The fifth Nanak, Guru Arjun Dev Sacrificed his life to uphold 22 Carats of pure truth, the greatest gift to humanity, the Guru Granth.

The Nineth Nanak, Guru Tegh Bahadur Sacrificed his head to protect weak and defenseless people against atrocity.

— Guru Nanak

This theory is confusing as Gurmukhi characters have a very close resemblance with " Siddh Matrika " inscriptions found at some sacred wells in Punjab as G. B Singh notes, one being the hathur inscription dating to just before the brith of Guru Nanak.

Sikhism was founded in the 15th century on the teachings of Guru Nanak and the nine successive Sikh Gurus in Northern India.

The final of this 10-day tournament was played at Guru Nanak Stadium.

Guru Nanak Dev in the center, amongst other Sikh figures

Scholars William M. Reynolds and Julie A. Webber have written that Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh faith tradition, was a " fighter for women's rights " that was " in no way misogynistic " in contrast to some of his contemporaries.

Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, visited Mecca in December 1518.

Guru Arjan, Nanak V, says, " God is beyond colour and form, yet His / Her presence is clearly visible " ( GG, 74 ), and " Nanak's Lord transcends the world as well as the scriptures of the east and the west, and yet He / She is clearly manifest " ( GG, 397 ).

Says Guru Nanak ; " budhi pathi na paiai bahu chaturaiai bhai milai mani bhane.

Guru Nanak prefixed the numeral one ( ik ) to it, making it Ik Oankar or Ekankar to stress God's oneness.

As says Guru Tegh Bahadur, Nanak IX, " He has himself spread out His / Her Own “ maya ” ( worldly illusion ) which He oversees ; many different forms He assumes in many colours, yet He stays independent of all " ( GG, 537 ).

Guru Nanak Dev was asked " Should I go and bathe at pilgrimage places?

The body of the first Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Nanak Dev, is said to have disappeared and flowers were left in place of his dead body.

The pluaristic dialogue of Sikhism began with the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak after becoming enlightened saying the words " Na koi hindu na koi musalman "-There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim.

The Sikh religion was founded by Guru Nanak Dev.

It is stated in the Sikh texts that Guru Nanak while in deep meditation by a river was called to the court of God where he received direct revelations from God for three days.

From there on he was known as Guru Nanak so that he could teach the world that there is one God, that all humanity is one, and that religious divisions are man-made.

According to Article I of the " Rehat Maryada " ( the Sikh code of conduct and conventions ), a Sikh is defined as " any human being who faithfully believes in One Immortal Being ; ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Dev to Sri Guru Gobind Singh ; Sri Guru Granth Sahib ; the teachings of the ten Gurus and the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru ; and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion ".

An abugida derived from the Laṇḍā script and ultimately descended from Brahmi, Gurmukhi was standardized by the second Sikh guru, Guru Angad Dev Ji, in the 16th century.

* Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev ( Sikhism )

The first year of Jahangir's reign saw a rebellion organized by his eldest son Khusraw with the assistance of the Sikh Guru Arjun Dev and others.

As punishment Khusrau Mirza was blinded, and the Sikh Guru Arjan Dev ( the fifth Sikh guru ) tortured for five days until he disappeared while taking a bath in a river — for giving the then fugitive Khusrau Mirza money when he visited Guru Arjan.

Most notorious was the execution of the Sikh Guru Arjun Dev Ji.

* 1504 – Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru ( d. 1552 )

Guru Nanak Dev Ji was the founder of Sikhism.

The 5th Guru Arjan Dev was martyred by the Mughal ruler Jahangir on 16 May 1606 for refusing to convert to Islam.

Sikh history, with respect to Sikhism as a distinct political body, can be said to have begun with the death of the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev in 1606.

The Rabaab was first used by Bhai Mardana as he accompanied Guru Nanak Dev Ji on his journeys.

In the late 17th century, Guru Gobind Singh Ji ( the tenth guru in Sikhism ), was in war with the Moghul rulers to protect the people of different faiths, when a fellow Sikh, Bhai Kanhaiya, attended the troops of the enemy.

Sikh soldiers brought Bhai Kanhaiya before Guru Gobind Singh Ji, and complained of his action that they considered counterproductive to their struggle on the battlefield.

Gurmukhi is the ecclesiastical script of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the eternal Guru of the Sikhs.

The final and last Guruship was given to the total combined teaching of the Gurus known as the Sikh holy book / guide The Guru Granth Sahib Ji ..

Guru Nanak Sahib Ji summarized the basis of Sikh lifestyle as: Kirat Karni, Naam Japo and Wand kay Chako, which means work diligently and honestly, meditate on the holy name ( Waheguru ), and share the fruits of labors with others.

The martyrdom of Sri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji 9th Guru to protect Hindus from religious persecution, in Delhi, on 11 November 1675 AD, is another example of upholding minority religious freedom ; he gave his life to protect the right of Kashmiri Hindus to practice their own religion when they were being forced to convert to Islam by Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor at the time.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the 10th and final living Guru, gave Sikhs their outer physical form and established a new order called the Khalsa.

The Sarangi was also encouraged by Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji.

Jori and Sarinda were both designed by Guru Arjan Dev Ji.

The Taus was made by Guru Har Gobind Sahib Ji ; it is said that he heard a peacock singing and wished to create an instrument that could mimic its sounds.

The Dilruba was made by Guru Gobind Singh Ji at the request of his Sikhs.

* November 8 – Millennium ' 73, a festival hosted by Guru Maharaj Ji at the Astrodome, is called by supporters the " most significant event in human history ".

* April 15 – Guru Nanak Dev Ji ( d. 1539 )

* October 20 – Guru Nanak Dev Ji, founder of Sikhism ( d. 1539 )

The Fifth Estate was mentioned in the national press when one of its reporters, Pat Halley, threw a shaving cream pie at Guru Maharaj Ji in 1973.

* 14 March ( 1 Chet )-Gur Gadi of Guru Har Rai Ji

* 19 March ( 6 Chet )-Joti Jot of Guru Har Gobind Ji