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'''On October 9''' every year, the [[Sikh]] community worldwide celebrate the | '''On October 9''' every year, the [[Sikh]] community worldwide celebrate the | ||
birth of their fourth master, [[Guru Ram Das]]. Guru ji was born at Chuna Mandi Bazaar, [[Lahore]] at the site of the present holy shrine on 24th September 1534 and spent first seven years of | birth of their fourth master, [[Guru Ram Das]]. Guru ji was born at Chuna Mandi Bazaar, [[Lahore]] at the site of the present holy shrine on 24th September 1534 and spent his first seven years of life here. Soon after birth, he was given the name '''Jetha''', meaning '''the first born'''. | ||
'''Jetha's''' simple and God-fearing parents, '''Hari Das''' and '''Anup Devi''' of [[Lahore]] were delighted at this precious gift from [[Waheguru]]. As he was growing up and in his teens, he would be found in the company of religious men. Jetha became a handsome young man. One day Jetha came across a party of [[Sikh]]s who were on their way to [[Goindwal]] to pay homage to [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. Jetha decided to join them and also travel to Goindwal. Upon their arrival and meeting, [[Guru Amar Das]], the third [[Sikh Guru]] at once noticed the young Jetha with his pleasant manner and sense of devotion. While his fellow travelers returned to [[Lahore]], Jetha decided to stay and become a disciple of [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. His hard work, and devotion eventually won him the hand of [[Guru Amar Das]]'s younger daughter, [[Bibi Bhani]]. They went on to have three sons, Prithi Chand, Mahadev and Arjan Dev. | '''Jetha's''' simple and God-fearing parents, '''Hari Das''' and '''Anup Devi''' of [[Lahore]] were delighted at this precious gift from [[Waheguru]]. As he was growing up and in his teens, he would be found in the company of religious men. Jetha became a handsome young man. One day Jetha came across a party of [[Sikh]]s who were on their way to [[Goindwal]] to pay homage to [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. Jetha decided to join them and also travel to Goindwal. Upon their arrival and meeting, [[Guru Amar Das]], the third [[Sikh Guru]] at once noticed the young Jetha with his pleasant manner and sense of devotion. While his fellow travelers returned to [[Lahore]], Jetha decided to stay and become a disciple of [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. His hard work, and devotion eventually won him the hand of [[Guru Amar Das]]'s younger daughter, [[Bibi Bhani]]. They went on to have three sons, Prithi Chand, Mahadev and Arjan Dev. | ||
Jetha became a trusted disciple of [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. He undertook many [[sewa]]s and also successfully represented [[Guru Amar Das]] ji before the [[Mughal]] royal court to defend the charges by jealous [[Hindu]]s that [[Sikhism]] maligned both [[Hindu]] and [[Muslim]] religions. ''"Birth and caste are of no avail before God. It is deeds which make or 'unmake' a man. To exploit ignorant people with superstitions and to call it religion is a sacrilege against God and man. To worship the infinite, formless and absolute God in the form of a totem, an image or an insignificant or time-bound object of nature, or to wash one's sins not through compassion and self-surrender, but through ablutions; to insist upon special diets, languages and dresses, and fads about what to eat and what not, and to condemn the mass of human beings, including women, to the status of sub-humans and to deny them the reading of the scriptures and even work of every kind is to tear apart man from man. This is not religion, not is it religion to deny the world through which alone man can find his spiritual possibilities."'' The [[Emperor Akbar]] was greatly impressed by the tenets of [[Sikhism]] as explained by Bhai Jetha and dismissed all the charges. {{Aowf|Guru Ram Das}} | Jetha became a trusted disciple of [[Guru Amar Das]] ji. He undertook many [[sewa]]s and also successfully represented [[Guru Amar Das]] ji before the [[Mughal]] royal court to defend the charges by jealous [[Hindu]]s that [[Sikhism]] maligned both [[Hindu]] and [[Muslim]] religions. ''"Birth and caste are of no avail before God. It is deeds which make or 'unmake' a man. To exploit ignorant people with superstitions and to call it religion is a sacrilege against God and man. To worship the infinite, formless and absolute God in the form of a totem, an image or an insignificant or time-bound object of nature, or to wash one's sins not through compassion and self-surrender, but through ablutions; to insist upon special diets, languages and dresses, and fads about what to eat and what not, and to condemn the mass of human beings, including women, to the status of sub-humans and to deny them the reading of the scriptures and even work of every kind is to tear apart man from man. This is not religion, not is it religion to deny the world through which alone man can find his spiritual possibilities."'' The [[Emperor Akbar]] was greatly impressed by the tenets of [[Sikhism]] as explained by Bhai Jetha and dismissed all the charges. {{Aowf|Guru Ram Das}} | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 8 October 2007
On October 9 every year, the Sikh community worldwide celebrate the birth of their fourth master, Guru Ram Das. Guru ji was born at Chuna Mandi Bazaar, Lahore at the site of the present holy shrine on 24th September 1534 and spent his first seven years of life here. Soon after birth, he was given the name Jetha, meaning the first born.
Jetha's simple and God-fearing parents, Hari Das and Anup Devi of Lahore were delighted at this precious gift from Waheguru. As he was growing up and in his teens, he would be found in the company of religious men. Jetha became a handsome young man. One day Jetha came across a party of Sikhs who were on their way to Goindwal to pay homage to Guru Amar Das ji. Jetha decided to join them and also travel to Goindwal. Upon their arrival and meeting, Guru Amar Das, the third Sikh Guru at once noticed the young Jetha with his pleasant manner and sense of devotion. While his fellow travelers returned to Lahore, Jetha decided to stay and become a disciple of Guru Amar Das ji. His hard work, and devotion eventually won him the hand of Guru Amar Das's younger daughter, Bibi Bhani. They went on to have three sons, Prithi Chand, Mahadev and Arjan Dev.
Jetha became a trusted disciple of Guru Amar Das ji. He undertook many sewas and also successfully represented Guru Amar Das ji before the Mughal royal court to defend the charges by jealous Hindus that Sikhism maligned both Hindu and Muslim religions. "Birth and caste are of no avail before God. It is deeds which make or 'unmake' a man. To exploit ignorant people with superstitions and to call it religion is a sacrilege against God and man. To worship the infinite, formless and absolute God in the form of a totem, an image or an insignificant or time-bound object of nature, or to wash one's sins not through compassion and self-surrender, but through ablutions; to insist upon special diets, languages and dresses, and fads about what to eat and what not, and to condemn the mass of human beings, including women, to the status of sub-humans and to deny them the reading of the scriptures and even work of every kind is to tear apart man from man. This is not religion, not is it religion to deny the world through which alone man can find his spiritual possibilities." The Emperor Akbar was greatly impressed by the tenets of Sikhism as explained by Bhai Jetha and dismissed all the charges. .....More
