Born in Amritsar, Guru Tegh Bahadur was the ninth of the ten Gurus who founded Sikhi.
He is honoured and remembered as the man who championed the rights for all religious freedom
Contributions:
He taught liberation from attachment, fear and dependence. Strength should be gained through truth, worship, sacrifice and knowledge.
During the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Islam was imposed on the people. Hindu temples were demolished and turned into mosques, higher taxes were charged to non-Muslims and the Emperor persecuted those who would not conform to Islamic law.
He is honoured and remembered as the man who championed the rights for all religious freedom
Contributions:
He taught liberation from attachment, fear and dependence. Strength should be gained through truth, worship, sacrifice and knowledge.
During the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Islam was imposed on the people. Hindu temples were demolished and turned into mosques, higher taxes were charged to non-Muslims and the Emperor persecuted those who would not conform to Islamic law.
Guru Tegh Bahadur spoke out amid this persecution. He refused to convert to Islam and in 1675, he was beheaded in Delhi. The site of his execution was later turned into an important Gurdwara.
He married Bibi Gujjari and they had one son: the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh.
He founded the city of Anandpur which later became a centre of Sikhi.
He is also remembered for his poetry, much of which is included in the Guru Granth Sahib.
He founded the city of Anandpur which later became a centre of Sikhi.
He is also remembered for his poetry, much of which is included in the Guru Granth Sahib.
(The video below is the Bani of Guru Tegh Bahadur)
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