Become A History Student This December

To Know Ideal Martyrdom

Hindustan/Bharat/India has a rich history, sadly a lot in history has been poorly reflected academically to generations, under political intents, post partition.

For the Sikhs, perfect martyr or shaheed is one who died not just in battle but also one who suffered death by refusing to renounce their faith & tenets. After Akbar his son was taken with the idea of turning the entirety of Hindustan, (then a name of the Mughal kingdom in northwestern India) into an Islamic state. History reminds, Guru Gobind Singh ji lost his father in 1675 December. Guru Tegh Bhadur ji was publicly beheaded under orders of Aurangzeb. A few other sikhs were cut to pieces, sawed from head, burnt, their ideal Martyrdom was for the cause to save Hindus from being converted to Muslims. December 1706 multiple sacrifices for us to pay our respects. Guru Gobind Singh ji further lost 5 of his immediate family members. The Battle of Chamkaur, Guru Gobind Singh & his sons were just 40 in number against several lakhs of the coalition forces of Mughals. The Singhs attacked in fives, leading one such sally was Baba Ajit Singh ji displaying his qualities of courage & steadfastness, earned his martyrdom (18yrs), BabaJujhar Singh ji (15yrs) like his elder brother lead another sally & engaged the besiegers in an hand to hand combat. Taking down many enemy men he & other Singhs were killed. Third & fourth sons of Guru Gobind Singhji Baba Zoravar Singh ji (9yrs) & Baba Faith Singh ji (5yrs) along with their grand mother were in captivity of Wazir Khan, who put them in an open summer tower while outside it was a chilly winter. Mata Gujri kept the lads strong with stories of their grandfather & father along with prayers. Wazir Khan could not convert the young Khalsas to Muslims, hence ordered they be Bricked Alive. Mata Gujri on hearing their grandsons fate collapsed & could not be revived. How difficult was doing their last rites? What did Guru Gobind Singh have to say on hearing death of 5 family members?

The history student in you must explore & find out.