History

A Sikh leader Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was brutally killed by Mughals on June 9, 1716. They killed him upon refusing conversion to Islam. Many Sikhs, including their Gurus, were executed by Muslim rulers. Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh Guru, was executed by the Islamic Emperor Jahangir. Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Guru, was beheaded by the Islamic Emperor Aurangzeb, a grandson of Jahangir, for refusing to convert to Islam. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was assassinated by Jamshed Khan and Wasil Beg on the order of Nawab Wazir Khan. Baba Banda Singh Bahadur was executed like Hindu warrior Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, son of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

So many times, the Somnath Temple has been consecrated because it was built several times after being destructed by Muslim invaders. The Somnath Temple was consecrated by the first President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad, on 11 May 1951. It was the last consecration ceremony but was much more controversial also.

There are ten Sikh Gurus who founded and survived the Sikh religion during the Islamic invasion. Guru Tegh Bahadur was ninth Guru who was born on 21 April 1621 and was beheaded by the Islamic Emperor Aurangzeb. Guru Tegh Bahadur was not the only Guru who the Islamic invaders killed. Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Guru, was the first great martyr in Sikh history when the Islamic Emperor Jahangir executed him for refusing to convert to Islam. Jahangir was the grandfather of Aurangzeb. Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, was assassinated by Jamshed Khan and Wasil Beg on the order of Nawab Wazir Khan.