The fanatic Islamic priests accepted Guru Tegh Bahadur was a great Pir, but wished him to perfom a miracle, to fulfill all their requirements. The Guru replied that doing such a deed was the game of charlatans, not of those who followed the Divine Will of the Timeless Being. They also ordered that the Guru convert to Islam, the Guru refused.
Bhai Mati Das, Bhai Sati Das, Bhai Dayal Das were martyred. The Guru was asked again. The Guru replied bring me a sacred thread of the Brahmins, it can be strengthened with the name of God on paper, that it will not be able to be cut by the sword of the executioner.
A piece of paper and pen was brought to the Guru, who wrote something on the paper, tied it to the sacred thread of the Brahmins. The Guru placed it around his neck, with the string. The Guru told the executioner when I repeat the last lines of Jap Ji, you may strick your sword.
The JapJi was completed, the executioner struck his sword. The Guru gave his head for Dharma. The Islamic priests were suprised they had expected a miracle. They examined the sacred thread, it was uncut even though the sword had struck it and cut through the Gurus neck. They looked on the paper, in Persian it was written, "The head was given, but the secret was not".
In this way the Guru gave his head, performed a miracle without going against the will of God. The priests realised they had committed the sin of killing a man of God. The Brahmins were both sad and happy, because they had lost their Guru, but knew they could not be converted to Islam any longer. Guru Gobind Singh, has described this supreme act in His autobiography as follows:-
"The Lord protected their frontal mark and sacred thread; And performed a supremely heroic act in this age of Ignorance. To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did He perform; He gave His head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness. He did this great heroic deed; He laid down His life but not the principles. Miracles are a cheap way of fooling people; True Prophets of God are ashamed of displaying occult powers. Guru Tegh Bahadur broke His earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi; And went to the Abode of God. No one has ever done such a unique deed as did Guru Tegh Bahadur. On the Ascent of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the whole world went into mourning. Alas! Alas! rose the wailing cries from the earth; While the shouts of Glory! Glory! resounded the heavens."
"The Lord protected their frontal mark and sacred thread; And performed a supremely heroic act in this age of Ignorance. To uphold righteousness, so supreme an act did He perform; He gave His head, but did not utter a word of sorrow. For the sake of righteousness. He did this great heroic deed; He laid down His life but not the principles. Miracles are a cheap way of fooling people; True Prophets of God are ashamed of displaying occult powers. Guru Tegh Bahadur broke His earthly vase on the head of the Emperor of Delhi; And went to the Abode of God. No one has ever done such a unique deed as did Guru Tegh Bahadur. On the Ascent of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the whole world went into mourning. Alas! Alas! rose the wailing cries from the earth; While the shouts of Glory! Glory! resounded the heavens."
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