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 Sikh Things: Sacred and Ceremonial Objects InThe most sacred object in Sikhism is the Guru Granth Sahib (also called the Adi Granth), the Sikh holy book. Unlike the New Testament or the Bhagavad-Gita, which are often carried around, dog-eared and placed on a shelf with other books, there are strict rules and procedures for handling the Adi Granth. For this reason, most Sikhs keep a smaller manual at home containing the main passages from the Adi Granth used in daily prayers.
http://www.religionfacts.com/sikhism/things.htm
Creation of Khalsa Aurungzeb's religious policy was totally against Hindus, they had to pay more taxes then Muslims. Sir Mohd. Latif writes "He discouraged the teaching of the Hindus, burnt to the ground the great Pagoda near Delhi, and destroyed the temple of Bishnath at Benares, and the great temple of Dera Kesu rai at Mathura, said to have been built by Raja Narsingh deo, at the cost of 33 lakh rupees. The gilded domes of this temple were so high that they could be seen from Agra 54 kms distant. On the site of temple he built a mosque at a great cost..
http://www.sikh-history.com/sikhhist/events/khalsa.html
History of Baisakhi The Mughal Emperor, Aurangzeb, installed himself as the Emperor of India in 1657. To achieve his aim he had annihilated almost all his family opposition. Immediately after consolidating his power he embarked on a policy of religious persecution and set upon the process of Islamization of India. The Brahmins were his primary target. He levied unethical religious taxes against Hindus, and shut their temples and places of learning..
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Char Sahibzade When he was 12 years old, Guru Gobind Singh sent Sahibzad a Ajit Singh to the village where a Sikh sangat coming from Pothohar, northwest Punjab, was attacked and looted on the way by the Ranghars of Nuh, a short distance from Anandpur across the River Sutlej. Ajit Singh at the head of 100 Sikhs reached there on 23 May 1699, punished the Ranghars and recovered the looted property.
http://www.justsikh.com/blog/sikhi/char-sahibzade
ARDAS - THE SIKH PRAYER Ardas is a humble prayer to God with Guru Granth as witness. It is the instrument of expressing faith in the Lord, surrendering to Him and putting oneself to His care. It is the projection of the hope of the man.
http://www.gurbaani.com/prayer.htm
Brief Meaning Of Ardas IK ONKAR WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH. ‘God is one. The victory belongs to God.’ ‘Onkar’ and ‘Waheguru’ are names of God. In Gurbani (the Sikh scripture), God has been addressed by many names like Ishwer, Allah, Parmatama, Prabhu, Ram, Mohan and Gobind, but Satnam and Waheguru are most commonly used.
http://misssensuality.blogspot.com/2006_11_01_archive.html
DEFINITION OF A SIKH Who is a Sikh? The literal meaning of the word Sikh is a 'disciple.' A Sikh is one who is a disciple of the Satguru. To be a disciple of the Satguru, one must completely surrender one's will and wisdom to the Will and Wisdom of the Satguru. Only then, the Satguru admits one is in his fold as a 'Sikh' and blesses him with the holy Naam. This initiation ceremony was previously referred to as the deekhya or charan pahul and has been prevalent right from the time of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, as support ed by Bhai Gurdas Ji:
http://www.panthkhalsa.org/rahit/rahit_sikh.php
Why be a Khalsa watch it
http://satnamkaurkhalsa.wordpress.com/2008/01/05/why-be-a-khalsa/
“Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh” The message “Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ke Fateh” is to be conveyed whenever two Sikhs meet each other. Guru Gobind Singh Ji has said, “My face will be towards that person who says it first. My back will be towards that person who says it afterwards. I will be in between both of them, if both of them says it together.” Hence, in order to spread the message of brotherhood, we should say Fateh together.
http://www.sikhmatrimonials.com/sikhnet/discussion.nsf/by+topic/EFDB295DC442B825872573FB0029633C!OpenDocument
Bole So Nihal After traveling all over India, Guru Nanak Dev Ji with his companion Mardana headed west. They stopped at a place called Hasan Abdal in present day Pakistan. Guru Nanak Dev Ji sat below a hillock which was occupied by a Muslim fakir called Vali Qandhari. The fakir had built himself a compound on top of the hill surrounding a natural spring, which fed a well. There was no other source of water for many miles around.
http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php?title=Jo_Bole_So_Nihal
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