Mata gujri ji biography of barack
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From 1675-1684 the whole family stayed at Chakk Nanki. Mata Gujri foresaw what was going to happen to them. This is where Mata Gujari spent the last four days of her life. The guru replied that the nation needed a holy man to sacrifice his life to save these Pandits from forcible conversion.
At Fatehgarh Sahib, near Sirhind, there is a shrine called Gurdwara Mata Gujri (Thanda Burj).
No doubt Guru Nanak Dev ji had said “Why isn’t woman equal to man when she is who gave birth to kings, and protectors of Dharma”. Every year, devotees from far and near come to pay homage to her memory in the last week of December.
She showed courage at the time of parting and bore the ultimate trial with fortitude. Delhi, 1982
Mata Gujri was the first Sikh woman martyred in Sikh history. Sikh Women in Contemporary Society
Gurmeet Kaur, UNITED SIKHS 12/18/2004 at Chicago IFCAPS Seminar
on Seva, Simran and Shahadat
Guru Nanak had a vision for a conscious path for all men and women equally. We have not done justice to his vision because one pillar of the society remains weak: The woman in Sikh Path of life. Even though our history produced perfect role models such as Mata Gujri, the dominant cultural subjugation of women has greatly overshadowed the spiritual reforms of the Guru. Hence Guru Nanak’s vision remains unfulfilled, and the lessons from Mata Gujri’s martyrdom are forgotten.
Only by acknowledging the problem, committing to the solutions, taking personal responsibility, and seeking the true wisdom from Baani, will we, the women and men of the Guru, restore the principles of the social equality, liberty and justice, he laid out.
Let us look at the status conferred upon Sikh women and the state of Sikh women today, along with some important steps in the individual transformation to a Conscious Sikh Woman.
bMdy Koju idl hr roj nw iPru pryswnI mwih: O human being, search your own heart every day, and you will not wander around in confusion.[1]
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your being as a spiritual person.
From Lakhnaur the family proceeded to Chakk Nanaki where Guru Tegh Bahadur rejoined them in March 1671 after spending some more time traveling through the Malva region and meeting sangats. The family owned some land there and lived a comfortable life on its income. The family left for east India to spread Sikhism and avoid intrigues of selfish and frustrated relatives.
When the party reached Gaya, a famous city, Ram Singh, a Rajput prince, requested Guru Tegh Bahadur to accompany and help him negotiating a settlement with the king of Assam, a state in the East, as Ram Singh was assigned this job by Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor.
The whole family reached Chakk Nanki in 1671 and was received by the people with open arms. They were given twentyfour hours to think and promised many gifts and comfortable lives if they agreed. Guru Tegh Bahadur returned to Patna in 1670 and after a few days stay at Patna, he returned to the Punjab leaving the family at Patna as his son Gobind Rai was still young and the conditions in Punjab were unsettled.
She also organized the langar (community kitchen) and was an important army administrator. "Gujri is by destiny made worthy of Tegh Bahadur in every way". She constantly reminded the Sahibzadas that their Grandfather and Great-Grandfather had both sacrificed their lives to strengthen the ideals of Guru Nanak. Lal Chand had migrated from his ancestral village, Lakhnaur, in Ambala district, to settle at Kartarpur where his daughter Gujri was married to (Guru) Tegh Bahadur on 4 February 1633.
No doubt Guru Nanak Sahib ji had said "Why isn't woman equal to man when she is who gave birth to kings, and protectors of Dharma". They refused to bow before the governor and uttered “Waheguru ji ki Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh.” He was annoyed and threatened to torture them if they did not embrace Islam. It was due to her teachings that 6 year old and 9 year old did not bulge from their Dharma and attained martyrdom.
Delhi, 1967
Mata Gujri was the first Sikh Martyr lady in the Sikh history.