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| '''Guru Arjan Dev Ji''' ([[15 April]] [[1563]] - [[30 May]] [[1606]]) was the fifth of [[the Ten Gurus of Sikhism]] and became Guru on [[1 September]][[1581]] following in the footsteps of [[Guru Ram Das]] ji. Before Guru Ji died, he nominated [[Guru Hargobind]] Ji, his son as the next Guru of the Sikhs.The following is a summary of the main highlights of Guru Ji life:
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| #Huge number of hymns in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] – over 2000
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| #Author of [[Sukhmani]] Sahib [[Bani]] – Prayer for Peace
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| #Compiled and installed for the first time the holy Sikh Book, which at this stage is called [[Adi Granth]].
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| #Built the [[Golden Temple]]
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| #Developed [[Amritsar]] as a Centre of Excellence.
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| #Enhanced the Structure of Sikh Society by introducing the [[Masund]] system | |
| #First Sikh Guru to be martyred.
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| Hymn by Guru Arjan Dev from the Sukhmani Sahib- SGGS from page 262
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| *''Meditate, meditate, meditate peace is obtained, Worry and anguish is expelled from the body. ''
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| *''Remembering God, you’re not reborn. Remembering God, the fear of death is dispelled.
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| *''Remembering God, death is eliminated. Remembering God, your enemies are repelled.
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| *''Remembering God, no obstacles are met. Remembering God, night and day you’re fully awake.
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| *''Remembering God, fear cannot touch you. Remembering God, you don’t suffer with sorrow.
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| *''Remembrance of God, is the Company of Saints. All treasures, O Nanak, are by Lord’s Blessing. ||2||''
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| External Links:
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| [http://allaboutsikhs.com/gurus/guruarjun.htm AllAboutSikhs.com] ,
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| [http://www.sikhs.org/guru5.htm Sikhs.org] ,
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| [http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/gurus/nanak5.html Sikh-History.com]
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| Audio: [http://keertan.waheguroo.com/index.wn?viewCat=391 Sukhmani Sahib Mp3,Real Audio, Real Audio download]
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| Also see [[Sikhism]] and [[The Ten Gurus]]
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| {{Sikhi:stub}}
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| {{Sikh Gurus|Guru Ram Das | ([[24 September]] [[1534]] - [[1 September]] [[1581]])|Guru Arjan Dev |Guru Har Gobind |([[19 June]] [[1595]] - [[03 March]] [[1644]])}}
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| [[Category:Sikh Martyrs]] [[Category:Sikh Gurus]]
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