He could not tolerate the innocent gathering of followers of other faith. It is very precise and in few words, but those words speak a lot about the mind set of Jahangir, who hated the beliefs of this land to the core. In page no. Beveridge in Like all his ancestors, Jahangir was a Islamic fundamentalist who was very taken with the idea of turning the entirety of Hindustan into an Islamic State.
Jahangir, with his own jealousies, charged baseless allegations against both Sikhism and the Guru. Khusrau was seen as a very fitting emperor of India by Akbar and many other nobles of the court, more so than the wine- and opium-loving Jahangir. On page no. The Sikhs were ordered a heavy fine of , rupees for the release of their Guru Arjan. The Mughals also demanded erasing some lines of the Gurbani from the Adi Granth.
Guru Arjan Dev refused to pay any fine. The Guru was then asked to convert to Islam. He refused. Guru Arjan Dev was brutally tortured for five days till he attained martyrdom. Day 1 of Torture Guru Arjan Dev was not given anything to eat or drink.
He was not allowed to sleep at night and was kept awake. The Guru bore all this calmly and remained immersed in Simran. The Mughals fill the vessel with water and lit a fire underneath it. The water began to get hot and after some time it started to boil. Blisters filled up his body. Support Our Journalism. They called him Guru, and from all sides stupid people crowded to worship and manifest complete faith in him. For three or four generations of spiritual successors they had kept this shop warm.
Many times it occurred to me to put a stop to this vain affair or to bring him into the assembly of the people of Islam. Khusrau happened to halt at the place where he was, and he came out and did homage to him.
He behaved to Khusrau in certain special ways, and made on his forehead a finger-mark in saffron, which the Hinduwan the people of India call qashqa, Tilak and is considered propitious. When this came to my ears and I clearly understood his folly, I ordered them to produce him and handed over his houses, dwelling-places, and children to Murtaza Khan, and having confiscated his property commanded that he should be put to death.
Saturday, 13 November, Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Privacy Policy. Password recovery. Nihang tradition is rich. All this information, really increased my knowledge, thanks so much. You must also Study the whole story again. This year the Jatha was scheduled on June 6. He wrote hymns himself and it is one of the largest hymns collections of the world.
He also is known to have prepared the map of The Golden Temple himself, creating doors on all sides signifying the acceptance of all castes and religions in the Gurudwara. So celebrating today, the life of the Fifth Sikh Guru, Jagran Josh wishes all the readers good health and prosperity.
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