Dhan Dhan Dhan Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib ji 
Guru Tegh Bahadar with the Kashmiri Pandits
Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar: On November 24, the
Sikh remember the Martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadar, their ninth Guru. An extremely important event in
Sikh history that had a profound impact on the future direction of
Sikhism, the religion of the
Sikhs.
Guru Tegh Bahadar undertook the
supreme sacrifice for the protection of the most fundamental of human rights - the right of a person to freely practice his or her religion without interference or hindrance. In the modern day we tend to take this freedom for granted – but in 1675, millions of people were denied this basic right.
However, what is even more astonishing is the fact that the Guru was not protecting the right of the
Sikhs to practise their religion but instead the rights of
non-Sikh peace-loving people from Kashmir. These people from Kashmir were
very respected Hindus who were being converted to Islam under the threat of death by the "
Muslim" Emperor, Aurangzeb. In 1669, the Mughal ruler Aurangzeb departed from the policy of tolerance practised by his predecessors and unleashed instead a policy of
religious persecution against non-Muslims.
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Shaheedi Divas -
Dhan Dhan Bhai Mati Das Ji,
Dhan Dhan Bhai Sati Das Ji,
Dhan Dhan Bhai Dayala Ji
In the summer of 1675, the Guru, along with some of his companions were finally brought to Delhi and asked to
convert to Islam or else face the penalty of death. Guru ji was also asked to perform a miracle.
Guru Tegh Bahadur averred that he would rather sacrifice his life than give up his faith and his freedom or belief or perform a miracle. Thus, under Aurangzeb's orders, Guru ji and his companions were tortured. The Guru was chained and imprisoned in a cage and was tortured in the cruellest and the most inhuman ways for five long days. In order to terrorise him further into submission, one of his distinguished devotees (
Bhai Mati Das) was sawn alive, another (
Bhai Dyal Das) was boiled in the cauldron and the third (
Bhai Sati Das) was roasted alive before the Guru.
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