Arrow

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Arrow is a Spiritual and Temporal Weapon. Sikhism is religion of Miri and Piri so these Weapons are interpreted as Weapon of Piri i.e Spiritual and Weapon of Miri i.e Temporal.

In Sikhism, When arrow contains lord love, it's wisdom it pierce the mins and body i.e Spiritual Arrow. Such arrow kill the evilness of inner soul. Such arrow is called Tarkas teer or Anialey Teer. Only Gurmukh have such arrow which he fires through his moth and listener got killed with his talks of real Gurmat. Nanak shoot these arrow on Qazis, Kauda Cannibal, Wali Kandhari and made them Sikh. Only Gurmukh have such arrow, Manmukh have arrow which can hurt ignorant only, but gurmukh never dies of his arrow of wisdom.

When the arrow is used to Kill evil person, body or organism, it's Temporal Arrow. in Gurmat such arrow should used against creul persons who are disturbing society and gurmat. Guru Gobind SIngh killed Hari Chand and others with help of these arrows and Guru hargobind killed ignorant Abullah Khan, qamar beg, lala beg with these worldly arrows.

Spiritual Arrow

In Gurbani , at many places Spiritual arrow is used, i.e spiritual arrow which is used to Kill age of kalyug inside soul. Tarkas Teer is actualy an arrow of Virtue, which helps one to follow wisdom. When Chandi(Gurmat) hits such Arrow the person get enlighten as it directly enters in heart. The Love of lord is said to be the most pointed arrow i.e Aniyale Aniya

• ਤਰਕਸ ਤੀਰ : The pursuit of virtue is my bow and arrow,
• ਮੇਰੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪ੝ਰੇਮ੝ ਲਗਾ ਹਰਿ ਬਾਣ੝ ਜੀਉ ॥ : The arrow of the Lord's Love has pierced by mind and body.,
• ਰਾਮ ਭਗਤਿ ਅਨੀਆਲੇ ਤੀਰ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥ : the arrows of the Lord's devotional worship are so sharp! ||1||Pause||,
• ਗ੝ਰ ਕੈ ਬਾਣਿ ਬਜਰ ਕਲ ਛੇਦੀ ਪ੝ਰਗਟਿਆ ਪਦ੝ ਪਰਗਾਸਾ ॥ : The Guru's arrow has pierced the hard core of this Dark Age of Kali Yuga, and the state of enlightenment has dawned.,
• ਹਰਿ ਪ੝ਰੇਮ ਬਾਣੀ ਮਨ੝ ਮਾਰਿਆ ਅਣੀਆਲੇ ਅਣੀਆ ਰਾਮ ਰਾਜੇ ॥ : The Bani of the Lord's Love is the pointed arrow, which has pierced my mind, O Lord King.

In Dasam Granth, Guru Gobind Singh used arrow various times for Spiritual meanings, in Shastarnama mala all weapons have spiritual meanings in them.

Temporal Arrow

Temporal arrows were used by Sikhs to fight against evil. A normal arrow consists of a shaft with an arrowhead attached to the front end, with fletchings and a nock at the other. i.e An arrow is a pointed projectile that is shot with a bow. It predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.

Arrows of course were used in the hunts which several Gurus and their sons organized. The hunts served to sharpen the skills of the Gurus' Sikhs, who used their skills of archery in the battles of Guru Hargobind Ji and those forced on Guru Gobind Singh Ji and his sikhs. Guru Gobind Singh was known as a great archer, in his indictment of Aurangzeb, by a letter known as the Zafarnamah the Guru recounts the killing of many Mughal warriors with his arrows. Today there are even arrows that belonged to the guru that were tipped with golden arrowheads, so that the widows of the fallen warriors would have some support.

Structure of a Temporal Arrow

• The shaft is the primary structural element of the arrow, to which the other components are attached. Traditional arrow shafts are made from lightweight wood, bamboo or reeds, while modern shafts may be made from aluminium, carbon fibre reinforced plastic, or composite materials. Composite shafts are typically made from an aluminium core wrapped with a carbon fibre outer. The stiffness of the shaft is known as its spine, referring to how little the shaft bends when compressed.
• The arrowhead or projectile point is the primary functional part of the arrow, and plays the largest role in determining its purpose. Some arrows may simply use a sharpened tip of the solid shaft, but it is far more common for separate arrowheads to be made, usually from metal, horn, or some other hard material. Arrowheads are usually separated by function:
• Fletchings are found at the back of the arrow and provide a small amount of drag used to stabilize the flight of the arrow. They are designed to keep the arrow pointed in the direction of travel by strongly damping down any tendency to pitch or yaw. Some cultures, for example most in New Guinea, did not use fletching on their arrows.
• The nock serves to keep the arrow in place on the string as the bow is being drawn. Nocks may be simple slots cut in the back of the arrow, or separate pieces made from wood, plastic, or horn that are then attached to the end of the arrow. Modern nocks and traditional Turkish nocks, are often constructed so as to curve around the string or even pinch it slightly, so that the arrow is unlikely to slip off.