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The Ten Sikh Gurus

According to the ancient historical records, the main sikh Gurus were the followers of Shri Guru Nanak Dev and took the sikhism legacy further.

  • Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji He was the founder of Sikh religion. Guru Nanak composed many hymns that were later added in the Adi Granth Added by Guru Angad.
  • Shri Guru Angad Ji He became the second Guru of sikhism. He was a great worshipper of Goddess Durga and was highly inspired with the preachings of Guru Nanak and decided to take sikhism legacy further.
  • Shri Guru Amar Das Ji At the age of 73, he followed up the Sikh religion and became the Sikh Guru. He made a religious well to perform religious tasks and people visit these sites on the occasion of holy festivals.
  • Guru Ram Das Ji He was the son-in-law of Guru Amar Das. He founded Amritsar city in Punjab. Following the hymns and teaching of Guru Nanak Dev, he decided to walk on his path.
  • Shri Guru Arjan Ji He was among most influencing Sikh Gurus who combined all preachings and orders of sikh gurus in the holy book.
  • Shri Guru Hargobind Ji Before his death, Guru Arjan gave responsibility to take the legacy of sikhism further to his son Guru Hargovind. He protected people from the tyranny of the Mugal rulers.
  • Shri Guru Har Rai Ji Guru Har Rai prominently took the legacy of Gurus further with a peaceful manner but was severely opposed by Aurangzeb.
  • Shri Guru Krishan Ji He was the eighth sikh guru and at the time of his death, he gave his legacy to Guru Teg Bahadur.
  • Shri Guru Teg Bahadur Ji Guru Teg Bahadur was among the most influencing Sikh Gurus. His hymes and teachings were added in the holy book by Guru Govind Singh.
  • Shri Guru Govind Singh Ji Guru Govind singh was the last Guru of the sikh religion and after him, sikhs started following his teachings. He founded Khalsa and many new rituals for sikh people and later followers.

Shri Guru Granth Sahib

This is the only holy book of sikh religion unified by Guru Arjan singh. This book consists of all the preachings, hymns and teachings of ten sikh gurus. Ritually, it is not just a just Sikhs believe it as their alive sikh Guru. Guru Arjan Dev completed this book and installed it in Golden Temple, Amritsar. Baba Buddha became the first Granthi (reader) of Guru Granth Sahib. The hymns of the book are set in the verse form. There are a total of 1430 pages in the book. The first scripture was published in the year 1604 and posthumously hymns and verses were added by different Gurus.

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