Birthday of Shri Guru Amar Das Ji
Date –22 May,2024
Day – Wednesday
Guru Amar Das (5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574) was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and was given the title of Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552.
Guru Amar Das was the eldest son of Tej Bhan a farmer, trader and of Mata Lachmi. He was a shopkeeper and lived in a village called Basarke near Amritsar. He was married to Mata Mansa Devi and they had four children – two sons named Bhai Mohan and Bhai Mohri and two daughters named Bibi Dani and younger daughter named Bibi Bhani. Bibi Bhani later married Bhai Jetha who became the fourth Sikh Guru, Guru Ram Das. Before becoming a Sikh, Amar Das was a very religious Vaishanavite Hindu. One day, he heard some hymns of Guru Nanak Dev being sung by Bibi Amro, daughter of Guru Angad Dev. She was married to Amar Das nephew Bhai Jasso. Amar Das was impressed and moved by the hymns and decided to go and see Guru Angad Dev at Khadur Sahib. Amar Das was 61 years old at that time.
Birthday of Sri Guru Amardas Ji was celebrated in Akal Academy Holi, Barara on 22-5-2024 at the school campus . The students participated in this event. After the Nitnem the students performed shabad Kirtan and delivered a speech on the life history of Sri Guru Amardas Ji.
