The gurdwara of Sucha Soda is another important site associate with the life of Guru Nanak. At the age of eighteen, Guru Nanak Sahib, was not interested in farming and other worldly work. Therefore, his father Mehta Kalu sent him to the city to do business firstly, to engage him in good profitable profession, and secondly his son would be happy all day talking to his clients about his business. On one auspicious day Mehta Kalu called Bhai Mardana to accompany Guru sahib. He gave twenty rupees to them and said, ‘Go with Nanak buy and bring some genuine goods, (most probably salt) and make some profit by selling them. If you become successful in making profitable transaction, next time I will send you with more money to buy goods.’ Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana Ji started from Talwandi Sabo towards Chuharkana (now known as Farooqabad) to purchase some merchandise. They would have hardly gone ten or twelve miles from the village when they came across a village, where the people were starving, thirsty and sick due to lack of water and an outbreak of disease. On looking them Guru Nanak Sahib said to Bhai Mardana, ‘Father has asked us to carry out some profitable transaction. No bargain can be more truly profitable than to feed and clothe the needy. I cannot leave this true bargain. It is seldom that we get an opportunity to carry out some profitable transaction like this.’ Guru Nanak took all the money to the next nearest village market to buy plentiful supply of food and brought water for these people. Guru Sahib invested twenty rupees in purchasing food and distributed among them and continued the tradition what we today call ‘Langar’.
Many years later, Sikhs built a gurdwara Sacha Sauda in memory of Guru Nanak’s kindness. Over the period of time the site became an important site attracting visitors to pay homage to Guru. Maharaja Ranjit Singh made a land endowment of over 100 acres (250 bighas) to construct the building of Gurdwara. The gurdwara building is built in the traditional architectural style of the Sikhs. The facade has three floors, with rows of rooms behind verandas. There are two towers on both sides adding to the beauty and grandeur of the facade. The gurdwara is built on an elevated platform. A wide flight of staircase leads to a higher ground on which the Diwan Hall is located. This level has series of rooms which are used for the accommodation of visitors. The Gurdwara building was renovated during 1993-94 with the help of the Sangat of England at the cost of lakhs of rupees, and it was opened to visit by organized Sikh jathas with the approval of Pakistan government. A new dining hall and a new water tank were constructed. Prakash of Guru Granth Sahib Ji takes place. Akhand Path Sahib is done approx. 4 times a year.
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