![]() ![]() ![]() He who dwells in all hearts but remains ever pure, pervades thy heart also. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji – Salok Mahalla 9 verse 52 O Nanak, sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord, and give up all other entanglements. Whatever has been created shall be destroyed everyone shall perish, today or tomorrow. The following are some of his quotes from Bani written by Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Share these enlightening quotes with others. On the day of May 25, 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji made one of the biggest decisions, that he would sacrifice his life to make sure these people had their rights to stay with their religion.Īlso on this day, with our beloved Guru Ji, Bhai Mati Das Ji, Bhai Dayala Ji, and Bhai Sati Das Ji, were all martyred for refusing to forcibly convert to Islam.Īs we remember Guru Ji’s sacrifice, let’s make an effort to reflect on his words, bring them into our daily lives. These people were the Hindu Pandits, also known as scholars, who were being forced to convert to the religion of Islam. Instead he was protecting the rights of the Hindus of Kashmir. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji wasn’t specifically protecting the rights of the Sikhs. On this day, Guru Tegh Bahadur was publicly executed on the orders of Aurangzeb because he had opposed religious persecution. Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom Day is also observed as Shaheedi Diwas or Divas every year. ![]() Along with Guru Teg Bahadur Ji, three other Sikhs, Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das, and Bhai Dyal Das, were also executed. Today, Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurudwara Rakab Ganj Sahib stand at the sites of beheading and cremation of Guru Ji’s body. Listening to this, the emperor tortured Guru ji to death to convert him to Islam, but Guru ji strongly kept refusing and thus emerged to be the savior of Hindu religion, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was publicly executed via beheading at the imperial capital of Delhi on the orders of Emperor Aurangzeb. In May 1675, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji was approached by Hindu Pandits from the Kashmir region, seeking the Guru’s intercession against the forced conversions of Hindus to Islam by the Mughal rulers of India.įor supporting the Hindu Pandits by resisting these forced conversions, he asked them to tell Aurangzeb if he could convert Guru ji to Islam, the pandits would also convert to Islam. His spiritual writings, detailing varied themes such as, the nature of God, human attachments, body, mind, sorrow, dignity, service, death, and deliverance, are registered in the form of 116 poetic hymns in the sacred scripture, the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. A poet, a thinker, and a warrior, Guru Teg Bahadur Ji carried forward the light of sanctity and divinity of Guru Nanak Dev Ji and the subsequent Sikh Gurus. Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji (1666-1708 C.E.) was the ninth guru of Sikhs. ![]()
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