According to the “Sri Gur Pratap Prakash” written between 1835-1843 AD by Kavi Santokh Singh,
#GuruTegBahadur said as below when Aurangzeb asked him to convert to Islam:
“I know my Hindu Dharma to be the best.
How can I forsake that which is very dear to me?
#GuruTegBahadur said as below when Aurangzeb asked him to convert to Islam:
“I know my Hindu Dharma to be the best.
How can I forsake that which is very dear to me?
It (Hindu Dharma) gives immense joy in this world and the next.
Even life is trivial compared to honor.
The fool whose intellect is corrupted,
That idiot alone will forsake it.
Even life is trivial compared to honor.
The fool whose intellect is corrupted,
That idiot alone will forsake it.
I will endure harm to establish Hindu Dharma in this world.
It will will never be destroyed even if you try”.
It gives an essential perspective.
It will will never be destroyed even if you try”.
It gives an essential perspective.
Here is another narrative from Panth Prakash of Giani Gian Singh (1822-1921 AD)when the little sons of Guru Gobind Singh were captured by Wazir Khan in December 1704 & were offered to chose between death & Islam, they said:
“It is well known in this world that we are the grandchildren of Guru Tegh Bahadur who went to Delhi and got himself beheaded rather than forsake his Dharma. Now, this group of Turks (Muslims) have threatened us with death but this Dharma will not go away.
We will not die merely for fear of Turks. We will remain Hindus till death. Time devours everyone one day. Respected brother, reflect that for this life of four days, why should we lose our Dharma?”
I deliberately used non-contemporary narrative about #GuruTegBahadur that too from 19th century to reflect that prominent Sikhs saw there Gurus very much as Hindus & their tradition as Hindu.
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