List of converts to Sikhism from Hinduism

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This is a list of converts to Sikhism from Hinduism.

An inscription naming the five members of the Khalsa Panth, at Takht Kesgarh Sahib, the birthplace of Khalsa on Baisakh 1, 1756 Vikram Samvat
  • Banda Bahadur (formerly Madho Das) – affectionately known within the Sikh tradition as 'the first monarch of the Sikh Kingdom'; is said to have received Sikh baptism by the hand of the tenth guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh[1]
  • Bhai Bala – supposed childhood friend and all his life a constant companion of Bhai Mardana and Guru Nanak. [citation needed]
  • Bhai Dayala – accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur in martyrdom at Delhi. [citation needed]
  • Bhai Mati Das – accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur in martyrdom at Delhi. [citation needed]
  • Bhai Sati Das – accompanied Guru Tegh Bahadur in martyrdom at Delhi. [citation needed]
  • Panj Piare (Punjabi: ਪੰਜ ਪਿਆਰੇ, Pañj Pi'ārē, literally the five beloved ones) – name given to the five Sikhs, Bhai Daya Singh, Bhai Dharam Singh, Bhai Himmat Singh, Bhai Mohkam Singh and Bhai Sahib Singh, who were so designated by Guru Gobind Singh at the historic congregation at Anandpur Sahib on 30 March 1699. [citation needed]
  • Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992) – great visionary; accomplished environmentalist; founder of the "All India Pingalwara Charitable Society; being deeply influenced by the teachings of Sri Guru Granth Sahib, he converted to Sikhism. [citation needed]
  • Sahib Singh – renowned Sikh academic who made a tremendous contribution to Sikh literature. [citation needed]
  • Master Tara Singh – prominent Sikh political and religious leader in the first half of the 20th century[2]
  • Teja Singh – active member of the Singh Sabha movement[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Sikh History". Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
  2. ^ All About Sikhs Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kāṅga, Kulabīra Siṅgha; Singh, Teja (1990). Teja Singh. ISBN 9788172010188.
  4. ^ Singh, Harbans (January 1998). The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism: S-Z. ISBN 9788173805301.
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