Ham Hindu Nahin

Ham Hindu Nahin (Punjabi: ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨਹੀਂ, lit. 'We are not Hindus'), also spelled as Hum Hindu Nahin, is a 19th-century Punjabi book by Kahn Singh Nabha,^[1][2][3] on the distinction of the Sikhism and identity.^[4] First published in 1898,^[5] the book was registered under this title in the Punjab Gazette on June 30, 1899, at number 447.

Ham Hindu Nahin

Cover page of the 1898 first edition of 'Ham Hindu Nahin' ("We Are Not Hindus") by Kahn Singh Nabha. Digitized and provided by the Panjab Digital Library.
Author	Kahn Singh Nabha
Original title	ਹਮ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਨਹੀਂ
Language	Punjabi
Subject	A critique on the Sikh identity
Publication date	1898 (1st ed.)
Publication place	British India
Media type	Print
Pages	185 (4th ed.)

Pressing its claim vehemently and vigorously to the distinction of the Sikh identity and religion, it concludes with a versified note by the author, describing the characteristics of the Khalsa.

Subject and need to write

When there were a lot of misconceptions and questions raised upon the Different identity of Sikh Religion and it being a sect of Hindu Religion, Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha wrote this book in order to clarify and answer those misconceptions and questions. The book was principally written as a response to a provocative book published by Thakur Das, a Sanatan Sikh, titled Sikh Hindu Hain (“Sikhs Are Hindus”).^[6] In this book, the writer discusses about the differences in between the beliefs of Hindu faith and the Sikh faith in depth along with the letters which writer received from various Sikh Scholars and Prominent Sikh Shrines, in favor of this book. The book gives deep analysis along with references to religious texts and Historical incidents.

See also

• Mahan Kosh