Guru Arjan Dev Ji Shaheedi Diwas 2021: Today is the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru of Sikhs. Guru Arjan Dev was martyred on June 16, 1606. According to the Hindu calendar, Guru Arjan Dev’s Martyrdom Day was celebrated on Jeth Sudi 4, which is held on June 14 this year.
Born in Goindwal in Tarantaran district in 1563, Guru Arjan Dev was the first martyr of Sikhism to die after being tortured by the Mughals.
He compiled the first edition of the Book of Sikh Texts, etc., now known as Guru Granth Sahib. On the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, people organize religious programs where they recite Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Anchors are also distributed in the gurudwara. No major events are being held due to Covid-19 this year.
Every year a group of Sikh pilgrims visits Pakistan on the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev at Gurudwara Dehra Sahib in Lahore. This year, Jattha was scheduled to leave for Pakistan on June 6. Which did not depart this year.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) said data will not be able to visit Pakistan this year to celebrate guru Arjan Dev’s martyrdom day as Pakistan has not allowed it due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Guru Arjan Dev Martyrdom Day 2021: Important Things Related to Guru Arjan Dev
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji’s maternal grandfather Amar Das and father Guru Ramdas were the third and fourth gurus of Sikhs.
- Hargobind Singh, the son of Guru Arjan Dev, succeeded him as the sixth Guru of the Sikhs.
- Guru Arjan Dev Ji completed the construction of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
- In 1588 A.D. Arjan Dev prepared a map of the temple, the doors around the temple symbolize the acceptance of the four castes and religions.
- Guru Arjan Dev was also the creator of the famous Sukhmani Sahib Bani. He himself contributed more than 2,000 bhajans, the largest collection of bhajans in Guru Granth Sahib.
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