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The word Sahibzada mean "Son" and is a term used to refer to the 4 sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh Guru]].
[[Image:Baba ajit singh.jpg|thumb|200px|right|<small>Sahibzada Ajit Singh saying farewell to his father, Guru Gobind Singh</small>]]


CHAR SAHIBZADE, (char = four + sahibzade = scions, young men of genteel birth) is a term endearingly used for the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, Nanak X, all of whom died as martyrs while still very young. Their names are reverently preserved in Sikh memory and are recalled every time Sikh ardas or prayer of supplication is recited at a congregation or privately by an individual.
The word Sahibzada mean "son" in [[Punjabi]] and is a term commonly used to refer to the 4 sons of [[Guru Gobind Singh]], the tenth [[Sikh Guru]]. The word is a traditional word not used in the everyday language of today. The plural of the word is "Sahibzade" with a stretched "A" sound at the end.
SeeAJIT SINGH. SAHIBZADA; FATEH SINGH, SAHIBZADA; JUJHAR SINGH, SAHIBZADA; and ZORAWAR SINGH, SAHIBZADA


'''Char Sahibzade''', ("char" means four and "sahibzade" refers to the sons or scions, young men of genteel birth) is a term endearingly used for the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, (Nanak X) all of whom died as martyrs while still very young. Their names are reverently preserved in Sikh memory and are recalled every time Sikh [[ardas]] or prayer of supplication is recited at a congregation or privately by an individual.


The martyrdom of the four sahibzade is an important part of Sikh history and the occasion of the martyrdom is remembered and commemorated with great vigour, by large numbers of Sikhs and very acute sadness every year in December by the Sikh [[Sangat]] (holy congregation). The 21st and 26th of December are days the hold very dear memories of the Sikhs for it was on these days in 1705 that the older sahibzade Baba Ajit Singh and Baba Jujhar Singh first set off for their heaven abode on the 21st and then on the 26th, the delicate and tender light of the younger Sahibzade, Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh was cruelly and inhumanely extinguished by the then Mughal authorities.




References
===See Also===
1. Padam, Piara Singh, Char Sahibzade. Patiala, 1970
 
* [[Sahibzada Ajit Singh]]
* [[Sahibzada Jujhar Singh]]
* [[Sahibzada Zorawar Singh]]
* [[Sahibzada Fateh Singh]]
 
===References===
 
*1. Padam, Piara Singh, Char Sahibzade. Patiala, 1970


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Revision as of 09:57, 21 November 2006

Sahibzada Ajit Singh saying farewell to his father, Guru Gobind Singh

The word Sahibzada mean "son" in Punjabi and is a term commonly used to refer to the 4 sons of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru. The word is a traditional word not used in the everyday language of today. The plural of the word is "Sahibzade" with a stretched "A" sound at the end.

Char Sahibzade, ("char" means four and "sahibzade" refers to the sons or scions, young men of genteel birth) is a term endearingly used for the four sons of Guru Gobind Singh, (Nanak X) all of whom died as martyrs while still very young. Their names are reverently preserved in Sikh memory and are recalled every time Sikh ardas or prayer of supplication is recited at a congregation or privately by an individual.

The martyrdom of the four sahibzade is an important part of Sikh history and the occasion of the martyrdom is remembered and commemorated with great vigour, by large numbers of Sikhs and very acute sadness every year in December by the Sikh Sangat (holy congregation). The 21st and 26th of December are days the hold very dear memories of the Sikhs for it was on these days in 1705 that the older sahibzade Baba Ajit Singh and Baba Jujhar Singh first set off for their heaven abode on the 21st and then on the 26th, the delicate and tender light of the younger Sahibzade, Baba Zorawar Singh and Baba Fateh Singh was cruelly and inhumanely extinguished by the then Mughal authorities.


See Also

References

  • 1. Padam, Piara Singh, Char Sahibzade. Patiala, 1970