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The Masjid was duly completed and duly handed over to the Muslims. The Guru ordered his Sikhs to start construction of a “Masjid” (mosque). The wise Guru was as respectful of Muslim faqirs as he was with Hindu sadhus and his Sikh followers he viewed people of the differing religions of India with one benevolent gaze. They came to the Guru and asked him for help. The Sikhs built themselves a Gurdwara (Sikh temple) but the local Muslims did not have the capacity to build themselves a place of worship due to their smaller numbers. Residents of all faiths flocked to the Guru and perceived themselves as heirs to the sixth Guru’s desire to found a secure and secular home on the banks of the Beas. In fact, these fortifications were so solid that the original city walls and many buildings within are still visible today throughout Sri Hargobindpur in Gurdaspur district, Punjab.
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The settlement expanded into a town which became known as Sri Hargobindpur (-pur, being a suffix for “place of”).Īs the conflict with the Mughals was intensifying the town’s defences were fortified. Guru Sahib decided to stay there for a while, and soon a settlement grew up at this location. Although heavily outnumbered, the Guru was victorious. In December, 1634 Guru Hargobind Sahib fought a fierce battle against Mughal forces near the River Beas. Guru Hargobind sahib built the Akal Takhat Sikhi’s most important Temporal throne, the throne of the Almighty, opposite the Harimandar Sahib (Golden temple), Sikhi’s most revered spiritual Gurdwara, again this was an additional sign of bringing together spiritual and temporal powers.
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Guru Hargobind Sahib is known as ‘miri piri thay malik’, “Lord of miri and piri”. These Guru Sahib put on as symbols of spiritual (miri) and temporal (piri) authority. When Hargobind Sahib ji was anointed the sixth guru of the Sikhs he asked Baba Buddha ji, an eminent Sikh to bring forth two swords. It is also recognized as a historic site by UNESCO. It is situated in Sri Hargobindpur town on the banks of River Beas. Guru ki Maseet or Guru’s Mosque is a mosque that was constructed at the request of the sixth Sikh Guru Guru Hargobind ji.