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MARTYRDOM OF SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR JI MAHARAJ
BackgroundBorn Tyag Mal
April 1, 1621Amritsar, India
Died November 11, 1675 (aged 54)Delhi, India
Other names The Shield of India, Mighty of the Sword, The Ninth Master, The True King
Years active 1665–1675
Known for Martyrdom for protecting Hinduism
Predecessor Guru Har Krishan
Successor Guru Gobind Singh
Spouse(s) Mata Gujri
Children Guru Gobind Singh
Background
• Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji meditated at Bakala for
about twenty years (1644-1664) and lived there with his
wife Mata Gujari Ji and mother Mata Nanaki Ji.
• Bhai Makhan Shah Lobana, a rich businessman, revealed
him at Bakala.
• Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji received Guruship on March
30th, 1664 when he was living at Baba Bakala.
Chronology• The Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb, attempted to consolidate
India into one Islamic nation• Pandit Kirpa Raam, along with his group of more than hundred
Kashmiri Pandits arrived at Anandpur with utmost humility• The Pandits told the Mughal authorities that they would willingly
embrace Islam if Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji did the same• Aurangzeb forcefully stated converting Hindus to Muslim religion in all
Southern states, including Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat etc. He also started the systematic and vigorous conversion of high caste Brahmins of Kashmir.
• Guru Tegh Bagadur was arrested in Agra along with • Bhai Sati Das Ji• Bhai Mati Das Ji• Bhai Dyala Ji• Bhai Gurditha Ji (Baba Buddha Ji Descendent) • Bhai Jaitha Ji and brought back to Delhi
Chronology• Guru Tegh Bagadur was arrested in Agra (Guru
Ka Thaal) along with 5 Singhs and brought back to Delhi.
• Guruji got Himself arrested thru a Poor Muslim men as he wanted to get his daughter married from the award price. Guruji fulfilled his wish.
Bhai Sati Das Ji - (Sukhmani Sahib)
Bhai Dyala Ji - (Simran Jaap)
Bhai Mati Das Ji - (Sukhmani Sahib)
4 -5 day before Guruji’s Shaheedi
Shaheedi• The morning of November 11 1675 ; Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s small
cage was brought to Chandani Chownk. There was a large tree that
stood in the middle of the Chownk.
• There were still the marks of the horrific tortures and Shaheedis of
Bhai Mati Das Ji, Bhai Sati Das Ji and Bhai Dayala Ji.
• Amongst the crowd assembled to see the execution was Bhai Jaita,
hiding himself so no one could recognize that a Sikh of the Guru
was present.
• There stood the Kazi, Abdul Wahabb and the executioner, Jalaludin.
• Jalaludin came forward and opened Guru Tegh Bahadur’s cage.
Shaheedi• Guru Ji stepped out. The Kazi said to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib,
“There is still time. Embrace Islam and you will be saved. Or you
may show us a miracle and you will be rewarded with a great
position.
• Guru Tegh Bahadur was asked his final wish. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Sahib replied that he should be allowed to do ishnaan. Guru Tegh
Bahadur was allowed to bathe with water from a nearby well.
• He dressed in fresh clothes and sat under the large tree at the
centre of the Chownk. Satguru jee closed his eyes and began to
recite Sri Japji Sahib in a loud voice.
• Clouds began to form and it began to grow darker. The sky had a
reddish glow now.
• As Guru Sahib recited Japji Sahib in his sweet voice, with every
word, the Sikhs in the crowd realized the moment of his Shahidi was
drawing closer.
Shaheedi• Satguru jee recited the final Salok
and bowed his head before Akaal Purakh.
• There was an instant of silence and then Jalaludin, with both hid hands clenching the sharp sword, swung and cut Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib’s head from his body.
• Streams of blood flowed on to the ground and the sky too was now blood red. A ferocious wind began to blow and the storm broke.
• As the heavy rain fell and strong wind blew, the crowd dispersed.
Shaheedi
Shaheedi
Bhai Jaita Ji
Shaheedi
Dhan Dhan Sri
Guru Tegh
Bahadur Ji
Maharaj