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The Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev
(1563-1606)
Accepting the Will of the Lord, the Lord themselves sacrificed themselves for the freedom of their faith.
Take a moment to think about the beauty of Love of our fifth Master, King of Kings,
Dhan Saahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev Jee Maharaaj.
Some things many of you may not have known about him:
Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr: he gave up his life for the humanity and for the Sikh people.
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He was the first Sikh Shaheed (Martyr, for holding up the beliefs)
The Guru selected a Muslim by faith Hazrat Mian Mir to lay the foundation of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar.
He also designed the four doors in a Gurdwara, proclaiming that "My faith is for the people of all castes and all creeds from whichever direction they come and to whichever direction they bow."
He also declared that all Sikhs should donate a tenth of their earnings to charity.
The greatest contribution he made to the Sikh faith was to compile all of the past Gurus' writings into one formed granth, now the Holy Scripture: the Ad Guru Granth Sahib.
Martyrdom
Guru Arjan Dev included the compositions of both Hindu and Muslim saints which he considered consistent with the teachings of Sikhism and the Gurus.
In 1606, the Muslim Emperor Jahangir ordered that he be tortured and sentenced to death after he refused to remove all Islamic and Hindu references from the Holy Text.
He was chained to a post in the burning sun for days, and then made to sit on a burning hot tava (plate) while boiling hot sand was poured over his burnt body and scolduring water was poured into the wounds.
After enduring five days of pure torture Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. As thousands watched he entered the river never to be seen again.
Gupta calls Guru Arjun an original thinker, an illustrious poet, a practical philosopher, a great organiser, an eminent statesman and the first martyr of the faith. He completely changed the external aspect of Sikhism."
The way in which he died changed the course of Sikhism forever……… into a Saint-Soldier ......Spirtual and Martial race with the succession of his son Guru Hargobind ji (the 6<SUP>th</SUP> Guru) who raised the armies against the oppressors <O</O
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(1563-1606)
Accepting the Will of the Lord, the Lord themselves sacrificed themselves for the freedom of their faith.
Take a moment to think about the beauty of Love of our fifth Master, King of Kings,
Dhan Saahib Sri Guru Arjan Dev Jee Maharaaj.
Some things many of you may not have known about him:
Guru Arjan Dev was the fifth Sikh Guru and the first Sikh martyr: he gave up his life for the humanity and for the Sikh people.
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</OHe was the first Sikh Shaheed (Martyr, for holding up the beliefs)
The Guru selected a Muslim by faith Hazrat Mian Mir to lay the foundation of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar.
He also designed the four doors in a Gurdwara, proclaiming that "My faith is for the people of all castes and all creeds from whichever direction they come and to whichever direction they bow."
He also declared that all Sikhs should donate a tenth of their earnings to charity.
The greatest contribution he made to the Sikh faith was to compile all of the past Gurus' writings into one formed granth, now the Holy Scripture: the Ad Guru Granth Sahib.
Martyrdom
Guru Arjan Dev included the compositions of both Hindu and Muslim saints which he considered consistent with the teachings of Sikhism and the Gurus.
In 1606, the Muslim Emperor Jahangir ordered that he be tortured and sentenced to death after he refused to remove all Islamic and Hindu references from the Holy Text.
He was chained to a post in the burning sun for days, and then made to sit on a burning hot tava (plate) while boiling hot sand was poured over his burnt body and scolduring water was poured into the wounds.
After enduring five days of pure torture Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. As thousands watched he entered the river never to be seen again.
Gupta calls Guru Arjun an original thinker, an illustrious poet, a practical philosopher, a great organiser, an eminent statesman and the first martyr of the faith. He completely changed the external aspect of Sikhism."
The way in which he died changed the course of Sikhism forever……… into a Saint-Soldier ......Spirtual and Martial race with the succession of his son Guru Hargobind ji (the 6<SUP>th</SUP> Guru) who raised the armies against the oppressors <O
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