Bhai Bhikhari Bhabra was a dedicated Sikh of the time of Guru Arjan Sahib. He was known for his unshakable faith in the Will of the Almighty as he always bowed before His Will without any rancour or complaint. Once Bhai Gurmukh, a devout Sikh, asked Guru Sahib if there was any Sikh who would always bow before the Will of the Almighty. Guru Sahib suggested Bhai Gurmukh to visit Bhai Bhikhari. Bhai Gurmukh went to Gujrat (a town and district in Pakistan) and met Bhai Bhikhari, who had recently performed the marriage of his son. Bhai Gurmukh curiously noted that Bhai Bhikhari had kept a bier, a shroud and some wood for funeral, in one room of his house. The same night some dacoits attacked the village. While resisting the dacoits, Bhai Bhikhari’s son was killed. The next day, Bhai Bhikhari cremated his son with the wood he had brought a day earlier. Bhai Gurmukh asked Bhai Bhikhari that he had been collecting wood as if he knew about the forthcoming death of his son; why did not he pray for the life of his son. Bhai Bhikhari told that a Sikh must not interfere in the Command of the Almighty. The Almighty knows everything and shall decide what is proper and just. One must always but bow before His Will. Alike story is popular about by Samman also. See: Samman.
(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)