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[[Image:GurudwaraQilaAnandgarh.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Qila Anandgarh]] | |||
* ... that the tenth [[Guru]] spent 25 years at [[Anandpur sahib]] and to protect the community from the growing animosity of the hill [[Raja]]s and their [[Mughal]] allies, the Guru began the [[Five forts of Anandpur Sahib|construction of five defensive]] [[Qila]]s (Persian for forts). One central fort with four others encircling the town.... | |||
* ... that [[Sikhi & Hinduism|Sikhi and Hinduism]] have many parallels. Hindu belief is that "It cannot be said that Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism are separate religions. All these four faiths and their offshoots are one". Sikhi belief is in pluralism.... | |||
*....the '''[[Significance of Vaisakhi]]''' - For many 1000's of years, April has been the time when farmers have put their sickles to harvest and collected the precious life saving crops... | |||
[[Image:Mian Mir.jpg|120px|left|Hazrat Mian Mir]] | [[Image:Mian Mir.jpg|120px|left|Hazrat Mian Mir]] | ||
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*.....that one of the '''five forts''' in [[Anandpur Sahib]] built by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was called '''[[Keshgarh Fort]]'''. | *.....that one of the '''five forts''' in [[Anandpur Sahib]] built by [[Guru Gobind Singh]] was called '''[[Keshgarh Fort]]'''. | ||
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[[Image:Baba atal tower.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Sahib]] | [[Image:Baba atal tower.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Gurdwara Baba Atal Rai Sahib]] | ||
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* .... that the ninth Guru, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] on his way to [[Patna]] in east India visited Agra. A devout Sikh disciple lady invited Guru Tegh Bahadur to her house where he stayed for a day or two. Her name was Mai Jassi. The site of house has become a shrine and is known as '''[[Gurudwara Mai Than, Agra]]'''.... | * .... that the ninth Guru, [[Guru Tegh Bahadur]] on his way to [[Patna]] in east India visited Agra. A devout Sikh disciple lady invited Guru Tegh Bahadur to her house where he stayed for a day or two. Her name was Mai Jassi. The site of house has become a shrine and is known as '''[[Gurudwara Mai Than, Agra]]'''.... | ||
[[Image:Dhannabhagat.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Gurdwara Bhagat Dhanna]] | [[Image:Dhannabhagat.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Gurdwara Bhagat Dhanna]] | ||
* .... that [[Gurudwara Bhagat Dhanna]] was constructed by Sant Baba Shisha Singh to facilitate devotees on their travels to and from the city the world knows as [[Nanded]]. Sikhs call the city Abichalnagar as the city is sacred to the memory of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] who left for his heavenly abode there.... | * .... that [[Gurudwara Bhagat Dhanna]] was constructed by Sant Baba Shisha Singh to facilitate devotees on their travels to and from the city the world knows as [[Nanded]]. Sikhs call the city Abichalnagar as the city is sacred to the memory of [[Guru Gobind Singh]] who left for his heavenly abode there.... | ||
Revision as of 16:47, 7 July 2008
Did you know...
- ... that the tenth Guru spent 25 years at Anandpur sahib and to protect the community from the growing animosity of the hill Rajas and their Mughal allies, the Guru began the construction of five defensive Qilas (Persian for forts). One central fort with four others encircling the town....
- ... that Sikhi and Hinduism have many parallels. Hindu belief is that "It cannot be said that Sikhism, Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism are separate religions. All these four faiths and their offshoots are one". Sikhi belief is in pluralism....
- ....the Significance of Vaisakhi - For many 1000's of years, April has been the time when farmers have put their sickles to harvest and collected the precious life saving crops...
- ..... that Hazrat Mian Mir was a famous Muslim Sufi saint who is highly respected by the Sikhs. He was a close friend of the Sikh leader Guru Arjan Dev, upon whose invitation he laid the foundation stone of the famous Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar on 3 January 1588.
- ..... that the word Singh from Sanskrit sinha which means Lion and is an essential component of the name for a Sikh male.
- ..... that the Sikh concept of Sarbaht dah Phahla which means "Blessings for Everyone" or literally "May everyone Prosper" is a new concept for many people and is not common knowledge for many followers of the Sikh religion.
- .....that Guru Ram Das ji was born at Chuna Mandi Bazaar, Lahore on 24th September 1534 and spent the first seven years of his life here and that his name before obtaining Guruship was Bhai Jetha which means the first born.
- ..... that Gurdwara Dukh Nivaran Sahib Patiala marks the place where Guru Tegh Bahadur visited village Lehal on 24 January 1672 and stayed under a banyan tree by the side of a pond. Soon the sickness in the village subsided. The site where the Guru had sat came to be known as "Dukh Nivaran" literally meaning Eradicator of suffering.
- .....that one of the five forts in Anandpur Sahib built by Guru Gobind Singh was called Keshgarh Fort.
