{"id":2288,"date":"2026-10-02T17:32:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/?page_id=2288"},"modified":"2026-10-02T17:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T17:50:58","slug":"gurdwara-sri-chakki-sahib","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/?page_id=2288","title":{"rendered":"Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2288\" class=\"elementor elementor-2288\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bdf60 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-d9bdf60-cce9d69 \" data-id=\"d9bdf60\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"d9bdf60\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139df7b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"139df7b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_mouseTrack_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ffebbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ffebbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27fc74a e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-27fc74a-1d1e761 \" data-id=\"27fc74a\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"27fc74a\">\n    <div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861d54c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"861d54c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f561623 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f561623\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Description:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f30423a elementor-align-center lction-gurdwara elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f30423a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-search-location\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M505.04 442.66l-99.71-99.69c-4.5-4.5-10.6-7-17-7h-16.3c27.6-35.3 44-79.69 44-127.99C416.03 93.09 322.92 0 208.02 0S0 93.09 0 207.98s93.11 207.98 208.02 207.98c48.3 0 92.71-16.4 128.01-44v16.3c0 6.4 2.5 12.5 7 17l99.71 99.69c9.4 9.4 24.6 9.4 33.9 0l28.3-28.3c9.4-9.4 9.4-24.59.1-33.99zm-297.02-90.7c-79.54 0-144-64.34-144-143.98 0-79.53 64.35-143.98 144-143.98 79.54 0 144 64.34 144 143.98 0 79.53-64.35 143.98-144 143.98zm.02-239.96c-40.78 0-73.84 33.05-73.84 73.83 0 32.96 48.26 93.05 66.75 114.86a9.24 9.24 0 0 0 14.18 0c18.49-21.81 66.75-81.89 66.75-114.86 0-40.78-33.06-73.83-73.84-73.83zm0 96c-13.26 0-24-10.75-24-24 0-13.26 10.75-24 24-24s24 10.74 24 24c0 13.25-10.75 24-24 24z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Eminabad, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddde361 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddde361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong class=\"x7amdea\">Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib<\/strong> is a historic Sikh shrine associated with <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Guru Nanak Dev Ji<\/strong> and the invasion of <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Eminabad<\/strong>, then known as Saidpur, by the forces of <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Babur<\/strong> in 1521. Sikh historical traditions recount that Guru Nanak was among the people taken prisoner during the attack and was ordered to perform hard labour by grinding grain with a hand-operated millstone, or <strong class=\"x7amdea\">chakki<\/strong>.<\/p><p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">According to the Janamsakhi tradition, while Guru Nanak sang hymns in remembrance of God, the millstone continued to turn without being physically driven by him. The event astonished those guarding the prisoners and was eventually reported to Babur, who came to meet Guru Nanak. Sikh accounts relate that after their meeting, Guru Nanak and the other captives were released.<\/p><p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">The millstone associated with this episode was preserved, and a Gurdwara was later established at the site. The present shrine is comparatively simple, with a flat-roofed prayer space and a brick-paved compound, preserving the memory of one of the most significant episodes connected with Guru Nanak\u2019s time in Eminabad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94cfb27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94cfb27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Why Visit<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c001310 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c001310\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">For Sikh pilgrims, <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib<\/strong> offers a direct connection with <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Guru Nanak Dev Ji\u2019s<\/strong> experiences during the upheaval at <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Eminabad<\/strong> and with the spiritual strength traditionally associated with him during imprisonment.<\/p><p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\">The site also forms an important part of the wider Sikh heritage of Eminabad. Together with <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Gurdwara Rori Sahib<\/strong> and other nearby historic shrines, it allows pilgrims to follow the events connected with Guru Nanak\u2019s presence in the town and his encounter with the forces of <strong class=\"x7amdea\">Babur<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724c34c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"724c34c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"x1yc453h xma8rkl xgoqxah xutxfr x1fie51u xgyxj25 x1xobyvs x1elgs31 x1fv8qjw xcy5tzr x1ht4adc xnvauns x1c2l018 x14l7nz5 xuw7688 x1pjt2rx x160d6zm xrxpjvj\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Punjasahib Travel &amp; Tours includes Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib in selected Sikh Yatra itineraries, allowing pilgrims to visit this historic shrine as part of a wider journey through Eminabad and the sacred Sikh heritage sites of Pakistan.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b4cb45 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b4cb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/punjasahib.com\/?page_id=1818\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-left\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M8 256c0 137 111 248 248 248s248-111 248-248S393 8 256 8 8 119 8 256zm448 0c0 110.5-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256 145.5 56 256 56s200 89.5 200 200zm-72-20v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H256v67c0 10.7-12.9 16-20.5 8.5l-99-99c-4.7-4.7-4.7-12.3 0-17l99-99c7.6-7.6 20.5-2.2 20.5 8.5v67h116c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Back to Gurdwaras<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib Description: Eminabad, Gujranwala District, Punjab, Pakistan Gurdwara Sri Chakki Sahib is a historic Sikh shrine associated with Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the invasion of Eminabad, then known as Saidpur, by the forces of Babur in 1521. 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