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Now the Sikhism began to develop as a different religion. It created a sensor of religious separation from the Hindus and the Muslims. Sri Guru Granth Sahib proved a great landmark in the history of Sikh Nation. Guru Sahib himself contributed about 2000 verses for it, installed it at Sri Harmandir Sahib on Bhadon Sudi 1st Samvat 1661 (August/September 1604), and made Baba Budha Ji as the first Granthi. After collecting the hymns of first four Guru Sahibs and several other Hindu and Muslim Saints, and compiled Sri Guru Granth Sahib (written by Bhai Gurdas Ji). To consolidate and extend Sikhism, Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji done a great and monumental work. He also stayed sometime at Wadali (now it is called Guru-Di-Wadali near Amritsar city). In order to strengthen the cult of Sikhism he toured far and wide about five years throughout India. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji was very energetic and aspiring personality.

Guru Sahib also established another town, Hargobindpur on the river Bias and sunk a big well for irrigation at Chheharta, a few miles away from Amritsar. Again, after the partition of India in 1947, it was demolished by the Musilm mob). But later on Maharaja Ranjit Singh re-excavated the Baoli. (Once Shah Jahan destroyed the Baoli and erected a mosque there. He constructed a Baoli in Dabbi-Bazar of Lahore. He also laid the foundation stone of the town Kartarpur in Doaba region (near Jalandhar city). Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji founded the town of Tarn Taran Sahib near Goindwal Sahib and also created a large tank and Gurdwara there. After the completion of Sri Harmandir Sahib, Guru Sahib completed the construction of Santhokhsar. He got the foundation stone of Harmandir Sahib, laid by a Muslim Saint Hazrat Mian Mir Ji of Lahore on 1st Magh, Vikrami Samvat 1644 (December 1588). Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji completed the work on two sacred tanks (Sarowars) Santokhsar and Amritsar. He was married to Mata Ganga ji and had a son (Guru) Hargobind Sahib Ji. He was hardly 18 years old when his father Sri Guru Ramdas Ji installed him as the Fifth Nanak. But (Guru) Arjan Dev Ji was sweet, humble and a perfect blend of devotion and sacrifice. The former proved to be the most selfish and the later mostly preferred utter silence.

He had two elder brothers, Prithi Chand ji and Mahadev ji. The child (Guru)Arjan Sahib often talked of God and loved to sing His songs. He was also given a suitable education in Persian, Hindi and Sanskrit languages. He learnt Gurmukhi script and Gurbani from Baba Budha ji. Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the youngest son of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji and Mata Bhani Ji was born at Goindwal Sahib on Vaisakh Vadi 7th, (19th Vaisakh) Samvat 1620 (April 15,1563). Live Kirtan Sri Harmandir Sahib – 16 kbps.History of Sachkhand Sri Harmandir Sahib.