Shahadat ( Martydom) in Indian religions?

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Re: Shahadat ( Martydom) in Indian religions?

@muqawwee123

I read a Sikh scholar saying that there is no concept of ‘Shahadat’ in Hinduism. The reason behind that was Hinduism got superb flexibility and can accept ideas from other religions without any conflict. When there is no conflict, there are remote chances of martyrdom (sacrificing life for religion).

Sikhs and Muslims, on other hand, got concept of Shahadat in their faiths. Muslims right from Badr to Karbala and Sikhs due to execution of their gurus by Mughals.

Do you agree with this observation?

If thats true how come Lata ji sings :

aye mere vatan ke logon
zara aankh mein bhar lo paani
jo shaheed hue hain unki
zara yaad karo qurbaani

Is it borrowed from Muslims or it was already there in Hindu scriptures?

The song by Lataji is referring to a shaheed for the nation not for religion.

Killing or hurting someone else for the sake of religion would probably earn you bad karma rather than a place in heaven.