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{{aowh|[[Why I wear a Turban?]]}}
 
[[Image:DrManmohanSingh.jpg|thumb|150px|left|{{Cs|'''[[Dr Manmohan Singh]], PM of [[India]]'''}}]]
 
Most people in the west who wear the turban are [[Sikh]]s. All Sikhs, but particularly male Singhs are required to don the [[Dastaar]] due to the pronouncement in 1699 by the tenth Sikh master [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. Dastaar, is the native [[Punjabi]] term used to refer to this headdress. Even 300 years on, it is in compliance to the [[Hukam]] (or order) of this supreme Sikh leader that all Sikhs today wear the dastaar. It is in honour and obedience to this one person! The Sikh prime minister of [[India]], [[Dr Manmohan Singh]], displays his sky blue trademark turban out of respect for the [[Sikh Guru]]; the famous record breaking, 95-year-old marathon runner, [[Fauja Singh]] proudly wears his dastaar in honour of the tenth Sikh teacher; [[Bhagat Puran Singh]] the humble humanist and philanthropist used to don a simple [[turban]] in respect of the Sikh master. Why do the Sikhs go to all this trouble so many years after the diktat?
 
The [[dastaar]] comes in many different colours and styles and to the keen eye, each turban is different. Some are simple but regal; others may be bright and sporty;  yet others may be stylish and extravagant – each one has it own special and unique statement. Every morning, most [[Sikh|Sikh man]] and many [[Sikh women]], spend some 5 to 20 minutes to comb their long hair and then carefully handicraft the link to their [[Gurus]] – a daily reminder of their heritage and its responsibilities. {{aowf|Why I wear a Turban?}}
 
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Suggested by [[user:paapi]] in June 2007. Done, see [[Template:AOW111]]
 
{{aowh|[[Banda Singh Bahadur]]}}
 
[[Image:Banda_Singh_Bahadur.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Banda Singh Bahadur]]
 
'''Baba Banda Singh Bahadur (1670-1716)''' (Lachhman Dev alias Madho dass Bairagi) , of Jammu region, is revered as one of greatest warriors as well as one of its most hallowed martyrs of the [[Khalsa]] Army who were fighting against the Cruel [[Muslim]] rule and their tyranny. His confrontation with the [[Muslim]] administration in Northern [[India]], though brief, was strong enough to shake its foundations. The agrarian uprising that he led in the [[Punjab]] was the foundation on which the [[Dal Khalsa]], the Sikh [[Misl]]s and Maharaja Ranjit Singh built the edifice which finally culminated with [[Ranjit Singh]] capturing [[Lahore]] in 1799 and establishing the Sikh Kingdom of the [[Punjab]].


Banda was born in a Minhas Rajput family on October 16, 1670 at Rajouri in the Jammu region of [[Jammu]] and [[Kashmir]]. He was named Lachman Dev. Wrestling, horseback riding, and hunting were his major hobbies. As a young man, he shot a doe and was shocked to watch the mother and her aborted fawn writhing in pain and dying. After this gloomy scene, he had a change of heart. He left his home and became a disciple of a Bairagi Sadhu, Janaki Das, who gave him the name, Madho Das. In the company of the Sadhus he travelled through Northern [[India]] and finally arrived at [[Nanded]] (in present-day Maharashtra), situated on the bank of the river [[Godavari]], where he built a hut to meditate upon God. {{aowf|Banda Singh Bahadur}}
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Suggested by [[user:paapi]].  Done, see [[Template:AOW110]]


{{aowh|[[Baba Gurditta]]}}


[[Image:Babagurditta.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Daroli Bhai]]
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'''Baba Gurditta''', was the eldest son of the sixth Sikh Guru, [[Guru Hargobind]]; was born in 1613 at Daroli Bhai, District [[Firozpur]]. He was also an elder brother of Shri [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]]. He married to [[Mata Nihal Kaur]]. He was father of [[Guru Har Rai]] and [[Dhir Mall]]. [[Guru Hargobind]] received the shocking news of the death of his eldest son Baba Gurditta who passed away at age 24, in 1638. He had two sons, the eldest was called Har Rai.
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Baba Gurdita, the son of Guru Hargobind along with Bhai Bidhi Chand commanded the defensive action when the Sikhs were besieged in Kartarpur. Guru Sahib himself took part in this action. Painde Khan attacked the Guru with his sword but the Guru, shielding himself, paid him back in the same coin after accepting his challenge. The Guru is said to have wept to see him breathing his last. Baba Gurdita took the defensive when he was attacked in the hand fight by one Asman Khan, his playmate in childhood. The Baba, however, mourned the death of his classmate with the remarks that to kill him was not considered a measure of success, rather it was a disappointment to have been forced by circumstances to kill a friend. Generals Kutab Khan and Kale Khan, both were slain in hand to hand fighting with Guru Hargobind{{aowf|Baba Gurditta}}
* [[Gurjant Singh Budhsinghwala]] - Suggested by [[User:Sunnybondsinghjalwehra|Sunnybondsinghjalwehra]] 18 May 2008
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* [[Avtar Singh Brahma]] - Suggested by [[User:Sunnybondsinghjalwehra|Sunnybondsinghjalwehra]] 18 May


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Suggestion by [[user:paapi]] in June 2007.  Done, see [[Template:AOW107]]


{{aowh|[[Nawab Kapur Singh]]}}
====Women Articles====


[[Image:Kapursinghnawaaab.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Nawab Kapur Singh]]
Promeninent Sikh women figures, Shaheed singhnis etc:<br>


'''Nawab Kapur Singh Virk''' (1697-1753) is considered one of the most revered, pivotal and legendary figures in [[Sikh history]], under whose leadership, decisions and courage,the tiny Sikh community traversed through some the darkest periods of its history. The founding father of the [[Sikh Confederacy]] & [[Sikh Empire]], he was also the founder of the [[Dal Khalsa]]. Alongside [[Banda Bahadur]], he laid the foundations of the Sikh Empire. Today, he is regarded by Sikhs to be of equal importance to [[Banda Singh Bahadur]].


The period, starting from the massacre in [[Delhi]] of Banda in 1716 and his seven hundred followers, was followed by severe action against the [[Sikh]]s, including massacres of young men, women and children. However, every fresh adversity only stimulated their will to survive, planned and led by Nawab Kapur Singh. Many Sikh scholars have predicted that had it not been for the leadership of Nawab Kapur Singh, the tiny Sikh community of the time would not have survived and would have been massacred. Today, significant number of Sikhs commemorate and celebrate his birthday as a debt of gratitude and deep respect.
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{{aowf|Nawab Kapur Singh}}


===PMA 4===
All bani Articles Guru Granth Sahib, Dasam granth or Vaars etc:<br>
[[Bhai Kuram]]...............by [[user:paapi]]


===PMA 5===
[[Makhan Shah Labana]].......by [[user:paapi]]


==Proposed Women Article==
====Gurdwara Articles====
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Suggested by [[user:paapi]].  Done, see [[Template:AOW108]]
All Gurdwaras articles:<br>
{{aowh|[[Mata Tripta]]}}


[[Image:WOMNanak.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Fresco showing Mata Tripta with baby Nanak. Bibi Nanaki, Dayee and other look on]]


'''Mata Tripta''' was [[Guru Nanak]]'s mother. The history of [[Sikh women]] has to start with her. She was the person who brought [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of the Sikh religion into the world. In the annals of world history, the greatness of Mata Tripta, deserves to be celebrated for bringing to the world a soul who  offered much spiritual and moral guidance and a solid and creditable foundation for a new world religion.
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Mata Tripta and her husband [[Mehta Kalu]] lived in [[Talwandi]], [[Punjab]], which is now part of [[Pakistan]]. Weary saints and 'fakirs' would take rest here, and  Mata Tripta would welcomed and serve all these passers-by. Their dedication for service of others was finally rewarded when Nanak was born in 1469. Thus, Mata Tripta was blessed with the honour of giving birth to God's messenger, Guru Nanak, whose mission was to redeem mankind.
* [[Battle of Hargobindpur]], Proposed by [[User:Hpt lucky|Lucky]] 08:07, 3 May 2009 (UTC)]] Done [[Template:AOW274]]


No poet has ever been able to convey the ethereal beauty attained by Mata Tripta when she was expecting Nanak. Of the many prophets that have visited the earth, many of their mothers were unable to celebrate in the joy of rearing such wondrous offspring. For example; in [[Hinduism]], Mata Devaki, the mother of Krishan Ji, was unable to fulfil her maternal role as she languished in jail. She yearned for her child, and he too missed the love of his mother. In Christianity, Mary, the mother of Jesus, endured disbelief and prejudice, as a result of the 'immaculate conception' and 'virgin birth' of Jesus. Buddha's mother died on the day of his birth, and he was reared  by his mother's sister. Trishula, the mother of Mahavir, was constantly tormented by nightmares before his birth.
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{{aowf|Mata Tripta}}
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==Proposed Bani Article==
====General Articles====
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Suggested by [[user:thegreateditor]] 09 July 2007 2:26PM<br>
{{aowh|[[Zafarnama]]}}


[[Image:Zafar-verse.JPG|thumb|center|380px|'''{{cs|[[Zafarnama]] by [[Guru Gobind Singh]]}}''']]
* [[Sarbloh Granth]] - Suggested by [[User:Sunnybondsinghjalwehra|Sunnybondsinghjalwehra]] 17 May 2008 - Done:  See [[Template:AOW162]]
* [[Why I wear a Turban?]] -Suggested by [[User:Hari singh]] - Done, see [[Template:AOW109]] - Done 07 July 08
* '''[[Tarna Dal]]''' - Suggested by [[User:Sunnybondsinghjalwehra|Sunnybondsinghjalwehra]] 22 May 2008 - [[Template:AOW164]] Done 14 June 2008
* [[Sikhism and the Environment]] - suggested by [[User:Mutia]] - Done, see [[Template:AOW130]]


'''Zafarnama''' means the '''''Notification of Victory''''' and is the name given to the letter sent by the tenth [[Sikh]] [[Guru]], [[Guru Gobind Singh]] in [[1705]] to the Emperor of [[India]], [[Aurangzeb]]. The letter is written in exquisite [[Persian]] verse. In this letter, Guru Ji reminds [[Aurangzeb]] how he and his henchmen had broken their oaths taken on the holy [[Koran]].
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Despite this deception, this treacherous leader could not harm the Guru. Guru Ji states in this letter that in spite of his several sufferings, he had won a moral victory over the crafty [[Mughal]] who had broken all his vows and had resorted to underhand behaviour. Despite sending a huge army to capture or kill the Guru, the Mughal forces did not succeed in their mission.  
* [[Bhai Jeevan Singh]] -  Suggested again by Allenwalla 12 July 2008 - Done [[Template:AOW233]]
* [[Bhai Jivan Singh]] - suggested by [[User:Allenwalla]] 24 May 2008 - Done:  See [[Template:AOW161]]
* [[Manpreet Singh]] - Suggested by [[user:sarbjeet_1313me]] 8 May 2008 (done)
* [[Bhai Kuram]] - Suggestion by [[user:paapi]] - see [[Template:AOW135]] (Done 28/Jul/07)
* [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] -Suggested by [[user:paapi]]. See [[Template:AOW111]]
* [[Baba Gurditta]] -Suggested by [[user:paapi]]. See [[Template:AOW110]]
* [[Nawab Kapur Singh]] -Suggestion by [[user:paapi]]. See [[Template:AOW107]]
* [[Makhan Shah Labana]] - Suggestion by [[user:paapi]] - See [[Template:AOW134]]


The letter reads like a reprimand by a superior personality on a higher plane to a cruel and distorted inhuman being on a lower and pitiful plane. Guru Ji in the 111 verses of this notice rebuke [[Aurangzeb]] for his weaknesses as a human being and for excesses as a leader. Guru Ji confirms his confidence and his unflinching faith in the [[God|Almighty]] even after suffering extreme personal loss.
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Of the 111 verses, the maximum numbers of 34 verses are to praise God; 32 deal with Aurangzeb’s invitation for the Guru to meet him and Guru's refusal to meet the Emperor - instead Guruji asks [[Aurangzeb]] to visit the Guru; 24 verses detail the events in the [[Battle of Chamkaur]], which took place on 21 and 22 December 1704; 15 verses reprove Aurangzeb for breaking promise given by him and by his agents to the Guru; In verses 78 and 79, the Master had also warned Aurangzeb about the resolve of the [[Khalsa]] not to rest till his evil empire is destroyed; amazingly 6 verses actually praise [[Aurangzeb]]. {{aowf|Zafarnama}}
* [[Mata Sunder Kaur]] : Suggested by ([[User:Hpt lucky|Lucky]]) [[Template:AOW169]] (featured April 4, 2009)
* [[Mata Tripta]] -Suggested by [[user:paapi]]. Done, see [[Template:AOW108]]


==PBA 2==
====Bani Articles====


==Proposed Event Article==
* [[Vanjara (Bani)]] - Suggested by [[user:thegreateditor]] Done 30/July/07
===PEA 1===
* [[Zafarnama]] -Suggested by [[user:thegreateditor]] Done see [[Template:AOW132]]
* [[Dakhni Oankar]] -Suggested by Lucky. Done see [[Template:AOW133]]
* '''[[Suchajee & Kuchajee]] - Suggested by [[user:paapi]]''' Done [[Template:AOW160]]


==Proposed Other Articles==
====Gurdwara Article====
===POA===
[[Sikhism and the Environment]] - suggested by [[User:Mutia]] - see [[Template:AOW130]]


{{aowh|[[Sikhism and the Environment]]}}
* [[Gurdwara Baba Jaani Shah]], Suggested by ([[User:Hpt lucky|Lucky]] 08:02, 3 May 2009 (UTC)) done [[Template:AOW259]]
* [[Gurdwara Dera Baba Nanak]] Suggested by ([[User:Hpt lucky|Lucky]] 15:37, 3 July 2008 (UTC)) Done [[Template:AOW234]]
* '''[[Gurdwara Toka Sahib]] - suggested by ([[User:Hpt lucky|Lucky]] 19:27, 22 May 2008 (UTC)) [[Template:AOW167]] Done [[user:hari singh|Hari Singh]]<sup>[[User talk:Hari singh|talk]]</sup> 10:39, 29 June 2008 (UTC)
* '''[[Gurdwara Sher Shikar (Machkund)]] - PENDING''' [[Template:AOW165]] DONE 18 June 2008
* '''[[Gurdwara Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib (Dhubri)]] - AOW Done - [[Template:AOW163]] 9/Jun/08
* [[Gurdwara Nanaklama Sahib]] - Suggested by Ustaad Singh. [[Template:AOW137]] 5/Aug/07
* [[Gurdwara Nangali Sahib (Poonch)]] - Suggested by [[user:sarbjeet_1313me]] - 15 Sep 07
* [[Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib]] - Suggested by LUCKY - Done 13 Oct 07
* [[Gurdwara Nanakmata]] - Suggested by paapi - Done [[Template:AOW114]]


[[Image:Kiratpur53.jpg|thumb||300px|right| Guru Har Rai developed Kiratpur Sahib as a town of parks and gardens.]]
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''"The Lord infused His Light into the dust, and created the world, the universe. The sky, the earth, the trees, and the water - all are the Creation of the Lord. ||1||"'' [http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=723&english=t&id=31100#l31100 SGGS page 723]
* [[Conquest of Sadhora]], Suggested by ([[User:Hpt lucky|Lucky]] 09:06, 3 May 2009 (UTC)) done [[Template:AOW258]]


The Sikh scripture called the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], declares that the purpose of human beings is to achieve a blissful state and to be in harmony with the earth and all of God's creation. It seems, however, that humans have drifted away from that ideal. For today, the earth is today saturated with problems. It is agonizing over the fate of its inhabitants and their future! It is in peril as never before. Its lakes and rivers are being choked, killing its marine life. Its forests are being denuded. A smoky haze envelops the cities of the world. Human beings are exploiting fellow human beings.
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The [[Sikh Gurus]] showed the world the way to live in harmony with the environment and all their constructions adhered to this principle.  [[Guru Har Rai]], the seventh Sikh Guru developed [[Kiratpur Sahib]] as a town of parks and gardens. Located on the banks of tributary of the [[Sutlej]], he planted flowers and fruit bearing trees all over the area. This created a salubrious environment, attracting beautiful birds to the town and turning it into an idyllic place to live in.{{aowf|Sikhism and the Environment}}
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