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Giani Ditt Singh, a scholar, poet, editor , an eminent Singh Sabha reformer was born in April 21, 1853 at village Kalaur of district Fatehgarh Sahib.
Having moved from one centre of learning to another. Ditt Singh became learned enough to hold discussions with eminent religious scholars like Sadhu Dayanand. It is worthwhile to mention some of these discussions which appear below.
Arya Samaj was, initially, an institution which was working towards removal of casteism and ritualism. Giani ji along with Bhai Jawahar Singh joined this movement. Swami Dayanand was the torch-bearer of this movement. He however soon found that Arya Samaj Chief Swami Dayanand’s faith in the infallibility of Vedas was as uncompromising as that of the Muslims in Koran. He did not believe in the existence of any religion other than Hinduism. This was, again, a narrow parochial approach. Both Bhai Jawahar Singh and Giani Ditt Singh planned to set the things right.
During one such event in 1877 at Lahore, Giani ji visited Swami Dayanand along with Bhai Jawahar Singh "to know his mind and to know his ideals". During the discussion a questions and answers situation arose with Swami Dayanand. This dialogue is quoted below as per the words of Gyani Ditt Singh himself. The question are by Giani ji and the answers by Swami Dayanand:
- Q: Who is the Creator of this universe?
- A: The Lord (Ishwar)
- Q: Does the Lord create the universe from Himself or from something else?
- A: How can the Lord create the universe from Himself? He is without form (Nirakaar). He creates the world from four atoms.
- Q: Wherefrom does the Lord bring these atoms? .....More
