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Nov 292020
Nov 292020
Sikh Gurus
- The era of the ten gurus of Sikhism spans from the birth of Nanak Dev in 1469, through the life of Guru Gobind Singh.
- At the time of Guru Gobind Singh’s death in 1708, he passed the title of Guru to the Sikh scripture, Guru Granth.
1. Guru Nanak Dev – Guru from 1469 to 1539
- Guru Nanak Dev, first of the 10 Gurus, founded the Sikh faith, introducing the concept of one God.
- He started the institution of Guru Ka Langar. Langar is the term in the Sikh religion refers to the common kitchen where food is served to everyone without any discrimination.
- He emphasized the equality of women and rejected the path of renunciation and he rejected the authority of the Vedas.
- He was the contemporary of Mughal emperor – Babur.
2. Guru Angad Dev – Guru from 1539 to 1552
- Guru Angad Dev, second of the 10 gurus, invented and introduced the Gurmukhi (written form of Punjabi) script.
- He compiled the writings of Nanak Dev in Guru Granth Sahib in Gurmukhi Script.
- Popularized and expanded the institution of Guru Ka Langar which was started by Guru Nanak Dev.
3. Guru Amardas Sahib – Guru from 1552 to 1574
- Guru Amardas introduced the Anand Karaj marriage ceremony for the Sikhs, replacing the Hindu form.
- He created Manji & Piri system of religious missions for men and women respectively.
- He made the tradition of Guru Ka Langar more strong.
- He also completely abolished amongst the: Sikhs, the custom of Sati and Purdah system.
- He was the contemporary of Mughal emperor – Akbar.
4. Guru Ram Das – Guru from 1574 to 1581
- Guru Ram Das, fourth of the 10 gurus, founded the city of Amritsar.
- He started the construction of the famous Golden Temple at Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs.
- He requested the Muslim Sufi, Mian Mir to lay the cornerstone of the Harmandir Sahib.
5. Guru Arjan Dev – Guru from 1581 to 1606
- He compiled the Adi Granth, the scriptures of the Sikhs.
- He completed construction of Sri Darbar Sahib also known as Golden Temple in Amritsar.
- He founded the town of Tarn Taran Sahib near Goindwal Sahib.
- He became the first great martyr(someone who has a strong beleif in their religion) in Sikh history when Emperor Jahangir ordered his execution, thus, he was hailed as Shaheedan-de-Sartaj (The crown of martyrs).
6. Guru Har Gobind Sahib – Guru from 1606 to 1644
- He was the son of Guru Arjan Dev and was known as a “soldier saint”.
- He organised a small army and became the first Guru to take up arms to protect the faith.
- He waged wars against Mughal rulers Jahangir and Shah Jahan.
7. Guru Har Rai Sahib – Guru from 1644 to 1661
- Though he was a man of peace, he never seperated the armed Sikh warriors who were earlier maintained by Guru Har Gobind.
- He gave shelter to Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal Ruler Shah Jahan, who was later persecuted by Aurangazeb.
- He cautiously avoided conflict with Emperor Aurangzeb and devoted his efforts to missionary work.
8. Guru Har Krishan Sahib – Guru from 1661 to 1664
- Guru Har Krishan was the youngest of the Gurus. He was installed as Guru at the age of five.
- He was contemporary of Aurangazeb and summoned to Delhi by him under framed charges of anti-Islamic blasphemy.
9. Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib – Guru from 1665 to 1675
- He established the town of Anandpur.
- He opposed the forced conversion of the Hindu Kashmiri Pandits by Mughal ruler Aurangazeb and he was consequently persecuted for this.
10. Guru Gobind Singh Sahib – Guru from 1675 to 1708
- He became Guru after the martyrdom of his father Guru Tegh Bahadur.
- He created the Khalsa in 1699, changing the Sikhs into a saint-soldier order for protecting themselves.
- Last Sikh Guru in human form and he passed the Guruship of the Sikhs to the Guru Granth Sahib.
11. Guru Granth Sahib
- Guru Granth Sahib (also known as the Adi Granth) is the scripture of the Sikhs.
▪The Granth was written in Gurmukhi script and it contains the actual words and verses as uttered by the Sikh Gurus.
▪It is considered the Supreme Spiritual Authority and Head of the Sikh religion, rather than any living person.
♦♥-Precious Olukanni (it says there are 11 Gurus not 10, I don’t know why)♥♦
Nov 292020
First I got up and had my breakfast, which tasted good also I did some Mathletics before I left. Then my mum dropped me off at crystal place and I walked up to see my Aunt because she was going to see my new cousin. We got the train to Sutton and we got a subway it was nice. Then we got on the tube and we went to Morden. We played lots of spooky games, so did my cousins sister she play with my other cousin which are girls. Then around 9 I went to my aunts house and watched Grinch on the tv. my mum came and brought some chicken and chips. It was nice but I was kind of full after eating. I got a bus Then I went to bed after such a long day.
Nov 292020
On Sunday, I went to Epsom and went to a park! I was with my Mum, my Dad and my sisters. We brought my aunties dog! We had a picnic there and it was really fun because there was lots of grass that I ran up and down on! What did you do on the weekend?!
Ella
Nov 292020
Not a very interesting weekend. Pretty average to be honest. Going to bed at midnight like always. I went for a bike ride and had quite a lot of fun. And I also went out with the fam on a glow walk. Here’s a picture of my favourite bit. I called them the orbs. So that’s it. That was my weekend.
Nov 292020
Me and my brother played together against our electronic chess set. I’ll have to let you know if we beat the computer!
Nov 292020
Nov 292020
Oops my birthday isn’t on a Saturday, it’s on a Friday/Friyay! It’s still a good day to have my birthday on. Are you counting down how many days it is until your birthday?! I have been counting down since 58 days…!
Nov 292020
Hi guys and yesterday my mum made cake and finished decorating it today. Oh and the cake isn’t for us but it still looks yummy also my mum made a cake for us but she hasn’t decorated it yet.
Nov 222020
See you guys tomorrow!, I’m not going to bed though I go to bed at 9pm!
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Precious Olukanni! (not Oladokun) .