Gurdwara Sri Tharra Sahib Multan
About Gurdwara Sri Tharra Sahib Multan
This Gurdwara is located in the corridor of the tomb of Shah Shams Sabzwari on Shah Shams Road. There was proper Gurdwara built during the era of Maharaja Ranjit Singh that is no more existing except a Tharra and that is why it is called Gurdwara Tharra Sahib. As per information provided by the caretaker (Gaddi Nasheen who belonged to Shah Shamas Tabrez family) that Guru Nanak did complete Chilla within the varanda of this tomb.
Guru Nanak set out from Bikaner and reached Uch, then in the Bahawalpur State (now in Pakistan). Sheikh Haji Abdulla of this place had met the Guru at Mecca and he had passed away in 1526-27. Passing through Uch (center of Sufism in sub-continent) Guru Nanak arrived at Multan. When the Guru reached Multan, the holy men of the town offered him a bowl of milk filled to the brim. It meant that there were already enough holy men in the town and there was no space for any new one. The Guru took out a jasmine petal and placed it on the milk which implied that whatever the number of holy men in the town, the Guru will mix with them as does the river in the sea.
On reaching Multan, the Guru went to the shrine of Baha-ud-din-Zakaria. At that time one of the descendants of Baha-ud-din, Makhdum Baha-ud-din was the custodian of this shrine. He welcomed the Guru. A very popular legend says that it was here (in front of shrine – currently Police Office) where Makhdum Bahauddin and Guru Nanak took langar together.
After some time he asked the Guru: “You do not seem to have acquired a spiritual preceptor for divine worship and that you still seem to be wandering.” In reply, the Guru told him that the real issue was not to settle down at one place or keep on wandering. The issue at stake was how to remove the ills and realize God.
