JIWAN SINGH MACHHIWARHA

Bhai Jiwan Singh was a resident of Machhiwara. When Guru Gobind Singh Sahib left the fortress of Chamkaur, on the night of December 7-8, 1705, he made his first stop in the garden of Bhai Gulaba, a Masand. From here Guru Sahib moved to the residence of Bhai Jiwan Singh. Guru Sahib spent the day in the upper story of the house of Bhai Jiwan Singh. Late in the evening, Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Man Singh and Bhai Ram Singh also reached there. The next day, Qazi Charagh Shah of Ajner and four of his companions reached there. Bibi Soma, a Brahmin lady and Bibi Desan, a Khatri lady also came to make obeisance to Guru Sahib. The two devoted ladies stitched a new dress for Guru Sahib. On December 11, 1705, Guru Sahib, clad in blue dress (like a Muslim Faqir), left the residence of Bhai Jiwan Singh for village Ajner, in a palanquin carried by the five Muslim admires of Guru Sahib.

Bhai Jiwan Singh’s house is now Gurdwara Chaubara Sahib

(Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer)