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AMAR DAS, GURU
Tags: guru, amar, sikh, goindval, singh, angad, nanak, sikhs, life, women, amritsar, fell
AMAR DAS, GURU (1479-1574), the third of the ten Gurus of the Sikh faith, was born into a Bhalla Khatri family on Baisakh sudi 14, 1536 Bk, corresponding to 5 May 1479, at Basarke, a village in present day Amritsar district of the Punjab. His...
ANGAD DEV, GURU,
Tags: guru, angad, nanak, khadur, lahina, village, sikh, slokas, kartarpur, sahib, sarai, janam
ANGAD DEV, GURU, (1504-1552), the second of the ten Gurus or prophet teachers of the Sikh faith was born Lahina on Baisakh vadi 1, Sammat 1561 Bikrami, corresponding with 31 March 1504. His father, Bhai Pheru, was a Trehan Khatri and a trader of...
ARJAN DEV, GURU
Tags: guru, arjan, granth, sikh, compositions, hymns, lahore, sikhs, gurus, bhai, punjab, sahib
ARJAN DEV, GURU (1563-1606), fifth in the line of ten Gurus or prophet teachers of the Sikh faith, was born on Baisakh vadi 7, 1620 Bk/15 April 1563 at Goindval, in present day Amritsar district, to Bhai Jetha who later occupied the seat of Guruship...
GOBIND SINGH, GURU
Tags: guru, singh, gobind, sikhs, anandpur, emperor, sahib, granth, bahadur, khalsa, khan, daya
GOBIND SINGH, GURU (1666-1708), the tenth and the last Guru or Prophet teacher of the Sikh faith, was born Gobind Rai on Poh sudi 7, 1723 Bk/22 December 1666 at Patna, in Bihar. His father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, the Ninth Guru, was then travelling...
GURU NANAK (1469 - 1539), Literature
Tags: nanak, guru, punjabi, compositions, life, truth, hymns, language, poetry, divine, grace, word
Guru Nanak (1469-1539) represents the highest point of Punjabi literature, it has reached so far. Not because he is the first preceptor of the; religion of the Sikhs who are to this day staunch champions of Punjabi literature, the excellence in its...
HAR KRISHAN, GURU
Tags: guru, krishan, singh, granth, emperor, bhai, delhi, nanak, sikh, village, faith, santokh
HAR KRISHAN, GURU (1656-1664), the eighth Guru or prophet teacher of the Sikh faith, was the younger son of Guru Har Rai (1630-61) and Mata Sulakkham. He was born on 7 July 1656 at Kiratpur, in the Sivalik hills, in present day Ropar district of the...
HAR RAI, GURU
Tags: guru, bhai, sikh, singh, hargobind, dara, company, kiratpur, punjab, sikhs, granth, shukoh
HAR RAI, GURU (1630-1661), the seventh Guru of the Sikh faith, was the son of Baba Gurditta and grandson of Guru Hargobind, Nanak VI. He was born on 16 January 1630 at Kiratpur, in present day Ropar district of the Punjab. In 1640, he was married to...
RAM DAS, GURU
Tags: guru, amar, nanak, sikh, soul, arjan, amritsar, sikhs, singh, light, chand, sahib
RAM DAS, GURU (1534-1581), is the fourth Guru or spiritual mentor of the Sikhs in the line of Guru Nanak, Guru Arigad and Guru Arnar Das. "Ram Das" translates as servant or slave of God (ram = God + dds slave). Blessed by Guru Amar Das with the...
TEGH BAHADUR, GURU
Tags: guru, bahadur, tegh, singh, delhi, sikh, amritsar, gobind, spiritual, shah, state, sahib
TEGH BAHADUR, GURU (1621-1675), prophet and martyr, revered as the Ninth Guru or Revealer of the Sikh faith, was the youngest of the five sons of the Sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind, and his wife, Nanaki. He was born at Amritsar on Baisakh vadl5,1678 Bk/...
 


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