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Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, the 6th Nanak changed the philosophy of the Sikh faith. He is the pioneer of the concept of "Miri-Piri" and "Sant Sipahi." He wanted his Sikhs to imbibe the character of 'Sant Sipahi' and he wore two swords, one of Miri (temporal power) and other of Piri (spiritual power). He asked his Sikhs to practice weapons and acquire other skills along with doing Simran and held their head high.

Guru Hargobind Ji was nominated as the Sixth Guru of Sikhs by Guru Arjan Dev Ji. He was not more than eleven years old at the time of execution of his father and Fifth Guru, Guru Arjan Dev Ji when he was installed as Guru.  From his prison cell, Guru Arjan Dev sent a message to Hargobind to cultivate and maintain an army. So following this decree from his father, Guru Hargobind is known for having initiated an Akali army.

Chandu Diwan belonged to the same caste which the gurus belonged. He wanted a matrimonial alliance in the house of Guru and wanted to give his daughter in marriage to Guru's son, Sri hargobind ji. His offer was rejected by the guru so Chandu was in opposition of Guru Arjan Dev ji.

Daswandh is a practice in Sikhism where followers are encouraged to donate one-tenth (10 percent) of their income for charitable purposes or the community.

Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth guru of Sikh community who stood for truth, was the first Sikh martyr. Guru Arjan, by sacrificing his life to uphold the sanctity of faith, completely surrendered to the hukum of God. He is called "Shaheedan da Sartaj", the crown of all the martyrs and "Sachcha Patshah" because of his various social, spiritual, poetic contribution and his supreme sacrifice for his faith.

The martyrdom of Fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev was the result of many factors working at Tandem with each other. The emperor was provoked since the Guru had offered help to hie rebel son Khusro. The elder brother of Guru Pirthi Chand was angry with the guru as he thought that it was his right to be guru which had been usurped by his younger brother. The guru was not in favour of Naqshbandis so he started opposing this. Another reason was the popularity of Guru Arjan Dev as a worldly religious leader among Hindus and Muslims.

Guru Hargobind Sahib ji, the 6th Nanak changed the philosophy of the Sikh faith. He is the pioneer of the concept of "Miri-Piri" and "Sant Sipahi." He wanted his Sikhs to imbibe the character of 'Sant Sipahi' and he wore two swords, one of Miri (temporal power) and other of Piri (spiritual power). He asked his Sikhs to practice weapons and acquire other skills along with doing Simran and held their head high.

Guru Hargobind Sahib ji, the 6th Nanak changed the philosophy of the Sikh faith. He is the pioneer of the concept of "Miri-Piri" and "Sant Sipahi." He wanted his Sikhs to imbibe the character of 'Sant Sipahi' and he wore two swords, one of Miri (temporal power) and other of Piri (spiritual power). He asked his Sikhs to practice weapons and acquire other skills along with doing Simran and held their head high.

The martyrdom of Fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev was the result of many factors working at Tandem with each other. The elder brother of Guru Pirthi Chand was angry with the guru as he thought that it was his right to be the guru. Another reason was the popularity of Guru Arjan Dev as a worldly religious leaders among Hindus and Muslims so the emperor had a fear. But the immediate cause of his martyrdom was, he helped rebel Prince Khusrau. The emperor was provoked since the guru had offered help monetary as well as provided shelter to the fugitive son of the emperor. 

The martyrdom of Fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev was the result of many factors working at Tandem with each other. The emperor was provoked since the Guru had offered help to his rebel son Khusrau. Another reason was the popularity of Guru Arjan Dev as a worldly religious leaders among Hindus and Muslims so the emperor had a fear that it could be in the conversion of Sikhs. Chandu Shah, the Emperor's Diwam was politically influential and conspired with the emperor and got the guru punished with a painful death.