what we learn from the story of bibi bhani g......plzz answer me fast....in about 50-55 words....
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Explanation:
Bibi Bhani (19 January 1535 - 9 April 1598), the daughter of Guru Amar Das, was destined to play the most central role that any woman or mother has played in the history of Sikhi.
Bibi Bani was the:
Daughter of Guru Amar Das, born 19 January 1535
Wife of Guru Ram Das, married on 18 February 1554 to Bhai Jetha who later became Guru Ram Das
Mother of Guru Arjan born May 2 1563 also Prithi Chand (1558) and Mahadev (1560)
Grandmother of Guru Hargobin
Great, Great Grandmother of (Guru Gobind Singh)
Her two brothers, Bhai Mohan ji and Bhai Mohri ji were not to succeed to the Guruship as her husband Bhai Jetha became the 4th Guru, taking the name of Guru Ram Das. (Interestingly her two older sons, like their maternal uncles, were also bypassed as the Guruship passed to their youngest brother, Guru Arjan Dev.)
Bibi Bani also had an older sister named Bibi Dani ji, who was married to a pious Sikh named Bhai Rama.
Contents
1 Background
2 Her dedication to the Guru
3 Special daughter
4 A committed wife and mother
5 Mentioned by Guru Arjan in Gurbani
6 See also
7 References
Background
Bibi Bhani ji (1535 - 1598) was born to Guru Amar Das and Mata Mansa Devi on 19 January 1535 (21 Magh 1591 Bk) at Basarke Gillan, a village near Amritsar. She had an older sister called Bibi Dani and two brothers called Bhai Mohan and Bhai Mohri.
She was married on 18 February 1554 to Bhai Jetha (whose name was later changed to Guru Ram Das), a Sodhi Khatri from Lahore. Bhai Jetha later moved to Goindval which was an upcoming Sikh town and carried out voluntary service (Sewa) in the construction of the Baoli Sahib (sacred well).
Guru Amar Das was very impressed with the Sewa performed by Bhai Jetha and so a marriage was arranged between Bibi Bhani, his daughter and his dedicated devotee, Bhai Jehta. After their marriage, the couple remained in Goindval serving the Guru and the congregation (Sangat).
Later on, as the completion of the Gurdwara at Goindval neared, Guru Amar Das deputed Bhai Jetha with the task of establishing a new Sikh center at a location that first was known as "Ramdasar". The new center was to be built on a piece of land gifted, according to one version of history, by Emperor Akbar who, after a visit to the Guru, had been so impressed by the Langar of Guru Amar Das that he offered a substantial Jagir to support what he saw as noteworthy and noble cause. That bit of history also tells us that the Guru first, turned down the offer, but the wily Emperor then offered the jagir as a wedding gift for Bibi Bhani.
Noticing that the waters of the pond were said to have 'curative' powers, Bhai Jetha expanded the pond into a Sarovar that he named Amritsar. It was in the center of this ‘Lake of Amrit’ that the construction of the Harmandar Sahib was begun. Today the city that took its name from Bhai Jetha's sarovar, is known around the world as Amritsar.
Her dedication to the Guru
Today Bibi Bhani is remembered as a symbol of service. In Sikh history, she is known as an embodiment of service. A popular story mentioned in old chronicles describes how devotedly Bibi Bhani served her father. One morning, it is said, as Guru Amar Das was absorbed in meditation, Bibi Bhani noticed that one of the legs of the low wooden seat on which the Guru sat was about to give way. She at once put forward her hand to support the stool. As the Guru ended his devotions, he discovered how her hand was bleeding from the injury she had sustained in supporting the broken leg of the seat. He blessed her, by saying that one day her progeny would inherit the Guruship. Her two older sons, Prithi Chand (1558) and Mahadev (1560) did not inherit the Guruship, for it was her youngest son Arjan (born in 1563) who would become the Fifth Guru.
Guru Arjan Dev was, undoubtedly, brought up as a model GurSikh. It was Guru Arjan Dev, who compiled the Adi Granth, by collecting all the writings of the earlier Gurus, to which he added the teachings of several earlier pious teachers of the Hindu and Muslim faiths. On its completion the Granth was installed in the Harimandir Sahib, which was completed by Guru Arjan.
Today the Adi Granth, is known as the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, having been installed as the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs, by the 10th and last human Guru of the Sikhs, Guru Gobind Singh ji, it is now the central and Perpetual guide of all Sikhs.
Special daughter
There is special status of Bibi Bhani in the life of Guru Amardas by the way she cared for her father proving that there was no difference between a son and a daughter. Both can equally serve their parents.
There is a superstition in Punjabi culture that a father should not ask for or accept any service done by his daughter, but Bibi Bhani used to serve her father before marriage and kept serving him even after her marriage. We can learn a lesson from her way of serving that one can continue doing worldly duties along with daily religious service or worship