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Shaheed
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
is
one
of
most
honored
martyrs
of
Sikh
history.
His
parents,
Bhai
Bhagtu
Ji
and
Mata
Jeonee
Ji,
lived
in
the
village
of
Pahuwind,
Amritsar,
India.
They
were
hard
working
Sikh
farmers
but
had
not
been
blessed
with
any
children.
A
Sikh
saint
told
them
one
day
that
they
would
have
a
special
child
whom
they
should
name
Deep
(meaning
one
who
gives
light).
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
was
born
to
them
on
January
26,
1682
(14
Maagh
Sunmat
1739).
Since
Deep
was
an
only
child,
his
parents
raised
him
with
much
devotion
and
affection.
At
the
age
of
twelve,
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
went
with
his
parents
to
Anandpur
Sahib
to
meet
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji,
the
tenth
Sikh
guru.
They
stayed
at
Anandpur
Sahib
for
several
days,
doing
seva
(service)
with
the
Sikh
community.
When
his
parents
were
ready
to
return
to
their
village,
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji
asked
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
to
stay
with
him.
He
humbly
accepted
Guru
Ji's
command
and
began
serving
him.
While
at
Anandpur
Sahib,
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
learned
about
Sikh
philosophy
and
Sri
Guru
Granth
Sahib,
the
Sikh
holy
book
of
scriptures.
He
learned gurmukhi (Punjabi
script)
and
several
other
languages.
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji
also
taught
him
horseback
riding,
hunting
and
arms
training.
At
the
age
of
eighteen,
he
received
amrit (holy
water)
from
Guru
Ji
on
Vaisakhi.
As
a
amritdhari
Sikh,
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
took
an
oath
to
serve
as
God's
soldier
-
Sikhs
are
to
always
help
the
weak
and
needy,
and
to
fight
for
truth
and
justice.
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
soon
became
one
of
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji's
most
beloved
Sikhs.
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
stayed
in
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji's
service
for
about
eight
years.
At
Guru
Ji's
request,
he
returned
to
his
village
to
help
his
parents.
A
year
after
his
return
to
Pahuwind,
a
Sikh
messenger
arrived
from
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji.
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
was
told
that
Guru
Ji
had
left
his
fort
in
Anandpur
Sahib
after
fighting
with
the
Hindu
hill
rajas
for
six
months.
He
also
learned
that
the
Guru's
four
sons
and
his
mother,
Mata
Gujri,
had
all
become
separated.
Upon
hearing
such
disheartening
news,
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
immediately
left
Pahuwind
to
meet
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji.
Baba
Deep
Singh
Ji
met
Guru
Gobind
Singh
Ji
again
at
Damdama
Sahib
in
Talwandi.
Here,
he
learned
that
two
of
the
Guru'
sons,
Ajit
Singh
and
Jujhar
Singh,
had
lost
their
lives
in
the
battle
of
Chamkaur.
Guru
Ji
also
told
him
that
his
two
younger
sons,
Zorawar
Singh
and
Fateh
Singh,
were
cruelly
murdered
at
the
city
of
Sirhind
under
the
orders
of
the
Muslim
governor,
Wazir
Khan.
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