.
This holy and revered place was named Panja Sahib by Hari Singh Nalwa, the most famous general of the Kingdom of the Sikhs. He is credited with having built the first Gurdwara at this place
Arrival at Islamabad International airport,our guide and driver will meet you upon your arrival at the international arrival, after meeting and greeting by our staff drive to the hotel in Islamabad for overnight stay.
We will spend full day at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, in the late afternoon drive back to Islamabad, before we drive to Islamabad, we will stop at Taxila to visit the Taxila museum and other UNESCO sites in Taxila, arrive in Islamabad and transfer to the hotel.
Depending on the flight time, if it is in the evening/night we will explore the twin city “Rawalpindi & Islamabad”. In the evening we shall drive to the airport, our service ends here and you will fly back to your destination.
Gurdwara Panja Sahib is located in Hasan Abdal, Punjab, Pakistan.
Sikhism in Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a small community in Pakistan today. Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab region where the religion originated in the Middle Ages, with some also residing in Peshawar in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is located in Pakistan's Punjab province. Moreover, the place where Guru Nanak is believed to have died, the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is also located in the same province.
Gurdwara Panja Sahib can be visited anytime of the year, however the best time to visit is Spring, Autumn and winter season, in summer the weather is hot in the central and south Pakistan.
We provide full board travel services for pilgrimage tours in Pakistan. We provide transport, hotels, guide, meals and visa supporting documents (if required)
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