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Siti Musdah Mulia in 2007. Siti Musdah Mulia (born 1958) is an Indonesian women's rights activist and professor of religion. She was the first woman appointed as a research professor at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences, and is currently a lecturer of Islamic political thought at the School of Graduate Studies at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University.
Guru Har Krishan ( Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ, pronunciation: [ɡʊruː həɾ kɾɪʃən]; 7 July 1656 – 30 March 1664 [ 1]) also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru ), [ 2] or Hari Krishan Sahib,[ 3][ 4] was the eighth of the ten Sikh Gurus. At the age of five, he succeeded his father, Guru Har Rai, [ 2] and became the ...
Guru Tegh Bahadur ( Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਤੇਗ਼ ਬਹਾਦਰ ( Gurmukhi); Punjabi pronunciation: [gʊɾuː t̯eːɣ bəɦaːd̯ʊɾᵊ]; 1 April 1621 – 11 November 1675) [ 6][ 7] was the ninth of ten gurus who founded the Sikh religion and was the leader of Sikhs from 1665 until his beheading in 1675. He was born in Amritsar, Punjab ...
Philippines. Among Muslim Filipinos in the Philippines, Eid al-Fitr is commonly known as Hariraya, Buka, Hariraya Buka, or Hariraya Buka Puasa. [ 97][ 98][ 99] It is also known as Wakas ng Ramadan ( lit. "End of Ramadan"), Araw ng Raya ("Feast Day"), or Pagtatapos ng Pag-aayuno ("End of the Fast") in Filipino.
The celebration of Guru Purnima is marked by spiritual activities and may include a ritualistic event, Guru puja, in honour of the guru or teacher. Gurus are believed by many to be the most necessary part of life. On this day, disciples offer puja or pay respect to their guru.
The Guru fought back and killed the assassin, while the assassin's companion was killed by the Sikh guards as he tried to escape. [153] The Guru died of his wounds a few days later on 7 October 1708. [156] His death fuelled a long and bitter war of the Sikhs with the Mughals. [153]
Sikhism. Guru Har Rai ( Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਹਰਿ ਰਾਇ, pronunciation: [gʊɾuː ɦəɾ ɾaːɪ]; 16 January 1630 – 6 October 1661) [ 6] revered as the seventh Nanak, was the seventh of ten Gurus of the Sikh religion. [ 7] He became the Sikh leader at age 14, on 3 March 1644, after the death of his grandfather and the sixth Sikh ...
Fresco of Ram Chandar from the haveli of Khem Singh Bedi, ca.1850–1890. The word Rama (ˈraːmɐ) appears in the Guru Granth Sahib more than 2,500 times. [10]Guru Nanak rejected the concept of divine incarnation as present in Hinduism [11] but used words such as Ram, Mohan, Hari & Shiv as ways of referring to the divine together with Islamic words like Allah & Khuda. [12]