History News Desk!! He was the seventh Guru of the Sikhs. He was appointed Guru on March 3, 1644 and remained on this post till October 6, 1661 AD. Unlike his grandfather, the great warrior Guru Hargobind Singh, Guru Harrai was a proponent of peace, who was not inclined to oppose Mughal oppression.
life introduction
Guru Harrai was born on 16 January, 1630 AD in Punjab. Guru Harrai ji was a great spiritual and nationalist great man. Guru Harrai was the younger son of Baba Gurdita Ji, the son of the sixth Guru of the Sikhs. Who was born in the womb of mother Nihal Kaur in the house of Baba Gurudita ji.[1]Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji installed his grandson Harrai Ji as “Seventh Nanak” on 3 March 1644 at the young age of 14 years, before attaining Jyoti Jyot.[2]Guru Harrai Sahib Ji was married to Kishan Kaur Ji, daughter of Shri Daya Ram Ji of Anup city, Uttar Pradesh in the year 1697. Guru Harrai Sahib Ji had two sons, Ramrai Ji and Harkishan Sahib Ji (Guru).
Guru Harrai Sahib Ji’s calm personality impressed people. Guru Harrai Sahib Ji had reorganized the group of Sikh warriors of his grandfather Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji.[3]Guru Harrai was a spiritual man as well as a politician. Guru Harrai devoted most of his time to spiritual work rather than administrative and war-related responsibilities and had little knowledge of how to control political power. This led to a decline in the missionary activities of the Sikhs and due to Guru Harrai’s continued isolation from the mainstream of Sikh life, the community hoping for encouragement from the Guru became weak. Hence serious internal opposition began to arise against Guru Harrai.
political mistake
Guru Harrai made his first major political mistake by helping the rebellion of Dara Shikoh, brother of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Dara Shikoh was a scholar of Sanskrit language. Indian philosophy of life started influencing Dara Shikoh. Harrai said that being a true Sikh, he had only helped a needy person. When Aurangzeb called Harrai to clarify this matter, Harrai sent his son Ram Rai as his representative.
Successor
Ram Rai performed many miracles in the court of Emperor Aurangzeb, but to please the emperor and get forgiveness from his father Guru Harrai, Ram Rai had to alter a line in the Sikh religious book Adi Granth. Guru Harrai never forgave his son for this blasphemy and before his death he made his other five-year-old son Harikishan his successor in place of Ram Rai. Guru Harrai died in 1661 AD.
