KIRPAAN (Sikh KAKAAR)
ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨ (ਸਿੱਖ ਦਾ ਕਕਾਰ)

ikRpwn (is`K dw kkwr)

v`K-v`K DrmW, mulkW Aqy siBAwcwrW (klcrz) ivc ikrpwn dI ^ws jgHw hY[ is`K vwsqy ikrpwn aus dw AkIdw (Faith) hY[ AMimRqDwrI is`K vwsqy ikrpwn lwzmI hY[

ikrpwn dI dunIAW Br ivc ^ws AihmIAq rhI hY[ XhUdIAW, eIsweIAW, muslmwnW, is`KW, jpwnIAW Aqy hor kOmW qy DrmW ivc vI ikrpwn dI AwpxI ^ws qvwrI^ hY[ mYiQau dI gwspl ivc eIsw msIh dy l&z hn: “mYN dunIAW ivc Amn nhIN qlvwr lY ky AwieAw hW[” hzrq muhMmd swihb muqwibk ieslwm ivc ikrpwn dI rUhwnI kImq hY[ ihMdUAW dI durgw dy h`Q ivc auN\ qW hor hiQAwr vI hn, pr nwl hI qlvwr vI hY[ pr is`K ikrpwn eIsweIAW, muslmwnW qy ihMdUAW dI qlvwr qoN v`KrI hY[ eIsweI qlvwr Amn dw bdl hY, ieslwmI qlvwr mzhbI qy isAwsI inSwny ƒ hwisl krn vwsqy hY Aqy ihMdU qlvwr mu^wl&W ƒ kql krn vwsqy hY[ Xwin ienHW DrmW ivc qlvwr iek hiQAwr hY[ pr, is`K-ikrpwn lwzmI qOr ‟qy “muhwi&z” vjoN hY[ ieh hiQAwr nhIN, ieh vwr krn vwsqy nhIN, ieh jwn dI ih&wzq vwsqy hY Aqy ienswnI h`kW dI rwKI vwsqy hY[

BwvyN ikrpwn is`K qvwrI^ ‟c pihly gurU qoN hI mOjUd sI, pr ies ƒ „kkwr‟ vjoN gurU goibMd isMG ny hI lwzmI kIqw sI[ gurU swihb ny ikrpwn ƒ is`K dy vjUd dw iek Atu`t ih`sw bxw id`qw[ is`K dI ikrpwn iensw& kwiem krn vwsqy hY[ ieh Drm bcwaux vwsqy hY, ieh kmzor qy ZrIb dI ih&wzq vwsqy hY[ pr, is`K dI ikrpwn hmlw krn vwsqy, D`ky vwsqy, bdlw lYx vwsqy nhIN[ dibsqwny-mzwihb dw lyKk zuli&kwr ArdsqwnI (jo CyvyN qy sqvyN pwiqSwh dw smkwlI sI) ilKdw hY ik gurU jI ny kdy vI gu`sy ivc ikrpwn ƒ h`Q nhIN pwieAw sI[ dsvyN gurU ny vI AwpxI izMdgI ivc kdy hmlw nhIN kIqw sI blik hmlwvr qoN is`KW dI qy Awpxy ielwky dI isr& ih&wzq hI kIqI sI[

is`K dI ikrpwn Awn, ie`zq, ZYrq, piq qy izMdgI bcwaux vwsqy iesqymwl kIqI jw skdI hY pr ies dI vrqoN krn vyly qrs qy iensw& dw pihrw hoxw bhuq zrUrI hY[ ikrpwn Aw^rI hiQAwr hY nw ik pihlw[ ies dI vrqoN audoN hoxI hY, jdoN swry hiQAwr by-Asr ho jwx[ ies dI vrqoN audoN q`k krnI hY, jdoN mukwbly ivc KVI hsqI mukwblw kry qy hmlwvr rhy[

ieh g`l vI Xwd r`Kx vwlI hY ik gurU swihb ny kkwr vjoN „ikrpwn‟ lwzmI kIqI sI nw ik nyzw, bMdUk, qop, ipsqOl jW koeI hor hiQAwr[ ikauNik ieh swry hiQAwr hn, pr ikrpwr hiQAwr nhIN blik „hwi&z‟ (Defender) hY[ ieh iensw& dI inSwnI hY[ ieh ^udmu^iqAwrI ƒ kwiem r`Kx dI inSwnI hY[

kOm vwsqy koeI kwrnwmw jW kurbwnI krn vwly is`K ƒ ikrpwn snmwn vjoN Byt kIqI jWdI hY[ Aijhw is`KW qoN ielwvw hor kOmW ivc vI hY[ ip`Cy ijhy kuJ Aihmk is`KW ny kuJ Zlq bMidAW ƒ Byt kr ky isropy dI byAdbI krn dy nwl-nwl ikrpwnW vI Byt kIqIAW sn qy auh vI aunHW ƒ jo is`KW dy kwql, is`KI dy duSmx Aqy mujrmwnw iksm dy lok sn[ AijhI cwplUsI is`K vwsqy bVw v`fw gunwh hY[

AMgryzI srkwr vyly is`KW ƒ ikrpwn dy h`k vwsqy bVI j`do-jihd krnI peI sI[ keI igR&qwrIAW, jurmwny qy szwvW hoeIAW, pr A^Ir 5 jUn, 1928 ƒ srkwr ny notIi&kySn nMbr 393-821 rwhIN is`KW vwsqy ikrpwn dw h`k qslIm kr ilAw [ ies dy l&z hn ik “ikrpwn dI Skl, lMbweI qy sweIz dI koeI h`d nhIN im`QI jw skdI [” 1935 ivc is`KW ƒ iek vwr Pyr morcw lwauxw ipAw sI [ mgroN 1936 ivc, ic`TI nMbr 3879 rwhIN, ieh vI AwiKAw igAw ik is`K iksy vI sweIz dIAW, ijMnIAW vI ikrpwnW cwhy, r`K skdw hY jW pihn skdw hY.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)