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==Guru Nanak in Baghdad==
[[Image:Babadeepsingh4.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Baba Deep Singh - a Scholar and Soldier]]


[[Image:Inscription on stone slab.jpg|400px|thumb|'''Inscription on a stone slab found in Baghdad''' : "Behold! How a wish has been fulfilled by Holy and High Providence. That the building of Baba Nanak has been newly built with the help of seven autat (great valis).
'''''[[BABA DEEP SINGH]]'' SHAHID (1682-1757) is one of most honoured martyrs in Sikh history and the founder of the Shahid [[Misl]] as well as of the Damdami Taksal. He was tall, strong, and uncommonly brave Sikh who was a bold and fearless saint-soldier, ever ready to risk his life for the Panth.'''
That the happy murad of God (Baba Nanak) has started a fountain of grace issuing new water in the land. 917 Hijri (1511 AD)"|centre]]


* At eighteen, received Amrit at Anandpur Sahib in the presence of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
* He spent about 8 years and learned Gurmukhi from Bhai Mani Singh along with horse riding, archery as well as other arms training.
* Met Guru Gobind Singh at Damdama Sahib where Guru Ji asked him to start preaching Sikhism.Later became head "Granthi" at Damdama Sahib.
* Between 1705 and 1728 Baba Deep Singh and Bhai Mani Singh produced a number of hand written copies of the Guru Granth Sahib for distribution among the Sikhs.
* Fought in various wars - In about 1709, Baba Deep Singh Ji joined [[Banda Singh Bahadur]] to fight in the battle of Sirhind.
* On the outskirts of Amritsar, Baba ji and heavily outnumbered Sikhs fought two fierce battles against a Mughal force of 20,000. In the second engagement Baba Deep Singh was fatally wounded in the neck but had vowed to die in the precincts of the Golden Temple. He kept his promise and died with his severed head resting on the perkerma of [[Harimander Sahib]]
**'''[[Baba Deep Singh|Continued .....]]'''


Swami Ananda Acharya visted the shirne of Guru Nanak in Baghdad and wrote the following:
'''Last Week's Featured article: [[Message of Guru Granth Sahib]]'''
On September 1, the [[Sikhs]] will celebrate 401 years of the first installation of their holy scriptures called the [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib was compiled and installed at [[Harimandir Sahib]] in Amritsar in 1604. The holy book contains hymns written by saints and scholars of different religions. The SGGS contains message for the whole of humanity. '''[[Message of Guru Granth Sahib|Continued .....]]'''
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''Upon this simple slab of granite did thou sit, discoursing of fraternal love and holy light, O Guru Nanak, Prince among India’s holy sons.''
'''Previous Featured article: [[Battle of Saragarhi]]'''
 
On September 12, the Sikhs will remember with honor the supreme sacrifice of their 21 comrades who for the security and safeguard of their country and fellow citizens willingly laid down their lives. These soldiers were inspired by the heart piercing message of their tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. '''[[Battle of Saragarhi|Continued .....]]'''
''What song from the source of Seven Waters thou didst sing to charm the soul of Iran!''
 
''What place from Himalaya’s lonely caves and forests thou didst carry to the vinegroves and rose-gardens of Baghdad?''  
 
''What light from Badrinath’s snowy peak thou didst bear to illumine the heart of Bahlol, thy saintly Persian disciple?''
 
''Eighty-four nights Bahlol hearkened to thy words of Life and the Path and Spring Eternal, while the moon waxed and waned in the pomegranate grove beside the grassy desert of the dead.''
 
''And after thou hast left him to return to thy beloved Bharat’s land, the fakir, it is said, would speak to none nor listen to the voice of man or angel;''
 
''His fame spread far and wide and the Shah came to pay his homage, but the holy man would take no earthly treasures nor hear the praise of kings and courtiers.''
 
''Thus lived he - lonely, devoted, thoughtful - sixty winters, sitting before the stone whereon thy sacred feet had rested.''
 
''And ere he left this house of Ignorance he wrote these words on the stone: “Here spake the Hindu Guru Nanak to Fakir Bahlol, and for these sixty winters since the Guru left Iran, the soul of Bahlol has rested on the Master’s word, like a bee poised on a dawnlit honey-rose."''
 
 
 
 
 
 
'''[[Guru Nanak in Baghdad|....Continued]]'''

Latest revision as of 21:54, 9 September 2005

Baba Deep Singh - a Scholar and Soldier

BABA DEEP SINGH SHAHID (1682-1757) is one of most honoured martyrs in Sikh history and the founder of the Shahid Misl as well as of the Damdami Taksal. He was tall, strong, and uncommonly brave Sikh who was a bold and fearless saint-soldier, ever ready to risk his life for the Panth.

  • At eighteen, received Amrit at Anandpur Sahib in the presence of Guru Gobind Singh Ji
  • He spent about 8 years and learned Gurmukhi from Bhai Mani Singh along with horse riding, archery as well as other arms training.
  • Met Guru Gobind Singh at Damdama Sahib where Guru Ji asked him to start preaching Sikhism.Later became head "Granthi" at Damdama Sahib.
  • Between 1705 and 1728 Baba Deep Singh and Bhai Mani Singh produced a number of hand written copies of the Guru Granth Sahib for distribution among the Sikhs.
  • Fought in various wars - In about 1709, Baba Deep Singh Ji joined Banda Singh Bahadur to fight in the battle of Sirhind.
  • On the outskirts of Amritsar, Baba ji and heavily outnumbered Sikhs fought two fierce battles against a Mughal force of 20,000. In the second engagement Baba Deep Singh was fatally wounded in the neck but had vowed to die in the precincts of the Golden Temple. He kept his promise and died with his severed head resting on the perkerma of Harimander Sahib

Last Week's Featured article: Message of Guru Granth Sahib On September 1, the Sikhs will celebrate 401 years of the first installation of their holy scriptures called the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. The Sri Guru Granth Sahib was compiled and installed at Harimandir Sahib in Amritsar in 1604. The holy book contains hymns written by saints and scholars of different religions. The SGGS contains message for the whole of humanity. Continued .....

Previous Featured article: Battle of Saragarhi On September 12, the Sikhs will remember with honor the supreme sacrifice of their 21 comrades who for the security and safeguard of their country and fellow citizens willingly laid down their lives. These soldiers were inspired by the heart piercing message of their tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Continued .....

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