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...have become the Khalsa of Guru Gobind Singh jee, lead an amazing life of a Sikh. One such gursikh, tyaar-bar-tyaar amritdhari singh was Bhai Leela-Raam Sin ...lai ke haazir hoiya hai. Sachay Paatshaah jeeo, aap jee jaani jaan ho. Ih Sikh ne ajj imtihaan vich baithna hai. Tussi kirpa karni, iss noo kamyaabi baksh

...nak Dham, Rameshwaram. I am pleased because in 1976, I was only 'the third Sikh to visit the place in the previous ten years'. ...an Ex I.A.F. man belonging to District Hoshiarpur in Punjab. There was no Sikh Community at Rameshwaram, so it was very difficult for him to run a gurdwar

...andmother sacrificed their lives for their faith and the right to remain [[Sikh]]s. ...earlessness and the renowned trait of unparalleled heroism becoming of the Sikh leadership and was prepared to sacrifice his life but not his faith.

...1518) was the elder sister of [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of the [[Sikhism|Sikh faith]]. She was born to father Kalyan Chand Mehta ([[Mehta Kalu]]) and mot ...e and to become his devotee. She is often credited as becoming the first [[Sikh]]. She protected Nanak from their father's wrath, when repeatedly he disapp

...him the most indulgent, are both interesting and valuable. He remarked how Sikh chiefs lacked unity among themselves. Their armies, including that of RANJI 2. Khurana, Gianeshwar, British Historiography on the Sikh Power in the Punjab. Delhi, 1985

...chose to attack the section who were showing more aggression against the [[Sikh]]s in the mud-fort then the rest of the enemy. Initially, the enemy did not ...driven even further back; many just took flight as they thought that the [[Sikh]] numbers must have increased and so many of the enemy desserted the battle

...word and also repaired the broken idol. Very soon afterwards he became the Sikh of Sri Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji Maharaj. [[category:sakhis]]

...be so humble and consider themselves so low. Guru Jee asked Bhai Jodh, ‘O Sikh, why do eat the left overs of the Sangat. What makes you eat Jhoot?" [[category:sakhis]]

...<center>'''Guru Nanak "watering" his crops in Punjab <br>''<small>Courtesy Sikh Missionary Society U.K.</small>'''''</center>]] ...ww.youtube.com/watch?v=ogVRqm9V5xk&list=PLACB12AFE85C908F1 Other videos of sakhis of Guru Nanak]

...e]] after the wedding and grew to be much loved by his relations and the [[Sikh]]s there. Still, all the time he was there, his heart was with his father, ...ru's heart in Arjan's favor. So he hid the letter in his coat and sent the Sikh back to Arjan telling him that the Guru said he should stay in [[Lahore]] u

...'''Chittian Bajanvala)''', the keeper of the white falcon. To infuse his [[Sikh]]s with worth and valour the Tenth Guru conducted his affairs as a Emperor, ==Guru Gobind Singh Sakhis==

The [[Janam Sakhis]] also refer to his visit to Baghdad. Mention has been made of Guru Nanak h The inscription was first discovered by Sikh soldiers going to Iraq, then Mesopotamia, during World War I and has since

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During the time of [[Guru Hargobind]] sahib, there was a [[Sikh]] woman, Bibi Santi, who was married into a family in the village of Butala ...e to influence her husband through stories of the Guru and he too became a Sikh.

...3 in the Bikarimi Sambat 1526, i.e., April 15, 1469. Most of the doyen of Sikh History, such as M.A.Macauliffe, Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha, Bhai Sahib Bhai Vi ...he month of Kartik2. Subsequently this became the most revered date in the Sikh Chronology.

...h Guru]] at [[Anandpur]] on 4 April 1684. She was the second wife of tenth Sikh Guru Guru Gobind Singh ji. ...dur]] and great great grandfather [[Guru Arjan Dev]]. She told them that a Sikh never runs from a battle field. It was because of her teachings that her so

...er of Rai Duni Chand, a revenue collector (kardar) of Patti. Rajni was a [[Sikh]], a disciple of the Guru. One day she was sitting with her sisters admirin {{Template:Sikh History}}

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...velled in all four directions - North, East, West and South. The founder [[Sikh Guru]] is believed to have travelled more than 28,000 Kms in five major tou ...e teachings of the Guru. At one time Bhai Gurdas also served as one of the Sikh missionaries at Kabul.

...in Ludhiana district. While living in her village, she learned Gurbani and Sikh history from the granthi ji of the Gurdwara there. She was married to Sarda ...with the Sikhs who went to the Golden Temple to protest against this anti-Sikh behavior of the Mahants. She was there to physically set the Mahants straig

...wn is named after [[Guru Nanak]] (1469-1539), the founder of the [[Sikhism|Sikh faith]]. Guru Nanak was born in this town on [[Baisakh]] sudi 3, 1526 Bk/ 1 ...oble (d. 1752), after his victory over Multan with the assistance of the [[Sikh]]s in 1748, further enlarged this [[Gurdwara]] and brick lined two sides of

...ession i.e Jeweler. After Having Discourse with Great Guru Nanak he became Sikh of Baba Nanak. Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth guru of Sikh religion, along with his family members started a preaching tour to the Eas

...mposition of new Janamsakhis were the result of three great schisms of the Sikh religion: The [[Udasis]], the [[Minas]] and the [[Handalis]]. ...deo.google.com/videoplay?docid=6750407046256643095 A video in Punjabi from Sikh Gurbani Program Raghbir Singh Samagh with Gurcharan Singh Brar discussion o

This sakhi is an adaption of one of Baba Isher Singh jee's audio tape sakhis. [[Image:Sikhi1.jpg|thumb|300px|right|"also see [[Basic Tenets of Sikhism|Sikh Beliefs]]"]]

...akistan]]. He was [[The Birth of the Guru|born]], according to all ancient Sikh records, in the early morning of the third day of the light half of the mon ...songs of Guru Nanak's nine successors, that form the eternal Guru of the [[Sikh.|Sikhs]], the [[Bani|Guru Granth Sahib]].

==Sikh numbers swell in Nankana Sahib== The Sikh residents of [[Nankana Sahib]], some 30 families in 2007 have been organisi

...[Lahore]] in het huidige [[Pakistan]]. Hij werd geboren, volgens alle oude sikh opnamens (geschriften, ...), in het vroege ochtend van de derde dag van de ...songs of Guru Nanak's nine successors, that form the eternal Guru of the [[Sikh.|Sikhs]], the [[Bani|Guru Granth Sahib]].

Baoo jee lived according to the shabad "Gur satgur kaa jo sikh akhaai, so bhalkay outh har naam dhiaavai". He was the same inside as he wa [[category:sakhis]]

...said, that it's writer wish what to write what to not, and if we are true sikh of guru we should not doubt these things. We could not point fingers to gur #Macauliffe, Max Arthur, The Sikh Religion. Oxford, 1909

...f Sri [[Guru Hargobind]] Sahib Ji during the 1600's, there was a poor Gur[[sikh]] who lived alone in a tiny, little mud hut on the outskirt of a small vill When the blind Sikh heard this he fell to Guru Ji's feet and cried so much he could not contain

...to run the day to day activities of the kingdom. The prime minister of the Sikh kingdom was a Hindu Dogra – Dhyaan Singh. Dhyaan Singh, a trusted friend ...gh rank, was Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, but after his shaheedi, there was no Sikh Officers commanding any units of the [[Khalsa]]. The foreign minister and i

...Sheetal Kund has flowed cold, and while Rajgir does not host even a modest Sikh population, the up-and-coming gurudwara gets a steady flow of worshippers w ...ural center and Rajgir Mahotsav is organized every year. A large number of Sikh families from Mumbai and other parts of the country, which visit Patna for

...he Narmada could be crossed. Satbir Singh and the writers of the old Janam Sakhis (witness accounts of lives of Guru Nanak and other Gurus) have also mention '''[[Gurdwara]]''' (A Sikh place of worship, lit. the Guru's Door)

...e to pay for this decision with your life. What use is there in becoming a Sikh for you?" But Teeratha was insistent he begged that nothing mattered. If he ...ve of his followers. He decided to stay with the Guru for some time. The [[Sikh]]s knew that Teeratha was from the Manjh clan and began to call him Bhai Ma

Then I humbly asked about him. His name was Sat Kartar Singh. He as a sikh of Guru Nanak and earned his living by farming. ...fly told him about my state of affairs. And asked him how I could become a sikh too. He told me that he was a having a keertan at his house in a week's tim

The [[Guru Granth Sahib]] is an anthology of spiritual poetry of six of the Sikh Gurus, including poems by a number of medieval saints as well as of some of ...r own verse, the meaning of the compositions they had inherited. The Janam Sakhis contain these interpretations clothed in much hagiographical detail. This i

...ru explained to him his golden rules of life. Duni Chand became the Guru’s Sikh. He began to live and act as advised by the Guru and followed the true mess * Stories from Sikh History Book 1, Hemkunt Press, A-78 Naraina Ind. Area, Phase-1, New Delhi-1

'''Bhagat Dhanna Ji''' was a Sikh [[Bhagat]] who was born in about [[1415]], at village of Dhuan Kalan near D ...ng the advice and lives of our ten Gurus but also the lives and Bani of 15 Sikh Bhagats.

...rsuade the mercenaries to betray the Guru. There was disappointment in the Sikh ranks. But the Guru exhorted them to have faith in the Almighty in whose se ...s finally started retreating, at first slowly and then in full flight. The Sikh troops wanted to pursue the enemy, but the Guru stopped them. As the dusk f

...own as the "Chali Mukte" or 40 immortals. Under the command of a legendary sikh general, they fought 10,000 Mughal Imperial Soldiers, and gave such devasti ...to stay with Pathan Nihang Khan who was an old and sincere devotee of the Sikh Gurus. Bhai Bachitar Singh and his men had to fight their way through a cor

Though this collection of sakhis is thought to be before Guru Gobind Singh ji. Could the Guru at 4 o'clock b This seems almost as if it is a later "Family Tree of the Sikh Gurus, with Guru Nanak sitting at the root of the tree of Sikhi which cover

...xperienced God.<ref>Sakhi (religious story) no. 10 – Puratan Janam sakhis; sakhis no. 28-29 Mehrban Janam Sakhi; Sakhi 37 – Bale wali Janamsakhi1</ref> In Analysing the above quotations of the Sikh Gurus and famous world scientists and scholars, it can be concluded that Go

* [[All Sikh events]] * [[Dasam Bani in Sikh History]]

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...n 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]], ...i wanted to know the Emperors immediate reaction on reading it, from his [[Sikh]]s.

...alluding to the invasions by Babar (1483-1530), are collectively known in Sikh literature. The name is derived from the use of the term in one of these hy ...s an eye-witness to the havoc created during these invasions. The ''Janam Sakhis'' mention that [[Guru Nanak]] himself was taken captive at Saidpur. A litt

...ha]] region. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for [[Sikh]]s from [[India]] to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa. It li ...d a small building or hut was constructed. Kartarpur thus became the first Sikh centre. There is a reference in the historical books that Guru formally lai

sun parathaap kabeer dhaa dhoojaa sikh hoaa sain naaee|| [[category:sakhis]]

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...rn part of the [[Punjab]], now part of [[Pakistan]], the management of all Sikh [[gurdwara]]s in the newly created State, including those at [[Nankana Sahi ...hem. Then the Mahant and his goons shot, knifed, and even burnt alive the Sikh pilgrims.

...ers; by Udasis; by Nirankaris; by the Lubanaas; by the English? If you say Sikh writer, then which ones because many differ on some of the key issues? just ...able in the form that they were written. Just because it is not written in Sikh history that the Gurus brushed their teeth does not mean they did not do it

...velled in all four directions - North, East, West and South. The founder [[Sikh Guru]] is believed to have travelled more than 28,000 Kms in five major tou ...ed brothers, and thus be addressed so. The title 'Bhai' is now bestowed on Sikh priests also.

In Lahore, the [[Evacuee Trust Property Board]] (ETPB) and the [[Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]] (PSGPC) decided this year to grant visas to ...rthday is in November later this year according to the Roman calendar, the Sikh community will celebrate the occasion according to the Nanak Shahi calendar

...the year, and even today are extremely difficult to traverse. In the Janam Sakhis (witness accounts of the life Guruji) there is mention of a mountain range ...knowledge and way to God. Principal Satbir Singh and writers of old Janam Sakhis (witness accounts of lives of Guru Nanak and other Gurus) have also mention

== Sikh Pilgrimages == ...e end of the 18th century, many of the western hill states also came under Sikh sovereignty.

...Punja Sahib railway station. Sangat decided to serve langar to the passing Sikh prisoners. ...said fearlessly that an ardaas has been performed to provide langar to the Sikh prisoners of the morcha and as such Guru Sahib would himself stop the train

...n demise. [[Guru Hargobind]] considered his son's act as being against the Sikh tradition and rebuked him for performing a feat involving a miracle and war ...legantly embossed designs. Brass plates embossed with figures recounting [[Sikh]] and [[Hindu]] themes are affixed in a set of three plates on each of the

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...nd Mata Sahib Kaur (the mother of the Khalsa), in the company of a trusted Sikh proceed towards Ropar and spend the night at his house. ...ri and Mata Sahib Kaur leave Ropar for Delhi in the company of the trusted Sikh at whose house they had spent the previous night. (They reach there safely

Obviously the lovely, lonely Guru Nanak Math is in need of a Sikh Scholar to unravel its truths and legends. Until then it will remain a half === Entry for Sikh Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal ===

...ication of books by some [[Hindu]] activists whose writings maligned the [[Sikh Gurus]] that he was forced to pick up the pen himself to author the book: ' ...important to describe the plight of the [[Hindu]]s and the origin of the [[Sikh religion]] before moving on to the life of [[Guru Gobind Singh]]. [[Guru Na

...are many gaps in the travels of Guru Nanak, Fauja Singh and Kirpal Singh, Sikh historians, have collated the information from various sources into three m ..., although there is no definite supporting evidence. Some writers of Janam Sakhis have extended his travels even to some countries in Central Asia.

...Nanak and also those of his nine successors, [[sangat]] referred to the [[Sikh]] brotherhood established in or belonging to a particular locality. ...re references, for instance, to Sarbatt Sangat Banaras Ki, i.e. the entire Sikh community of Banaras (Varanasi), Patna ki Sangat, i.e. the Sikhs of Patna,

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...velled in all four directions - North, East, West and South. The founder [[Sikh Guru]] is believed to have travelled more than 28,000 Kms in five major tou ...dh during the Muslim period, in reasonably good shape, was the rise of the Sikh religion in the Punjab. With Sanatan Dharma having gone, more or less, mori

...mpressed the hermit so much that he along with many others become a devout Sikh of the Guru and accepted this true way of life. {{Sakhis of Guru Nanak}}

...he was the person who brought [[Guru Nanak]], the founder of the [[Sikhism|Sikh religion]] into the world. According to the Bala Sakhis, Guru Nanak was very fond of his maternal grandmother. They were very close

...ha]] region. Recently, there has been lobbying to open the corridor for [[Sikh]]s from [[India]] to visit the shrine without any hindrance or visa. It li ...d a small building or hut was constructed. Kartarpur thus became the first Sikh centre. There is a reference in the historical books that Guru formally lai

...le maker seems to have dumped unwanted chain of links in the begining of [[Sikh]] article. Calls for immediate reponse from Sys Managers.[[User:Mutia|Mutia ...me advice i fully agree with your point. I know simran is essential for a sikh and when we listen gurbani , also give some time to simran and do regularly

...uda Rakshish''', '''Kauda Bheel''')'' was once a cannibal, who became a [[Sikh]] after an encounter with [[Guru Nanak]] that changed his life. Guru Ji, du * Stories from Sikh History Book 1, Hemkunt Press, A-78 Naraina Ind. Area, Phase-1, New Delhi-1

...". Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa, after conquering the Sindh province during the Sikh rule, had the beautiful huge [[Gurdwara]] and [[Sarovar]] (pool) built at t {{Sakhis of Guru Nanak}}

...eachings of [[Guru Nanak]] and his nine successors, it refers to the whole Sikh way of life both in its individual and social expressions evolved over the ...by the [[Ten Gurus]] in person. Direction derived from these sources is a Sikh's ultimate norm in shaping the course of his life, both in its sacred and s

...age is meant as a temporary holding area to "archive" old links from the [[Sikh Bloggers]] page, of blogs that have not been updated in around 6 months or ...//arinakaur.blogspot.com/ Arina's Musings] A personal blog on my life as a Sikh, a student, and a human

...eh''' '''The sect was founded in 1857, eight years after the demise of the Sikh Kingdom of Punjab, Between 1867-1881, the Kuka Sect won a large number of c ...the Namdhari movement, founded in 1857, eight years after the fall of the Sikh Empire'''.

...ring one such ablution that Guru Nanak had what is described, in the Janam Sakhis, as a direct communion with the Divine. As the Janam Sakhis narrate the details, Guru Nanak one morning disappeared into the stream and

...'. This Nihang belief is not accepted by the majority of the rest of the [[Sikh community]]. http://sikh-reality.blogspot.com/2009/10/summary-of-sarbloh-granth-sahib-ji.html

Guru Maharaj Had given us his Image, Roop to his Sikh also, in due course as our Guru was to do, we should ourselves. {{Sakhis of Guru Gobind Singh}}

...ing about [[Sikhism]]. When the time is right, I am sure you will become a Sikh and I am sure you will enjoy your trip to Harmandar Sahib :) - it will be m

...ns for the moral guidance of a believer are found scattered throughout the Sikh scriptures. ...(Amritsar, 1950) and the English translation Rahit Maryada: A Guide to the Sikh Way of Life (London, 1971) are the modern versions of rahitnamas.

...ns of various Sampardas (sections of Sikhs), it can be observed that the [[Sikh]]s had access to these compositions which they studied, discussed and under ...hough various acts of persecution. There were very few attempts of writing Sikh history in this period in the 17th Century. Many of the compositions of Gu

...punjabi.org/elib/unicode.aspx Online Searchable Multilingual Puratan Janam Sakhis] by [[Punjabi University]] * [http://www.sikhnet.com Sikh Net] at sikhnet.com

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...amed after [[Guru Nanak]] Dev Ji (1469-1539), the founder of the [[Sikhism|Sikh faith]]. Guru Nanak Dev Ji was born here on [[Baisakh]] sudi 3, 1526 Bk/ 15 ...to develop Nankana Sahib with various projects including a rest house for Sikh pilgrims, a new hotel, a shopping mall, a housing scheme, a world class uni

The shrine of Guru Nanak the founder of the [[Sikh]] faith is located in Karkh District in Sheikh Maaruf Neighbourhood. This s * [http://www.info-sikh.com/BhagPage1.html www.info-sikh.com]

== Detailed translations and interpretations by noted Sikh Scholar == Read detailed translations and interpretations by noted Sikh Scholar [[Bhai Kahn Singh Nabha]] at http://www.searchsikhism.com/hind8.htm

...orth [[Delhi]] in [[India]]. This Gurdwara sahib is dedicated to the first Sikh Guru, [[Guru Nanak|Sri Guru Nanak Dev]]. Gurdwara Nanak Piao was built at t Today, compared to any other city, [[Delhi]] has a large number of [[Sikh]]s. Though their numbers substantially increased in 1947 due to migration f

...struction of Religious Boundaries - Culture, Identity and Diversity in the Sikh Tradition” (1994). ...pp was as insulting as any European could ever be to the Sikh heritage and Sikh scriptures. Here are some examples:

...h Sahib, the spirit of their beliefs smoothly blends into [[Gurmat]]. Some Sikh scholars have advanced the thought that of considering Kabir Sahib as the o * Sikh polity...

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===“Pathology of Pseudo-Sikh Researchers With Linear Myopic, Left Brain and Mystified Western Realities, ...chosocial analysis of the pathological functioning of some Western/Eastern Sikh scholars who have made a habit of trampling over the subjective faith of th

|Unknown but much greater then the Sikh Casualties ...he Sikhs that "One Sikh equalled Sava Lakh (125,000)" – the bravery of one Sikh is equal to that of 125,000 ordinary men.

...t with Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh Religion. According to the Bala Sakhis, Guru Nanak was very fond of his maternal grandmother. They were very close ...s love for his sister is referred to in most touching terms in some of the Sakhis. A sister's love for her brother is a perennial theme of Punjabi folklore.

...the advise he offered to me. It is Professor Harbans Singh’s dedication to Sikh studies that compels me to ponder about Sardarni Kailash Kaur. ...udies. This shows the amount of respect the Sardarni had to the subject of Sikh studies, the subject of her husband. I am extremely honored that I have bee

...lsa! Hail the Guru’s victory!!) In their hour of triumph, therefore, the Sikh’s remember [[sat sri akal]] instead of exulting in their own valour. ...y people punctilious in the observance of proper form. Those addressing a Sikh religious congregation will, as a rule, greet the audience with the salutat

*{{Book reference | Author=Macauliffe, M.A | Title=The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus Sacred Writings and Authors| Publisher=Low Price Public {{Sakhis of Guru Nanak}}

...ing unity and harmony among the different religions. His creation of the [[Sikh]] community imbibed with a strong sense of nationalism is a great asset of ...the Sikhs, it is imperative to see its long historical connection with the Sikh history and the Sikhs. It is from this angle, that I have tried to trace t

...is well marked in the history and deep down in the conscious minds of the Sikh community. ...ally the revered city of bliss or joy, is one of the many towns founded by Sikh Gurus. Situated on the left bank of the [[Satluj|Satluj river]], it lies al

...shiarpur]] district of [[Punjab]], which holds a very sacred part in every Sikh's heart, has been given a new life by a more than 6 year long effort begun By drawing on the Sikh tradition of [[kar sewa]] (free voluntary service) and [[Daswandh]] (common

...prised to know that there are more than 12 crores (120 million) of ignored Sikh tribal people in India. The majority of them are from three tribes. ...as, whatever interpretation of Gurubani has been done, it was by a Vanjara Sikh, Bhai Mani Singh, who got his pores cut for Sikhism.