Sikh Gurus

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The Bounteous Lord heard the anguished cry and so,Guru Nanak. He sent to this world of woe. ( Bhai Gurdas Ji) Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (the First Nanak, the founder...

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Obedience through submission before the Will of God. Guru Angad Dev Ji is the second Guru of the Sikhs. He was born at Mate Di Sarai in Punjab on March 31,...

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Guru Amar Das Sahib Ji gurU Amr dws jI (May, 1479 - September, 1574), was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on April, 1552 at the age...

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Guru Ram Das (1534–1581) was the fourth of the Eleven Gurus of Sikhism. He was born on 24 September 1534 in a poor family based in Lahore (in what is...

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Guru Arjan was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the...

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Guru Hargobind introduced the process of militarization to Sikhism, likely as a response to his father's execution and to protect the Sikh community.He symbolized it by wearing two swords, representing the...

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Guru Har Rai is notable for maintaining the large army of Sikh soldiers that the sixth Sikh Guru had amassed, yet avoiding military conflict. He supported the moderate Sufi influenced Dara...

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He is also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru),and sometimes spelled in Sikh literature as Hari Krishan Sahib. He is remembered in the Sikh tradition for saying "Baba Bakale" before he died, which Sikhs interpreted...

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Guru Tegh Bahadur ji was executed on the orders of Aurangzeb, the sixth Mughal emperor, in Delhi, India. Sikh holy premises Gurudwara Sis Ganj Sahib and Gurdwara Rakab Ganj Sahib in Delhi mark the places of execution and cremation...

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Among his notable contributions to Sikhism are founding the Sikh warrior community called Khalsa in 1699 and introducing the Five Ks, the five articles of faith that Khalsa Sikhs wear at all times. Guru Gobind Singh is credited...