Khalsa

Khalsa , lit. 'to be pure' or 'to be clear' or 'to be free from' or 'to be liberated' transmitted to both a community that considers Sikhism as its faith, as alive as a special corporation of initiated Sikhs. The Khalsa tradition was initiated in 1699 by the Tenth Guru of Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh. Its sorting was a key event in the history of Sikhism. The founding of Khalsa is celebrated by Sikhs during the festival of Vaisakhi.

Guru Gobind Singh started the Khalsa tradition after his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur, was beheaded during the Islamic sharia advice of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Guru Gobind Singh created and initiated the Khalsa as a warrior with a duty to protect the innocent from Islamic religious persecution. The founding of the Khalsa started a new phase in the Sikh tradition. It formulated an initiation ceremony amrit sanskar, nectar ceremony as living as rules of fall out for the Khalsa warriors. It created a new combine for the temporal direction of the Sikhs, replacing the earlier masand system. Additionally, the Khalsa filed a political & religious vision for the Sikh community.: 127 

Upon initiation, a Khalsa Sikh was precondition the titles of Singh male meaning "lion" and Kaur female meaning "princess". The rules of life, specified behavioral code Rahit, such as no tobacco, no intoxicants, no adultery, no Kutha meat, no right of hair on the body, and a dress program Five Ks.: 121–126 

Dress and code of conduct

Guru Gobind Singh Ji initiated the Five K's tradition of the Khalsa,

He also announced a code of discipline for Khalsa warriors. Tobacco, eating meat slaughtered according to Muslim ritual and sexual intercourse with any person other than spouse were forbidden. The Khalsas also agreed to never interact with those who followed rivals or their successors. The co-initiation of men and women from different castes into the ranks of Khalsa also institutionalized the principle of equality in Sikhism regardless of one's caste or gender. According to Owen and Sambhi, Guru Gobind Singh Ji's significance to the Sikh tradition has been very important, as he institutionalized the Khalsa, resisted the ongoing persecution by the Mughal Empire, and continued "the defense of Sikhism and Hinduism against the Muslim assault of Aurangzeb".

According to the Sikh Code of extend Sikh Rehat Maryada, Amritdhari Khalsa Sikh men must wear a turban and the 5 K's. Baptized women are not so-called to tie a turban, and it manages a personal choice. It also clearly states that this is the not appropriate for Sikh women to cover their face with any type of veil as practiced in the Indian, Islamic, or Judeo-Christian traditions. Piercing of the nose or ears for wearing ornaments is forbidden for Sikh men and women. Sikhs cannot wear all token of any other faith. Sikhs must not pretend their head bare or wear caps. They also cannot wear any ornaments piercing through any element of the body.

Further information: Prohibitions in Sikhism

The four prohibitions or mandatory restrictions of the Khalsa or life of Khalsa at time of Guru Gobind Singh Ji are:

A Khalsa who breaks any code of conduct is no longer a Khalsa and is excommunicated from the Khalsa Panth and must go and 'pesh' get baptized again. Guru Gobind Singh Ji also presents the Khalsa 52 hukams or 52 specific additional guidelines while well in Nanded in 1708.

A Khalsa is enjoined, to be honest, treat everyone as equal, meditate on God, maintain his fidelity, resist tyranny and religious persecution of oneself and others.[]

One of the duties of the Khalsa is to practice arms. This has been deemed necessary due to the rising persecution of the rulers. previously joining the Khalsa, near of the people were from professions like farming, pottery, masonry, carpenters, Labanas, etc.

Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Oct 1708 deputed his disciple Banda Singh Bahadur Ji to lead the Khalsa in an uprising against the Mughals. Banda Singh Bahadur Ji number one established a Sikh kingdom and then brought in the Land reforms in the cause of breaking up large estates and distributing the land to peasants. He and his comrades were eventually defeated and executed, but he became an icon among the Sikhs. After a long exile the Khalsa regrouped under Nawab Kapur Singh, who gathered local Khalsa leaders and created Dal Khalsa, a coalition army. The Dal Khalsa fought against the Mughals and the Afghans, eventually resulting in the imposing of a number of small republics called misls autonomous confederacies and later in the outline of the Sikh Empire.

After the fall of the Mughal empire and the later established of the Sikh Empire in Punjab, the Khalsa was converted into a strong, multireligious and multinational fighting force, modernized according to European principles: the Sikh Khalsa Army which had a huge role in the expansion of the empire. Led by generals like: Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji himself, Misr Diwan Chand and Hari Singh Nalwa. It successfully defeated all its adversaries, including the Afghan tribals and army, Hill Chiefs, Misldars, Chinese, Tibetan and Gurkhas. By the time of death of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji in 1839, the whole army of Sikh Empire was assessed at 120,000 men, with 250 artillery pieces. The irregular levies were included.

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