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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Today is the day when Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji gave Shaheedi for all of humanity, we should be so grateful for having such a guru who was true then and will remain true forever. May we find the courage to walk on this true path of righteousness that Guru Sahib Ji laid out for us.

Please attend the Raag Darbar this saturday so that we can sing the glorious praises of vaheguru in rememberance of Guru Sahib.

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

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Will the raag darbar be perfoming raags only given by Guru Teg Bahadar?

Yes some of the Kirtani will be performing the Raags given by Guru Sahib Ji as well as many other Raags. With Maharaaj's kirpa the Raag darbar this year is intended to have a Bairaagi yet Anandmei feel to it (due to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji's bani), but that will be for the sangat to decide....................

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MARTYRDOM OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB JI MAHARAAJ

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

The Guru took leave of his family and his devoted Sikhs and began his journey to Delhi sometimes in June-July. From Anandpur Sahib he passed through Kiratpur, Rupar and various villages before reaching Saifabad in Patiala state to see his Muslim friend Saif-ul-din. He stayed for sometimes with him. Saif-ul-din became Guru's disciple. Thence he went to Samana where he met another disciple called Mohammad Bakhsh. The Guru continued his journey through Kaithal, Lakhan Majra, Rohtak and other places, conferring temporal and spiritual favors on his disciples, and finally he reached Agra where he encamped in a garden outside the city.

After the rainy season, the Emperor again sent his messenger to hasten the Guru's presence to Delhi. When the messengers were unable to find the Guru, they reported that the Guru had fled. Orders were issued all over the empire to find and arrest him. There are different views about the place of Guru's arrest. Some writers say that he was arrested at Dhamdhan; some say that he was arrested at Malikpur near Ropar and others say that the arrest was effected at Delhi while others still account for his arrest at Agra. According to Sikh accounts there lived a poor old man, Hasan Ali, at Agra. He knew that there were orders about Guru's arrest and the person who could effect his arrest, would receive one thousand rupees as a reward. Hasan Ali prayed," O true Guru, if ever you want to get arrested, please do it through me. This will fetch me some money to bring my family out of the clutches of miserable poverty." The Guru being the searcher of hearts, came to Agra to get arrested through Hasan Ali.

The Guru saw a shepherd boy in the garden whom he gave his gold ring studded with diamonds and asked him to pledge it and bring him two rupees worth of sweets. When the boy told him that he had no cloth to wrap the sweets, the Guru gave him his valuable shawl for that purpose. The boy took his grandfather, Hasan Ali along with him and stopped at the confectioner's shop, gave him the ring and asked for sweets to be wrapped in the shawl. On seeing the ring and the valuable shawl, the confectioner was astonished and asked the boy from whom he had received those articles. The boy told him the truth but the confectioner became suspicious and took them to the police. The police went to the garden with the boy and asked the Guru who he was. When the Guru disclosed his identity, the police officer was delighted that he would get a large reward from the Emperor for his capture. The Guru was thus imprisoned. The Governor of the fort reported the arrest to the Emperor. Ultimately he was brought to Delhi. There were three Sikhs, Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Dayala and Bhai Sati Das with the Guru (Some writers account for five Sikhs- Mati Das, Gurditta, Uda, Chima and Dayala) who were arrested with him and were brought to Delhi.

The Emperor explained that God appeared to him in a vision and told him to convert the whole world to Islam. Those who were to embrace Islam, would be rewarded with wealth, appointments, land revenue grants and lands. The Emperor tried to lure him," In this way you will have many disciples, and you will become a great priest of Islam. Therefore accept my religion- Islam, and you will receive from me whatever your heart desire." The Guru asked for one and one-quarter of maan (about 100 pounds) of black pepper. When it was brought, it was put into a heap and was ignited. The heap of pepper was let burning for twenty-four hours and was apparently reduced to ashes. The heap was then pounded and sifted. Three pepper pods came out as whole. The Guru addressed," O Emperor, you desire that there should be only one religion (Islam) out of two religions (Hinduism and Islam), but as these three pepper pods have been saved from the fire, God wishes to make three religions out of two. So there shall be three religions- Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism in the future.".......................

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

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MARTYRDOM OF GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB JI MAHARAAJ

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

Upon this it was ordered that the Guru be imprisoned with sufficient guards around him. Again the Guru was sent for and was told that if he embraced Islam, every service would be performed for him otherwise he would be severely tortured. He replied that he would never embrace Islam and thus, remained in Delhi jail for eight days. He was given three choices: firstly to embrace Islam; secondly to perform a miracle; and thirdly to prepare himself to court death. The Guru responded that to show a miracle was against the Will of God and thus he would not consent to the Emperor's proposals and the Emperor might act as he pleased. The Guru was then put to extreme tortures. It is said that there was conversation between the Guru and his disciple Bhai Mati Das. He told Mati Das that Guru Nanak had blessed Emperor Babar with the continuation of his empire for a long time. Since the Mughal Emperors started committing great enormities, their line would be exterminated if he (Guru) laid down his life. In consequence of this conversation which was overheard by a priest, Bhai Mati Das was bound between two pillars and his body was sawn asunder. When the executioners put the saw on his head, he began to recite Sri Japji Sahib Ji (the first Bani in Guru Granth Sahib).

It is said that when his body was cut into two, he continued reciting Sri Japji Sahib Ji and he was silent only when the recitation of Japji was complete. This was a wonder of Guru's Grace. Bhai Dayala was boiled to death in a cauldron of hot water. The third companion Bhai Sati Das was roasted alive with cotton wrapped round his body. The authorities thought that these tortures of his Sikhs might shake the Guru. Nothing could and nothing can shake the Divine Light (the Guru).

It is generally believed in Sikh circles that there was some communication between the Guru and his son(Guru Gobind Singh Ji) when the Guru was being detained in Delhi jail before his execution. The story runs that Guru Tegh Bahadur foreseeing his execution, wanted to test the capability of his nine years old son and so he wrote the following couplet (Slok) and sent it through a messenger to Anandpur Sahib:

"All power shattered, humanity in fetters and availeth no resource;

Saith Nanak, God is now only refuge; He should succor as He did the elephant."

(Slok Mohalla 9 (53), p-1429)

It is being assumed that the Guru's nine years old son wrote back:

"With power, fetters break, availeth all in grace Divine;

Nanak, everything is in Thy power, it is only Thou Who canst assist."

(Slok Mohalla 9 (54), p-1429)

It is the common opinion that upon receiving this reply, the Guru was convinced that his son was capable to take reigns of the Guruship.

The final message was given to the Guru," You are to accept the religion of Islam or show a miracle. If you work a miracle, you may remain a Guru. If you accept Islam, then you will be advanced to an exalted position. If you fail to accept these offers, you shall be put to death. This is the final decision."

The Guru emphasized," I will never abandon my faith. I have no interest in your offers; my interests are with the supreme being. The threat of death possesses no terrors for me. For death I am prepared and I cheerfully accept it."

Hearing this reply it was ordered that the Guru should be executed. Saiyid Adam Shah accompanied by courtiers and Muslim priests came with a warrant for the Guru's execution. Many people turned out to witness the execution. Guru Ji was then taken out of his cage and allowed to perform his ablutions. Guru Ji sat under the banyan-tree where he recited Sri Japji Sahib. The executioner, Jalal-ud-din of Samana (some say it was Adam Shah) took his sword and in a split of second, severed Guru's head from the body. This happened on the afternoon of Thursday, the fifth day of the light half of the month of Maghar in Sambat 1732 (November 11, 1675) at Chandni Chowk, Delhi where now stands Gurdwara Sis Ganj in his memory. This Gurdwara was constructed by Sardar Baghel Singh Karor-Singheiye in 1790.

History has recorded that a furious storm raged immediately after this brutal deed which filled every one's eyes with dust. Bhai Jaita dashed out of the crowd and instantaneously took away the holy head of the Guru to Anandpur. He reached Kiratpur on the 15th of November, 1675. From there the Guru's Sees (head) was taken to Anandpur with full honor and on the 16th of November, 1675, it was cremated with full ceremonies. There is a Gurdwara called Sees Ganj at Anandpur where the Sees (head) of the Guru was cremated. The tenth Guru received Bhai Jaita who belonged to backward classes, embraced him and said," Rangrettei Guru ke bettei" (Rangrettei were the sons of the Guru, Rangrettei was Bhai Jaita's caste). Bhai Jaita told the young Guru and his family how Guru Tegh Bahadur had sent for five paise and a coco- nut and bowed to his son Gobind Rai, made him the successor and infused his Light unto him.

Lakhi Shah Labana was a famous contractor in Delhi and he was also a follower of the Guru. He emptied his carts laden with lime near the Red Fort, taking advantage of the darkness and the carelessness of the Mughal sentries, and with the help of his sons, Nagahiya, Hema, Harhi and his friend Dhuma, whisked away the sacred body of the Guru, in one of their carts. Apprehensive of the government reprisal, Lakhi Shah and his sons then built up a pyre inside their own house and set fire to it. When the body was duly reduced to ashes, they cried out that their house had caught fire and called upon their neighbors to assist them in extinguishing it. Next day they collected the Guru's remains and buried them in a copper vessel called 'gaggar' in the earth under his funeral pyre. On this spot there stands a Gurdwara, Rakab Ganj, near Parliament House in New Delhi.

"Having broken his potsherd on the head of the king of Delhi, he departed for Paradise;

No one else coming into the world acted like Tegh Bahadur.

The world was in mourning for the departure of Tegh Bahadur;

There was weeping for him in the whole world, but rejoicing in paradise."

(Guru Gobind Singh- Bachitar Natak)

DHAN DHAN DHAN SAHIB SRI GURU TEGH BAHADUR SAHIB JI MAHARAAJ

Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

This is a humble benti from the sangat of Guru Har Rai Gurdvara West Bromwich to attend and recieve the blessings of

Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji Maharaaj.

This Darbar is for our 9th King, if it wasn't for Guru Sahib's sacrifice the world would be a completely different place........

By giving shaheedi Guru Sahib not only preserved humanity but also preserved our rich Sikh heritage.

Amongst our heritage, is the great treasure of Gurmat Sangeet, it is important that Gurmat Sangeet is preserved and appreciated so that future generations can come to understand it and gain from it.

So again a humble benti to please take time out to spend a blissful evening in

Dhan Dhan Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaaj's Darbar.

than dhhan sa(n)pai sukh dheeou ar jih neekae dhhaam ||

He has given you your body, wealth, property, peace and beautiful mansions.

kahu naanak sun rae manaa simarath kaahi n raam ||8||

Says Nanak, listen, mind: why don't you remember the Lord in meditation?

Salok Mahalla Nava

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Vaheguru Ji Ka Khalsa! Vaheguru Ji Ki Fateh!

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Waheguru, waheguru, waheguru, waheguru, waheguru thanks for that. let us know where to download or stream from, once it is sorted, and dates of coming raag darbars too

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