Week 7 · Brave hearts · Day 46
Baba Zorawar Singh & Baba Fateh Singh — young, fearless
While Guru Gobind Singh Ji fought at Chamkaur, his two younger sons — Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji — were captured along with their grandmother, Mata Gujri Ji. They were imprisoned in a cold tower and brought before the Nawab of Sarhind, who offered them wealth, safety, and a future — if only they would give up their faith. Baba Zorawar Singh was nine years old. Baba Fateh Singh was seven. Both refused. They were bricked alive into a wall on the 27th of Poh — a day that Sikhs around the world remember with deep reverence as Shaheedi Sahibzade Diwas. Their story is not just about death — it is about the kind of love for Waheguru that makes even the smallest child fearless.
Baba Zorawar Singh was nine and Baba Fateh Singh was seven when they were given a choice — and they chose their faith without hesitation.
Watch together Saka Sirhind — Martyrdom of Chote Sahibzade ਨਿਰਭਉ ਭਏ. ਨਾਨਕ ਭਉ ਮਿਟਿਆ; ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇਓ ਪਾਠੰਗਾ ॥
Nirbhau bhae, Nanak bhau mitiaa; har paaio paathangaa.
“I have become fearless and all my fear is gone — I have found the Creator through the Word.”
Ask: 'The youngest Sahibzada was only seven years old. What does his courage teach us about what faith can do for a person?'
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