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Gurus of the Sikhs. Fresco from Dera Nirmala, Tanda-Hoshiarpur. The Sikh gurus (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ; Hindi: सिख गुरु) are the spiritual masters of Sikhism, who established the religion over the course of about two and a half centuries, beginning in 1469. [ 2 ] The year 1469 marks the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder ...
v. t. e. The 52 Hukams are a set of instruction in Sikhism set by Guru Gobind Singh in Nanded, Maharashtra, India in 1708. [1][2] These edicts sum up the ideal way of life of the Khalsa and serve as a code of conduct for the Khalsa Panth. Members of the Khalsa (baptized Sikhs) aim to follow all the 52 edicts.
This list includes all battles fought by the tenth Sikh guru, Guru Gobind Singh. Following the execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur, tensions rose between the Mughals and the Sikhs. [1] Both Mughal administration and Aurangzeb's army had an active interest in the Guru. The Mughal emperor issued an order to exterminate Guru Gobind Singh and his family ...
Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: [gʊɾuː naːnəkᵊ], pronunciation ⓘ), also known as Bābā Nānak ('Father Nānak'), [12] was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated as Guru Nanak Gurpurab on Katak Pooranmashi ('full-moon ...
Guru Nanak Jhira Sahib is a Sikh historical shrine situated in Bidar, Karnataka. Gurdwara Nanak Jhira Sahib was built in 1948 and is dedicated to the first Sikh guru, Guru Nanak . Bidar has a very long association with Sikhism as this is the home town of Bhai Sahib Singh , one of the Panj Pyare (five beloved ones), who offered to sacrifice ...
Ravidas or Raidas (1267–1335 [1]) was an Indian mystic poet-saint of the Bhakti movement during the 15th to 16th century CE. [2][3] Venerated as a guru (spiritual teacher) in the modern regions of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, he was a poet, social reformer and spiritual figure.
Guru Gobind Singh (Punjabi pronunciation: [gʊɾuː goːbɪn̪d̪ᵊ sɪ́ŋgᵊ]; born Gobind Das; [24][25][26][27][28][a] 22 December 1666 – 7 October 1708) [1][29] was the tenth and last human Sikh Guru. [9][b] He was a warrior, poet, and philosopher. In 1675, at the age of nine he was formally installed as the leader of the Sikhs after ...
Guru Tegh Bahadur. Guru Tegh Bahadur (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ (Gurmukhi); Punjabi pronunciation: [gʊɾuː t̯eːɣ bəɦaːd̯ʊɾᵊ]; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) [ 6 ][ 7 ] was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. He was born ...