MARTYRDOM OF SRI GURU

TEGH BAHADUR JI MAHARAJ

Background
Born

Tyag Mal
April 1, 1621
Amritsar, India

Died

November 11, 1675 (aged 54)

Delhi, India

Other names The Shield of India, Mighty of the

Sword, The Ninth Master, The True
King
Years active

16651675

Known for

Martyrdom for protecting Hinduism

Predecessor Guru Har Krishan

Successor

Guru Gobind Singh

Spouse(s)

Mata Gujri

Children

Guru Gobind Singh

Background
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji meditated at Bakala for
about twenty years (1644-1664) and lived there with his
wife Mata Gujari Ji and mother Mata Nanaki Ji.
Bhai Makhan Shah Lobana, a rich businessman, revealed
him at Bakala.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib Ji received Guruship on March
30th, 1664 when he was living at Baba Bakala.

Chronology
The Mughal Emperor of India, Aurangzeb, attempted to consolidate
India into one Islamic nation
Pandit Kirpa Raam, along with his group of more than hundred
Kashmiri Pandits arrived at Anandpur with utmost humility
The Pandits told the Mughal authorities that they would willingly
embrace Islam if Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji did the same
Aurangzeb forcefully stated converting Hindus to Muslim religion in all
Southern states, including Bengal, Bihar, Rajasthan, Gujarat etc. He
also started the systematic and vigorous conversion of high caste
Brahmins of Kashmir.
Guru Tegh Bagadur was arrested in Agra along with
Bhai Sati Das Ji
Bhai Mati Das Ji
Bhai Dyala Ji
Bhai Gurditha Ji (Baba Buddha Ji Descendent)
Bhai Jaitha Ji
and brought back to Delhi

Chronology
Guru Tegh Bagadur was arrested in Agra (Guru
Ka Thaal) along with 5 Singhs and brought back
to Delhi.
Guruji got Himself arrested thru a Poor Muslim
men as he wanted to get his daughter married
from the award price. Guruji fulfilled his wish.

Bhai Mati Das Ji - (Sukhmani Sahib)

Bhai Sati Das Ji - (Sukhmani Sahib)

4 -5 day before
Gurujis Shaheedi
Bhai Dyala Ji - (Simran Jaap)

Shaheedi
The morning of November 11 1675 ; Guru Tegh Bahadur Jis small
cage was brought to Chandani Chownk. There was a large tree that
stood in the middle of the Chownk.
There were still the marks of the horrific tortures and Shaheedis of
Bhai Mati Das Ji, Bhai Sati Das Ji and Bhai Dayala Ji.
Amongst the crowd assembled to see the execution was Bhai Jaita,
hiding himself so no one could recognize that a Sikh of the Guru
was present.
There stood the Kazi, Abdul Wahabb and the executioner, Jalaludin.
Jalaludin came forward and opened Guru Tegh Bahadurs cage.

Shaheedi
Guru Ji stepped out. The Kazi said to Guru Tegh Bahadur Sahib,
There is still time. Embrace Islam and you will be saved. Or you
may show us a miracle and you will be rewarded with a great
position.
Guru Tegh Bahadur was asked his final wish. Guru Tegh Bahadur
Sahib replied that he should be allowed to do ishnaan. Guru Tegh
Bahadur was allowed to bathe with water from a nearby well.
He dressed in fresh clothes and sat under the large tree at the
centre of the Chownk. Satguru jee closed his eyes and began to
recite Sri Japji Sahib in a loud voice.
Clouds began to form and it began to grow darker. The sky had a
reddish glow now.

Shaheedi
Satguru jee recited the final Salok
and bowed his head before Akaal
Purakh.
There was an instant of silence
and then Jalaludin, with both hid
hands clenching the sharp sword,
swung and cut Guru Tegh Bahadur
Sahibs head from his body.
Streams of blood flowed on to the
ground and the sky too was now
blood red. A ferocious wind began
to blow and the storm broke.
As the heavy rain fell and strong
wind blew, the crowd dispersed.

Shaheedi

Shaheedi

Bhai Jaita Ji

Shaheedi

Dhan
Dhan Sri
Guru
Tegh
Bahadur
Ji
Maharaj