The Sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh
Monday January 5, 2009
Sikhs can never forget the many personal sacrifices of Guru Gobind Singh. These began perhaps at birth when his father Guru Teg Bahadur could not be present while making a diplomatic tour of four years duration.
Gobind Rai became Guru at the age of nine with the beheading of his father by the Mogul Emperor, when Teg Bahadur sacrificed himself to prevent forced conversion of Hindus to Islam.
Gobind Singh's eldest two sons achieved martyrdom in battle with Mogul tyrants at the ages of 14 and 18.Shortly afterwards the Moguls captured and imprisoned the Guru's mother and youngest two sons. The young princes achieved martyrdom at ages 9 and 7 when their captors had them bricked alive. Upon their demise the captors beheaded the children and delivered their heads to their grandmother who suffered heart failure at the sight.
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Well this comment is not limited to this post but to all those that I was able to read in about 60 minutes. Thanks to you for doing such a service to the community. I’m also trying to do so, would love if you guide me a little bit..and at last thanks to you again
Thank you, Navjeet Singh
It’s nice to be appreciated. I think we can’t do enough to support our fellow Sikhs and educate the world about who we are.
Wow! That is quite a history. It truly is amazing what suffering people endure.