Nizam Lohar the story of a mujahid (spy) who conspired against the British Empire

The war of independence was near in subcontinent, the British were consolidating their roots in Punjab. A major resistance movement was needed to stop the British from advancing further. Nizam Lohar was born in 1835 A.D. in a Muslim family at Tan Taran Amritsar district of Punjab. Nizam was a poor and human-friendly patriot. The oppression of the poor and wrecked people by the British administration was fuelling the spirit of revenge in the minds of the Nizam. He launched a secret movement against the oppressive and tyrannical government. In the beginning, they continued to practice petty secrets activities against the occupation. The Brtish administration was skeptical of the Nizam, but due to a lack of solid evidence, they refrained from acting against him. The movement gained momentum when British police raided Nizam's house one evening. The Nizam was not at home. Many weapons and ammunition were recovered from his house. A British officer raped his sister. Nizam's mother succumbed to her distress. When Nizam found out about the incident, he immediately married his sister to one of his friends named Shafi.

The next night, the Nizam attacked at the police station. The attack was so severe that several British policemen, including the police officer (who had raped Nizam's sister) and another SSP, were left dead. The news spread like wildfire throughout Amritsar. Children, men, and women were talking about the bravery and courage of the Nizam. Everyone generously paid tribute to the work of the Nizam. It was decided all over Amritsar that whoever informed about the activity of Nizam, his house would be set on fire and his land would be seized. After this operation, the Nizam succeeded in imposing itself on the British administration.

A few days later, the Nizam attacked another military barrack and released many prisoners. Leading among the released prisoners was one of his close friends Suja Singh. After that, the two friends started taking many major actions against the British army. The movement gained more momentum when a young named Jabro Jutt from Kasur joined it. The name of this movement was changed to Chaddo Punjab (Leave Punjab) Movement. Thousands of youth from all over Punjab joined this movement and together they fought against British imperialism with full zeal and zest. As a result, several hundred British soldiers were killed, and the looted wealth was distributed among the poor and needy peoples.

This movement was becoming a constant headache for the British administration, they hatched many conspiracies to crush the movement. When no conspiracy worked, a beautiful prostitute woman was brought into the field as a tool. This woman managed to trap Suja Singh in her trap. As Suja was sinking into the swamp of this woman's love, he was becoming oblivious to his duty. Apart from the responsibility of the movement, he was also unable to help his mother. When Nizam found out about him, he immediately went to her house to find out about her mother. There Nizam came to know about Suja's negligence and his love game, he immediately called Suja and scolded and reprimanded him in front of his girlfriend. His girlfriend, seizing the opportunity, provoked Suja to inform about Nizam to the police. Suja knew that Nizam used to come to her mother's house every week to take care of her. One day, when Nizam came to Suja mother's house to visit her, suja informed the British administration through his girlfriend. The British army surrounded the Nizam in the same house. Nizam fought with the British army for forty-eight hours. Eventually, Nizam was about to escape by dodging the enemy army when his speeding horse fell into a ravine. Nizam's head hit a nearby iron tree trunk and he fainted, British soldiers pierced his body with their guns. Thus, this fearless Mujahid, a man of courage and bravery, surrendered his life to Almighty Allah.

The British army captured and imprisoned Suja. When Suja's mother heard that Suja was the cause of Nizam's martyrdom, she went to the prison to meet her son and snatched a sword from a soldier there and beheaded her son (Suja). Thus, Suja came to an end. Nizam's body was handed over to his devotees. Funeral prayers were announced. The British administration allocated a tax of Rs 2 per person for attending the funeral, yet a crowd of the devotees and loved ones attended the funeral. At that time, a huge amount of Rs. 73,000 was collected for attending his funeral. Nizam Lohar was a brave Muslim soldier who left an example of his courage in the world.