Satguru Nanak Sahib in Dar-es-Salaam, in 1519.
The present city of Dar-es-Salaam was called Mizzima.The name of Dar-es-Salaam was given by Sultan of Zanzibar in 1866.The meaning of "Dar-es-Salaam" is The City of Peace. In 16th century it was governed by Sultan of Oman.When Satguru Nanak Sahib went to Tanzania in 1519, the Sultan of Oman was Mohammed Bin Ismail. He was in the Shabaha area of Mizzima.He happened to meet Almighty Satguru Nanak Sahib. Satguru Nanak Sahib was holding Divan in the Later part of evening.He was singing "Maru Mahalla-I" on Holy Page No. 991 of SGGS. "Mul Khridi Lala Gola Mera Nao Subhaga". The Almighty Satguru was addressing to the slaves that it is he, who is the slave of God and not they.They are subjected to inhuman treatment by the traders from the Arab. He spoke to the Sultan in Arabic that the Slave are also human beings, and same blood run through their veins.There is no cleverness in you.You have not followed the order of the Almighty God.I am a slave,like you, to His order.The Sultan was moved from his heart, and fell to Satguru's feet.Satguru forgave him, and ask him to free all the slaves, except criminals. Like me, you would lie in the grave one day. Hence,after freeing the slaves, Satguru left for Morogoro and Dodoma on their way to Tabora. "Lala" means "A Slave" in Punjabi and "Falls Down or Lie Down" in Swaihili language.
The First Sikh Temple in Dar-es-Salaam was built in 1918 on the Arab Street in a very temporary building. It was later replaced with a permanent building in 1926. With the increasing Sikh population and keeping in view of the shortage of accommodation of the Temple as well as the Rest house it was thought necessary to construct a big building. With the efforts of the Sikh Community of Tanganyika and it East Africa this dream became true and a grand double storied building costing TSh 400,000/- containing a big hall, office, library, rest house, and store rooms was ready for opening on 21st March 1962. Almost all other communities of East Africa also contributed generously for the new Temple.
The opening ceremony of the new Sikh Temple was performed by Messers Kartar Singh and Hari Singh, who were also building contractors of this Temple. Feeling the needs of the religious knowledge of the Sikh children a school with Punjabi medium of instruction was opened in 1937 and its functioning quite efficiently with a well-organized and well-educated staff. The school was formerly known as Khalsa School and is now known as Guru Nanak Primary School. The Khalsa Girls Boarding House was erected in 1949 to accommodate students from up-country receiving education in various institutions of Dar-es-Salaam. Due to the increasing number of the children the Boarding House was further extended in 1955.A Boys Boarding House started in 1946 in a temporary building was replaced with a permanent building in 1962. An Educational Trust Building was built in 1950.
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