Martyr - Some Historic Famous Martyrs

Some Historic Famous Martyrs

  • Hussein ibn Ali, Son of Ali, Battle Of Karbala
  • Jesus, Son of Mary, and incarnated Son of God of the Christian faith
  • Socrates, ancient Greek philosopher
  • Ten Martyrs of Judaism
  • Guru Arjan Dev, the 5th leader of Sikhism, martyred 30 May 1606.
  • Guru Teg Bahadur, the 9th guru of sikhism, martyred on 11 November 1675. He is also known as "Hind Di Chadar" i.e. "the shield of India", suggesting that to save Hinduism,The Guru gave his life.
  • Bhai Dayala is one of the Sikhs who was martyred at Chandni Chowk at Delhi in November 1675 on account of his refusal to accept Islam.
  • Bhai Mati Das is one of the greatest martyrs in Sikh history,martyred at Chandni Chowk at Delhi in November 1675 to save Hindu Brahmins.
  • Bhai Sati Das is one of the greatest martyrs in Sikh history,martyred along with Guru Teg Bahadur at Chandni Chowk at Delhi in November 1675 to save kashmiri pandits.
  • Sahibzada Ajit Singh(1687–1705) the eldest of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons.
  • Sahibzada Jujhar Singh (1691–1705), the second son of Guru Gobind Singh.
  • Sahibzada Zorawar Singh was the third of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons.
  • Sahibzada Fateh Singh was the youngest of Guru Gobind Singh's four sons.
  • Fr Maximilian Kolbe, OFM, a Roman Catholic priest, who was martyred in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz, August 1941.
  • Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, Chaldean prelate, who was martyred in Iraq, March 2008.

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