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Friday, 15 August 2014

Guru Angad Dev Ji


Name-Guru Angad Dev Ji

Father's Name-Bhai Pheru Mall

Mother's Name-Mata Daya

Date of Birth-March 31, 1504

Place of Birth-Matte di Sarac, Dist.Firozpur in Punjab

Spouse Name-Bibi Khivi

Children's Name-Baba Dasu

                             Baba Dattu

                             Bibi Amro

                             Bibi Anokhi

Accession to Gurgaddi-1539 at Kartarpur

Banis-Hymns 63, in the form of Salokas

Contemporary Rules-Emperor Humayun (1530-1540)

                                    Sher Shah Suri (1542-1545)

                                    Islam Shah (1545-1553)

Message-To do selfless service to humanity,

                 Oimpletc surrender to the Will of God,

                 Disapproval of exhibidonism and hypocrisy,

Special contribution-Compilation of the biography of Guru Nanak Dev ji, known as 'Bale Wall                                           Janam Sakhi.'

                                  Modification of Gurmukhi Script.

                                  Started a school at Khadur Sahib to teach children through Gurmuki                                                    alphabet. 

                                  Encouraged sports and wrestling.   

Joti Jot-March 29, 1552 at Khadur Sahib.


Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Name- Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Father's Name-Mehta Kalayan Das

Mother's Name-Mata Tripata

Date Of birth-Apri 15, 1469

Place Of Birth-Rae Bhoi di Talwandi known as Nankana Sahib, now in Pakistan.

Spouse Name-Bibi Sulakhani Ji

Children's name-Baba Sri Chand

                             Baba Lakhmi Das

Cities Founded-Kartarpur, a city on the banks of the Ravi in 1504

Banis-Hymns, 974 in 19 Ragas, e.g. Asa, Basantu, Dhanasari, Gauri Majh, Ramakali, Sorathi, Sri            Rag and Suhi etc.

Message-Kirat Karo i.e live an honest life.

Special Contribution-To shed away caste prejudices, because all human beings are equal.

Journeys-Guru Nanak Dev made five important journeys to different parts of the world between                     1500-1524

1) 1500-1506

Parts of the East India,Bangladesh, Pakistan

2) 1506-1513

Regions of Southern India and Sri Lanka

3) 1514-1521

 Regions of Kashmir,Nepal, Tibet,Bhutan, and South China.

4) 1519-1521

Regions of Pakistan, Afganistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Jordan and South Arabia including Mecca, and parts of Africa.

5) 1523-1524

Parts of Punjab now in North and Pakistan.

Joti Jot- September 22, 1539 at Kartarpur (Ravi).