Originally posted by: koenigbobo
canadians first u really need to read this carefully
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punjab_region
for information 😉
if u say punjabi dat duznt meannnn ur tokin about sikhs !! sikhism is just a religion !! dats it !!
and pakistan has more PUNJABIS then india !!but muslim PUNJABIS not sikhs !! same india has more SIKH punjabis..
but in totall PAKISTAN HAS MORE PUNJABIS THN INDIA.
READ this:
Punjab ['p?n??b] (helpinfo) (Persian: ?????, meaning "Land of the Five Rivers") (c.f. ap-); also Panjab (Punjabi: ????? in Shahmukhi, Urdu: ?????) Gurmukhi (Indian), Punjabi: ????? is a region straddling the border between India and Pakistan. The "Five Rivers" are Beas, Ravi, Sutlej, Chenab and Jhelum; all these are tributaries of the Indus river. Punjab has a long history and rich cultural heritage.The people of the Punjab are called Punjabis and speak a language named Punjabi. The main religions of the Punjab region are Sikhism, Hinduism and Islam.
I think it will give yu some information!!
and read dis as well
The Pakistani Punjab now comprises the majority of the region. The Indian Punjab has been further sub-divided into the modern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Delhi. The Pakistani part of the region covers an area of 205,344 square kilometres (79,284 square miles), whereas the Indian State of Punjab is 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles). The populations of the region are similarly divided as 86,084,000 (2005) in West Punjab (Pakistan) and 24,289,296 (2000) in the present-day State of (East) Punjab (India). Punjabi is spoken by (approximately) 90% of population in Pakistani Punjab and 92.2% in Indian Punjab.[2] The capital city of undivided Punjab was Lahore, which now sits close to the partition line as the capital of West Punjab. Indian Punjab has as its capital the city of Chandigarh. Indian Punjab uses the Gurmukhi script, while Pakistani Punjab uses the Shahmukhi script.
Punjab is much older then SIKHISM and ISLAM
Hindus used to rule there first then came islam.
and then in 1539 GURU NANAK SAHIB the founder of sikhism was born in NANKANA SAHIB ( NOW PAKISTAN ) . One of the most sikh holy places are in pakistan !!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guru_Nanak
read dis!!
Guru Nanak Dev[1] (Punjabi: ???? ???? ???, Guru Nanak Dev) (Born in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, (now Pakistan) on 20th October 1469 – 7 May 1539, Kartarpur, Punjab, India), was the founder of Sikhism, and the first of the eleven Sikh Gurus.
Beside followers of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev is revered by Hindus and Muslim Sufis across the Indian subcontinent.[2] His primary message to society was recorded to be "devotion of thought and excellence of conduct as the first of duties..
now temme how can you say ONLY SIKHS R PUNJABIS
SOO PUNJAB and PUNJABI ppl are much older thn SIKHISM.
😆 dat dun make really sense dear 😆
dun worry even i din know all dis !! i read alotta stuff bout it !!! fer mainu pata lageya bout punjab 😉