Char Sahibzade

The word Sahibzada mean "Son" and is a term used to refer to the 4 sons of Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.

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. SeeAJIT SINGH. SAHIBZADA; FATEH SINGH, SAHIBZADA; JUJHAR SINGH, SAHIBZADA; and ZORAWAR SINGH, SAHIBZADA

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