

Part of the reason was the fact that he had blessed Jahangir’s rebellious son Khusrau, and part because of his growing influence in Northern India and fast conversions to Sikhism that threatened the orthodox Muslim clergy as well as the Hindu elite. As thousands watched he entered the river never to be seen again. In the year 1606, the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan Dev, was captured by Mughal Emperor Jahangir and imprisoned in Lahore Fort. After enduring five days of unrelenting torture Guru Arjan Dev was taken for a bath in the river. He was made to sit on a burning hot sheet while boiling hot sand was poured over his burnt body. In 1606, the Muslim Emperor Jahangir ordered that he be tortured and sentenced to death after he refused to remove all Islamic and Hindu references from the Holy book. Guru Arjan Dev included the compositions of both Hindu and Muslim saints which he considered consistent with the teachings of Sikhism and the Gurus. It was this holy book that made him a martyr. Once a large dedicated sangat (a group of devotees) was coming from Kabul (capital of Afghanistan) to Amritsar for the darshan (audience, blessings) of the Guru. Guru Arjan Dev Sahib Ji, the Fifth Nanak, reiterates the message of the First Nanak that whatever is written in Gurbaani, the message of the Shabad Guru, is not from the Guru himself but it is direct from Waheguru. This sakhi (orally narrated true historical account) is told in Sikh families from the time of Guru Arjan Dev ( 1563 - 1606 ), the fifth Sikh Guru. The Guru himself has said, well my Guru is Gurbaani If we follow the true path of the Gurus then Gurbaani is our Guru as well. The greatest contribution he made to the Sikh faith was to compile all of the past Gurus' writings into one book, now the holy scripture: the Guru Granth Sahib. &0183 &32 Guru Arjan and the sangat from Kabul. He also declared that all Sikhs should donate a tenth of their earnings to charity.

Guru Arjan laid the foundations of the Golden Temple © crys guru arjan dev ji Crys - Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Kavishri Joga Singh Jogi - Guru Arjan Dev Ji da Viah, BHAI NAPINDER SINGH - Guru Arjun Sach Sirjan Hara. He also designed the four doors in a Gurdwara, proclaiming that "My faith is for the people of all castes and all creeds from whichever direction they come and to whichever direction they bow." Regarding the birth of Guru Tagh Bahadur several dates have been mentioned but the generally accepted date is Baisakh VBK which corresponds to April 1. The Guru laid the foundation of the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in Amritsar. Shri Guru Ram Das ji, the founder of the city Amritsar, was his great grandfather and Guru Arjan Dev ji, the founder of Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple), Amritsar was his grandfather.

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