Why was guru arjan killed

He sat with his mind fixed on Waheguru, living the message of Gurbani as he accepted the Will of Waheguru sweetly. The soldiers were sent to escort the Guru and his disciples saw him leaving. He looked at them, and still forbade any action. Crowds watched the Guru standing in the river and having a dip. Light blended with light and the body was nowhere to be found. Thou art Wonderful — Martyr, the greatest.

Thou art the Greatest! Guru Arjan Dev Ji sowed the seed of martyrdom, which became the heritage of the Sikhs. Since then every single Sikh sought to fight against atrocities of Islamic Invaders till the last breath to save this holy land and its values and culture.

It is only an attempt to bring the true history to the knowledge of common citizen. Unfortunately history has been twisted to suit the ideology of few, who changed everything to be fitting to their short terms and long terms goals of keeping the strings of power in their hands.

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Latest posts by Shanti Prakash Sharma see all. Contact Us info myindiamyglory. Support Our Journalism. They called him Guru, and from all sides stupid people crowded to worship and manifest complete faith in him. For three or four generations of spiritual successors they had kept this shop warm. Many times it occurred to me to put a stop to this vain affair or to bring him into the assembly of the people of Islam.

Khusrau happened to halt at the place where he was, and he came out and did homage to him. He behaved to Khusrau in certain special ways, and made on his forehead a finger-mark in saffron, which the Hinduwan the people of India call qashqa, Tilak and is considered propitious. When this came to my ears and I clearly understood his folly, I ordered them to produce him and handed over his houses, dwelling-places, and children to Murtaza Khan, and having confiscated his property commanded that he should be put to death.

Saturday, 13 November, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Nihang tradition is rich. All this information, really increased my knowledge, thanks so much. You must also Study the whole story again. This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled.

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