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Guru Arjan Dev Ji: The Fifth Guru

Solve the crossword on Guru Arjan Dev Ji — the building of Harmandir Sahib, the Adi Granth, and the first Guru to be martyred for the faith.

Across

  1. 2The Mughal emperor who ordered the torture and execution of Guru Arjan.
  2. 6The Muslim holy man and friend who laid the foundation of Harmandir Sahib — Sain ___. — two words.
  3. 7The township with a great sarovar that Guru Arjan founded in 1590. — two words.
  4. 10The holy book of Gurbani that Guru Arjan compiled in 1604 — the ___. — two words.
  5. 12What Guru Arjan became in 1606 — the first Guru to give his life for the faith, a ___.
  6. 13The elder Guru Arjan appointed as the first Granthi of Harmandir Sahib — Baba ___.
  7. 14Guru Arjan's only son, who succeeded him as the sixth Guru — Guru ___.

Down

  1. 1The tenth of earnings Guru Arjan asked Sikhs to give for the community's welfare.
  2. 3The devoted scribe, Bhai ___, who wrote down the Adi Granth for Guru Arjan.
  3. 4Guru Arjan's wife and the mother of Guru Hargobind — Mata ___.
  4. 5The river into which the body of Guru Arjan, the first Sikh martyr, was cast.
  5. 8The city Guru Arjan completed, naming its sacred pool Amrit Sarovar.
  6. 9The scheming official who turned the emperor against Guru Arjan and tortured him.
  7. 11The central shrine Guru Arjan built in the middle of the holy pool at Amritsar.

What you'll learn

  • How Guru Arjan built Harmandir Sahib and compiled the Adi Granth
  • Bhai Gurdas the scribe, and Sain Mian Mir who laid the foundation
  • The martyrdom of the fifth Guru — the first to give his life for the faith

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