Guru Tegh Bahadur Gurdwara Sikhi Class

The Royal Princess
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1. Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji is the wife of Baba Banda Singh Bahadur. She was born into a royal Sikh family and was the princess of Chamba.
    

2. Her father, Raja Uday Singh Ji was a Gursikh and really close to Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji. Bibi Ji was taught about Sikhi from a very young age.

 

 

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Fighting alongside Baba Banda Singh Bahadur – 1710

 

1. In 1710, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and the Khalsa army would go from village to village to free the people of Punjab from the cruel rulers.
    

2. During Baba Ji’s mission, Baba Ji met Raja Uday Singh Ji. Raja Uday Singh Ji asked Baba Banda Singh Bahadur if he could marry his daughter, Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji.
    

3. Baba Ji asked the Panj Pyaare to decide whether he should marry Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji. The Panj Pyaare saw that Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji had all the qualities of a Gursikh and so gave Baba Ji permission to marry Bibi Ji.
    

4. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji got married in 1710 and soon they had a son called Ajai Singh.
    

5. After getting married, Bibi Ji decided to learn how to fight with a Kirpan. She became a really good fighter and soon began fighting the Mughals alongside Baba Banda Singh Bahadur.
    

6. Baba Ji was not attached to his wife or his son. He remained focused on his mission of freeing the people of Punjab.

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Shaheedi of Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji – 1716

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1. Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji was captured, in 1716, along with Baba Banda Singh Bahadur and Ajai Singh, during the Battle of Gurdas Nangal.
    

2. Bibi Ji and Ajai Singh were taken to the Palace of the Mughal Emperor, Farrukhsiyar. Here, they were put in a prison cell.
    

3. Bibi Ji was a very beautiful person so the Mughal Emperor wanted to convert her to Islam and then marry her.
    

4. When Bibi Ji was asked to marry the Mughal Emperor, she said “I would rather die a Sikh, than leave my religion to marry the Mughal Emperor”. After hearing this, the Emperor ordered Bibi Ji to be tortured in many ways.
    

5. After Bibi Ji kept on refusing to convert, the Mughals took her son, Ajai Singh, and told her that if she doesn’t do what they want then they will kill her son and her husband. She remained quiet and kept on meditating on the Naam, Vaheguru.
    

6. A parade was carried out where Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was dressed as an Emperor and put on top of an elephant in a cage, along with his son. 700 Singhs were forced to march behind the elephant.
    

7. When the 700 Singhs were asked to convert to Islam they all refused to convert and accepted death. Over the course of 1 week, 100 Singhs were beheaded every day.
    

8. As the Singhs were beheaded, the Mughals would tell Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji about the beheadings to torture her mentally. They told her that if she didn’t convert then more Singhs will be Shaheed. Bibi Ji carried on with her Simran.
    

9. The next day, another 100 Singhs would be Shaheed and Bibi Ji would be asked to convert again. This went on until all 700 Singhs were Shaheed.
    

10. After this, 4-year-old, Ajai Singh was killed. His heart was ripped out of his body and put in Baba Banda Singh Bahadur’s mouth while it was still beating. Baba Ji was asked to convert, but he carried on chanting Vaheguru in his mind.
     

11. After this, Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was tortured and killed. Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji was told how her son was killed and how his heart was forced into her husband’s mouth. Bibi Ji was detached from all Maya and didn’t shed a single tear.
     

12. After Bibi Ji still refused to convert, the Mughal Emperor decided to forcefully convert and marry her. He called a Kazi (Muslim Priest) to come the following morning.
     

13. Bibi Ji found out that the Emperor was going to forcefully convert her and marry her. Bibi Ji remembered the story of Bibi Anup Kaur Ji. She then decided that the only way she can die a Sikh and maintain the honour of Sikhi is by taking her own life.
     

14. The next day, the Mughals went to collect Bibi Ji but Bibi Ji had already stabbed herself in the heart, the night before.
     

15. Bibi Ji’s sacrifice was supreme. She showed the world how precious Sikhi is; more precious than our life, more precious than our possessions and more precious than our family. Bibi Ji was a true daughter of Guru Gobind Singh Ji.

 

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Morals of Story:
 

• It doesn’t matter whether you’re a beggar on the street or a King, everyone needs the support of Guru Ji.
   

• Protect those that cannot protect themselves.
   

• When making any big decisions in life, e.g. marriage, get advice from the Panj Pyaare and take a Hukamnama from Guru Granth Sahib Ji.
   

• Don’t marry someone because of their beauty, marry someone because of their Sikhi. The Panj Pyaare didn’t look at how beautiful Bibi Susheel Kaur Ji was, they looked at how strong her Rehat was.
   

• A Guru’s Sikh does not get attached to the people around them, whether that’s their parents, spouse or children.
   

• Both men and women are equal in Sikhi. Both should learn how to fight.
   

• No matter how many problems we face in life, we should never leave the path of Sikhi.