The Cherished Five in Sikh History

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Louis E. Fenech (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Northern Iowa)

The Cherished Five in Sikh History

Louis E. Fenech (Professor of History, Professor of History, University of Northern Iowa)

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Oxford University Press Inc
12 August 2021

Asian history; Religion: general; Sikhism

On the 30th of March, 1699, the Sikh Guru Gobind Singh called together a special assembly at the Keshgarh Fort at Anandpur. Following the morning devotions, the Guru asked for a volunteer, saying, ""The entire sangat is very dear to me; but is there a devoted Sikh who will give his head to me here and now? A need has arisen at this moment which calls for a head."" One man arose and followed the Guru out of the room. When the Guru returned to the assembly with a bloodied sword, he asked for another volunteer. Another man followed. This was repeated three more times, until at last the Guru emerged with a clean sword and all five men alive and well. Those five volunteers would become the first disciples of the Khalsa, the martial community within the Sikh religion, and would come to be known as the Panj Piare, or the Cherished Five. Despite the centrality of this group to modern Sikhism, scholarship on the Panj Piare has remained sparse. Louis Fenech's new book examines the Khalsa and the role that the the Panj Piare have had in the development of the Sikh faith over the past three centuries.

By: Louis E. Fenech (Professor of History Professor of History University of Northern Iowa)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 155mm, Width: 236mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 540g
ISBN: 9780197532843
ISBN 10: 0197532845
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 12 August 2021
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Louis E. Fenech is Professor of History at the University of Northern Iowa. He is the author of several books, including The Sikh Zafar-namah of Guru Gobind Singh and the co-editor of The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies.