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	Akal Takht - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Akal Takht (Punjabi: ਅਕਾਲ ਤਖ਼ਤ, akāla taḵẖata) is the second holiest shrine of the Sikhs.
		The head priest or jathedar of the Akal Takht is recognised as the highest spiritual authority in all of Sikhdom.
		The Akal Takht is one of five sacred takhts in the Sikh faith.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Akal_Takht (176 words)

	Institute of Akal Takht
		The word Akal, a negative of kal(time), is the equivalent of timeless, beyond time, everlasting, and takht, in Persian, that of royal throne or chair of state.
		Akal Takht would thus mean "timeless or everlasting throne" or throne of the Timeless One, i.e.
		Akal Takht was again the venue of the sarbatt khalsa on Baisakhi day, 10 April 1763, when through gurmata it was decided to go out to the help of a Brahman who had brought the complaint that his wife had been forcibly abducted by the Afghan chief of Kasur.
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/events/akaltakht.html (1868 words)

	Akal Takhat and Jathedar
		It was not the appointment of Bhai Gurdas as the Jathedar of Akal Takht Sahib.
		Bhai Teja Singh was to be the chief of the Jatha and not Akal Takht Sahib.
		The Hukamnama of Akal Takht Sahib is the consensus of Sarbat Khalsa.
	www.sikhmarg.com /english/akal.html (2469 words)

	This month's featured article at www.sikh-history.com
		Akal Takht Sahib is the Throne of the Almighty.
		The caretaker of Akal Takht Sahib is the co-ordinator of the activities of the Sikh nation.
		Akal Takht Sahib's verdict in the cases of the petitions made by individuals, is also known as Hukamnama, but if the issue in the petition regards the whole of the Sikh nation, then it must be sanctioned by the Sarbat Khalsa (the Sikh nation as a whole).
	www.sikh-history.com /sikhhist/archivedf/feature-dec2000.html (6708 words)

	Glossary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Akal Takht is situated in front of the famous Golden Temple at Amritsar and it was established by the 6th Guru, Har Gobind (1595-1644) in the year 1609 A. when the Sikh religion made a formal bid to proclaim its basic commitment to politics and social problems.
		The building of Akal Takht Comprises of a high throne of an altitude three times as high as was permitted to any authority by the Mughal sovereigns of India and it is higher than the Mughal Throne balcony in the Red Fort at Delhi.
		The Akal Takht and the other seats of Sikh Authority, are in theory, managed and controlled by a Jathedar or Controller General and during the Sikh Raj even Maharaja Ranjit Singh was obliged to submit himself to its decisions.
	www.sgpc.net /glossary/Akal_Takht.asp (290 words)

	Historical Gurudwaras in India:Sri Akal Takht Sahib- Amritsar
		At Akal Takht the Guru held symposiums of martial music and the heroic deeds of historical personalities were narrated and the same were also sung to the people assembled there.
		Generally the assemblage at Akal Takht was in proportion to the magnitude of the danger facing the Sikhs.
		Throughout the 18th century, Akal Takht was the hub of the Sikh politics and it gave direction to the activities of the community through of Gurmatas passed there.
	allaboutsikhs.com /gurudwaras/gurud_02.htm (5702 words)

	The tercentennial stakes
		The Akal Takht Jathedar had taken objection to the memorial complex on several counts, arguing, among other things, that the design of the Nishaan-e-Khalsa, a monument representing the ceremonial Khanda sword, was flawed.
		The revival of the Akal Takht as a forum for chauvinist platforms, and edicts governing everything from how Sikhs may marry to which sects they may not associate with, are alarmingly reminiscent of the climate that prevailed during the rise of Bhindranwale.
		The Akal Takht Jathedar's "exalted office", scholar Attar Singh wrote of the period, "has increasingly functioned as the sovereign or 'the president of the religious republic' with the SGPC chief as his prime adviser." The same thing has happened again, and despite Karl Marx's dictum, the second time round it still is not farce.
	www.hindu.com /fline/fl1526/15260340.htm (1653 words)

	Akal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The meaning of Akal in this context is ‘timeless’, ‘non-temporal’, ‘deathless’, ‘not governed by temporal process’, or ‘not subject to birth, decay and death’.
		Akal is not a fixed, unmoving substance, but the dynamic spiritual principle of the entire cosmic existence.
		Akal in Sikh is not mere consciousness, blank and void, but is the Creative Spirit, as the expression Karta Purakh implies.
	www.sikh.net /SIKHISM/Akal.htm (1422 words)

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		The Takht was used for special purposes which considerably changed the Sikh character and organization.
		There is great significance in Akal Takht being constructed a few paces away from Harimandir.
		Akal Takht was demolished in 1984 during ‘Operation Blue Star’.
	www.sikhcyber.com /akaltakhatsahib.htm (195 words)

	Gateway to Sikhism : The Sikh Institutions : Miri Piri
		Akal Takht became the pivot of military and political activities of the Sikhs during the Misl period.
		Akal Takht did not remain the seat for political and military decisions during the reign of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, but it remained the focus for central management.
		The Akal Takht is the most prominent of all the Takhts, the others being Takht Sri Kesgarh Sahib, Anandpur, Takht Sri Patna Sahib, and Takht Sri Hazur Sahib, Nanded.
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /way/piri.htm (1220 words)

	Articles of Interest
		Guru Hargobind established the temporal authority in the Akal Takht, to protect and serve the Harmandir sahib.
		On the occasion of Baisakhi and Diwali, Sikh congregations were held at Sri akal Takht and resolutions were deliberated and passed, concerning the general well being of the community.
		Even today the supremacy of Akal Takht as the final arbiter in matters of religious and moral discipline continues to be acknowledged.
	www.legendsandpalaces.com /goldentemple.htm (527 words)

	THE UNIQUE SPIRIT OF SIKHSIM
		The Akal Takht is the supreme authority for all Sikhs.
		Akal Takht, it says, is the highest supreme spiritual and temporal seat of the Sikhs, which guides the Sikhs in their day-to-day life.
		He said that today's meeting was concerned about the rising levels of confrontation with the spiritual and temporal authority of the Akal Takht, which according to him could lead to the repeat of the 1978 Baisakhi when 13 Sikhs were killed in a clash with the Nirankaris in Amristar.
	www.panthkhalsa.org /panth/index_1.php (2014 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The supremacy of the Akal Takht as the final arbiter in matters of religious and moral discipline is undisputed.
		The fanatic and frenzied Ahmad Shah Abdali invaded the Akal Takht in 1764.
		Even on the ruins of the Akal Bunga, the Sikhs continued to meet and in 1774, the ground floor of the Akal Takht was reconstructed.
	www21.brinkster.com /4u03/akaltakhat.html (357 words)

	GURU GOBIND SlNGH AND KHALSA DISCIPLINE
		The role of the Akal Takht cannot be better elucidated than the article "Akal Takht and Twin Doctrines" by S. Gurdarshan Singh Dhillon, an eminent scholar and historian, published in the Tribune dated 6th August, 1994.
		It was from the Akal Takht that Sikhs conducted their long-drawn political struggles against foreign invaders.
		But during the dark phases, when Akal Takht was made out of bounds for them, they chose a different venue for their deliberations.
	www.sikhpoint.com /religion/resources/gurugobindsinghandkhlsadiscipline.htm (1608 words)

	A dangerous drift
		In having Akal Takht Jathedar Ranjit Singh suspended and replaced, Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal may appear to have marginalised his far-Right opponents in the Shiromani Akali Dal; however, his abdication of temporal authority to the clergy constitutes a serious threat to peace in Punjab.
		RANJIT SINGH'S decision of January 25 to force Manjit Singh and Brajinder Singh to appear before the Akal Takht was the last of a series of events that led to the showdown.
		Akal Takht edicts banned the conduct of marriages in hotels and wedding halls, opposed Sikh women riding motorcycles and scooters wearing crash helmets, and attacked an assortment of supposed heretics.
	www.flonnet.com /fl1605/16050390.htm (2326 words)

	Akal Takht: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Akal Takht[For more info, click on this link] is the second most holiest shrine of the Sikh Sikh quick summary:
		The Akal Takht was made by the Sikhs' 6th Guru, EHandler: no quick summary.
		The Head Priest of the Akal Takht is often recognized as the highest spiritual authority in all of Sikhdom.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ak/akal_takht.htm (153 words)

	GURU AMAR (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Akal Takht is situated on the one end of the causeway connected to the Harmandar Sahib.
		The Akal Takht is the oldest of the Five Takhts and the only one sanctified by the Guru.
		The Akal Takht building was destroyed by the Indian government when the army was sent in to invade in 1984.
	www.sikhpoint.com /religion/sikhshrines/Takhats/akaltakht.htm (193 words)

	Akal Takht (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Akal Takht is also the seat for the current Sikh religious authorities.
		As the seat of temporal power, the Akal Takht was the center for the events of 1984, in which entrenched Sikhs were killed (and the Akal Takht severely damaged) in an assault by the Indian army.
		The Akal Takht was heavily damaged in the 1984 assault, but has since been completely restored, solely through volunteer labor.
	www2.carthage.edu /~lochtefe/indiajterm/akaltakht.html (379 words)

	Events
		The Akal Takht is heavily fortified with sandbags and brick gun emplacements in its windows and arches.
		Their fuses are arranged to allow a short delay between the impact and the shells igniting, so that a shock-wave passes through the target and a heavy slab of armour or masonry is forced away from the inside of the target armour or fortification.
		The effect on the Akal Takht, the most sacred of the five Takhts, is devastating.
	panthkhalsa.tripod.com /events.htm (3300 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Nation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In his address to the Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, to observe the 20th anniversary of Operation Bluestar, Vedanti termed the Congress an organisation “that has always meted out atrocities and injustice” to the community.
		The Akal Takht jathedar regretted that Parliament and “advocates of democracy” had neither condemned nor apologised “for atrocities against Sikhs even after 20 years of the army operation”.
		The Akal Takht observes every June 6 as a day of infamy, when a special prayer meeting condones the operation and pays tribute to those who died.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1040607/asp/nation/story_3340919.asp (562 words)

	Gurudwara replicas by Dr. Sukhpal Singh
		The Akal Takht is situated on the other end of the causeway connected to the Harmandir Sahib.
		During the 18th century while Sikhs were fighting a guerrilla war in the forests they used to gather at the Akal Takht on special occasions such as Baisakhi and Diwali.
		The Akal Takht was the oldest of the Five Takhts.
	www.sikh.com.au /Sikhart/Sukhpal/gurudwaramodel2.html (593 words)

	AKALEYEHOSPITAL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He maintained the high esteem of Akal Takht Sahib for 16 long years-the longest in the history of Sri Akal Takht Sahib so far, A humble down to earth person, with pleasing personality, who would go out of his way to help any body in need.
		He was appointed Jathedar of Takht Sri Kesgarh- Anandpur Sahib from 1961 to 1964.
		Takht Sahib-the highest seat of religious authority and legislation for the sikhs, In 1980 in an effort to avert a vertical split in the Akal Dal, he formed a 7 member committee of senior party leaders to function as collegiate executive, but he soon resigned from his post.
	www.akaleyehospital.com /singhsahib.html (461 words)

	(Support Sri Akal Takht Sahib)
		We recognize Singh Sahib Bhai Ranjit Singh Ji as the legitimate Jathedar of Siri Akal Takht Sahib and do not accept any other Jathedar unless he is appointed by the Sarbat Khalsa.
		We fully support all the resolutions that were passed at the Panthic meeting held at the Darbar Sahib on the 2nd of February, 1999.
		It is a shame that Badal, whose party came to power because of the solid support of the Sikh Nation, has turned his back on the Panth and is out to destroy the highest seat of spiritual and temporal authority of the Sikhs.
	www.panthkhalsa.org /akaltakht (467 words)

	Sikh Missionary Society(U.K.) - Sikhism - Takhts - Sri Akal Takht Sahib
		Sri Akal Takht Sahib Amritsar, 'the throne of the immortal is the supreme seat of religious and temporal authority of its kind for the Sikhs in the world.
		Although all the five Takhts are equal in sanctity, yet the foremost significant of the Takhts is Sri Akal Takht Sahib.
		Lately, the building of Akal Takht was smashed by the Indian Army during Blue Star Operation in June 1984 when Indian Prime Minister Indra Gandhi ordered the troops to storm the holiest shrine of the Sikhs.
	www.gurmat.info /sms/smssikhism/takhts/sriakaltakhtsahib (957 words)

	Akal Takht restrains SGPC on women sewa issue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Akal Takht, the highest religio-spiritual seat of the Sikhs today restrained the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) from going ahead with its proposal to permit Sikh baptised women devotees from performing 'kirtan' (reciting of religious hymns) in the Harmandir Sahib.
		The order of the Akal Takht has also stayed the SGPC proposal of allowing women devotees from performing 'palki sahib sewa' in the Harmandir Sahib complex.
		Only the Singh Sahibs can take a decision on this issue and an order passed from the Akal Takht is binding on the entire community irrespective of their party affiliations.
	www.sikhsangat.org /publish/printer_451.shtml (413 words)

	Operation Bluestar, 05 June 1984
		The troops started inching their way towards the Akal Takht but were fired upon from the southern side.
		As they reached the Akhak Takht their misery was compounded by the devastating machine gun fire from the fortified Akal Takht, as well as the Harmandir Sahib and the area of Darshani Deori-Toshakana.
		As the APC was approaching the Akal Takht, it was hit by an RPG-7 anti-tank launcher from the Akal Takht.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /LAND-FORCES/Army/History/1970s/Bluestar.html (4759 words)

	Akal tahkt Sahib Ji
		They were considered limbs of the same body.” It is also said that the Guru told his Sikhs that as long as he was in Harimandir, he should be treated as a saint, and when in the Akal Takht he should be looked upon as a temporal leader of the community.
		As the Sikhs held Akal Takht in high esteem the decisions taken there had a moral and religious binding on them.
		The Sikhs could not, therefore, afford to go against the decisions taken at Akal Takht, and run the risk of losing their popularity with the community.
	www.worldkhalsa.com /public/gurud/india/akalt.html (1493 words)

	Defiance a challenge to Akal Takht’s supremacy: Dhindsa
		Mr Dhindsa said the challenge given by Giani Iqbal Singh, Jathedar, Takht Patna Sahib, to the supremacy of Akal Takht Sahib was unfortunate..
		The Jathedar had yesterday announced at Amritsar that both Patna Sahib and Hazoor Sahib Takhts would observe the 400th anniversary of Guru Granth Sahib’s installation on September 15 as per the traditional Bikrami calendar while the SGPC was observing it on September 1 as per Nanakshahi calendar that had the stamp of Akal Takht.
		Giani Iqbal Singh had also declared that the two takhts which were out of Punjab were as important as the three in Punjab and no one should dare undermine their role.
	www.sikhnet.com /Sikhnet/discussion.nsf/SearchView/089B80106117268C87256EDD0012E954!OpenDocument (434 words)

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