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''' | '''Mina''' (ਮੀਣੇ) is a title that was given to Baba Prithi Chand (the elder son of the fourth Sikh [[Guru Ram Das]] ji) and his followers. They had resented the decision of Guru Ram Das ji to declare his younger son, Guru [[Arjan Dev]] ji as the next Guru of Sikhs. <ref>Page 145, The Encyclopedia of Sikhism, H. S. Singha </ref> The Minas believed in their own Guru lineage (that extended to three Gurus), and had emerged as a parallel sect during the early part of the 17th century. <ref>Page 170, The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies, Pashaura Singh, Louis E. Fenech</ref> The sect was excommunicated from the mainstream Sikh community. | ||
==History | |||
The title Mina means a deceitful hypocrite. The title was given by Guru Ram Das to Baba Prithi Chand | ==History== | ||
The title Mina means a deceitful hypocrite. The title was given by [[Guru Ram Das]] ji to Baba Prithi Chand, after he refused to accept his father's decision of choosing the younger son [[Guru Arjan Dev]] ji as the next Sikh Guru. Guru Ram Das ji instructed the GurSikhs to have no association with Baba Prithi Chand and his followers. The Minas remained hostile and hatched conspiracies against Guru Arjan Dev ji, playing an important role in his eventual martyrdom. They also unsuccessfully tried to execute the sixth Sikh [[Guru Har Gobind]] ji. After death of Guru Arjan Dev ji, Prithi Chand had declared himself as the sixth Guru parallel to Guru HarGobind ji. | |||
==Mina Guru Lineage== | ==Mina Guru Lineage== | ||
Minas did not believe in authority of | Minas did not believe in the authority of the Sikh Gurus after Guru Arjan Dev Ji, but had their own lineage of Gurus. Following Gurus were common to the beliefs of mainstream Sikhs and Minas: | ||
# [[Guru Nanak]] | # [[Guru Nanak]] | ||
# [[Guru Angad]] | # [[Guru Angad]] | ||
# [[Guru Amardas]] | # [[Guru Amardas]] | ||
# [[Guru Ramdas]] | # [[Guru Ramdas]] | ||
# [[Guru Arjan]]<br>After fifth Guru, Minas | # [[Guru Arjan]]<br> | ||
# | After fifth Guru, Minas believed in the following three Gurus: | ||
# | # Prithi Chand Mina | ||
# | # Meharvan Mina | ||
# Harji Mina | |||
==Literary contributions== | ==Literary contributions== | ||
Minas | Minas made some literary contributions of their own. These contributions however carry little importance in the Sikh religion, given that they had been excommunicated. In particular, Prithi Chand had written a Basant Ki Vaar, under the title Mahalla 6. Prithi Chand's successor Meharvan Mina (b 1581) wrote some Janamsakhis, Sukhmani Sahasranama, etc. He was succeeded by Harji Mina, who wrote Goshti Guru Miharvaan. Harji died in 1696 and no further lineage is noted in history. | ||
Mina Gurus didn't | ==Progress== | ||
The Mina Gurus didn't get much support among the masses, and over time, the Minas got merged into mainstream Sikhism. The sect is non-existent in the present day. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Latest revision as of 11:38, 26 October 2017
Mina (ਮੀਣੇ) is a title that was given to Baba Prithi Chand (the elder son of the fourth Sikh Guru Ram Das ji) and his followers. They had resented the decision of Guru Ram Das ji to declare his younger son, Guru Arjan Dev ji as the next Guru of Sikhs. [1] The Minas believed in their own Guru lineage (that extended to three Gurus), and had emerged as a parallel sect during the early part of the 17th century. [2] The sect was excommunicated from the mainstream Sikh community.
History
The title Mina means a deceitful hypocrite. The title was given by Guru Ram Das ji to Baba Prithi Chand, after he refused to accept his father's decision of choosing the younger son Guru Arjan Dev ji as the next Sikh Guru. Guru Ram Das ji instructed the GurSikhs to have no association with Baba Prithi Chand and his followers. The Minas remained hostile and hatched conspiracies against Guru Arjan Dev ji, playing an important role in his eventual martyrdom. They also unsuccessfully tried to execute the sixth Sikh Guru Har Gobind ji. After death of Guru Arjan Dev ji, Prithi Chand had declared himself as the sixth Guru parallel to Guru HarGobind ji.
Mina Guru Lineage
Minas did not believe in the authority of the Sikh Gurus after Guru Arjan Dev Ji, but had their own lineage of Gurus. Following Gurus were common to the beliefs of mainstream Sikhs and Minas:
After fifth Guru, Minas believed in the following three Gurus:
- Prithi Chand Mina
- Meharvan Mina
- Harji Mina
Literary contributions
Minas made some literary contributions of their own. These contributions however carry little importance in the Sikh religion, given that they had been excommunicated. In particular, Prithi Chand had written a Basant Ki Vaar, under the title Mahalla 6. Prithi Chand's successor Meharvan Mina (b 1581) wrote some Janamsakhis, Sukhmani Sahasranama, etc. He was succeeded by Harji Mina, who wrote Goshti Guru Miharvaan. Harji died in 1696 and no further lineage is noted in history.
Progress
The Mina Gurus didn't get much support among the masses, and over time, the Minas got merged into mainstream Sikhism. The sect is non-existent in the present day.
