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Khalsa Word "Khalsa" comes from a Persian word "Khalis" which literally means Pure. Khalsa is someone who is pure hearted. It is a spiritual brotherhood and sisterhood devoted to purity of thought and action. Guru Gobind Singh was in search of a word which could have the sanctity of five and the presence of God. Persian was the language of the elite and the Guru himself was a great scholar of Persian language and literature. He adopted the word Khalsa for his Sikhs because it fulfilled both the conditions in the most appropriate manner. Besides this word had already been used by Guru Hargobind for his Sikhs. In Persian script Khalsa consists of five letters: 1) Khe or Kh stands for Khud or oneself 2) Alif or A stands for Akal Purakh of God 3) Lam or L signifies Labhaik. The News Royal Persian-English Dictionary by S. C. Paul, 1925 edition, Allahbad, p. 357, gives its meaning as follows; "What do you want with me? Here I am. What would you have?" 4)Swad or S alludes to Sahib or Lord or master. 5) It ends with A or H. Alif or A points to Azadi or freedom. If written with a he or H as it is generally the case, it refers to huma, a legendary bird. Every head it overshadows, in time wears a crown. The word Khalsa, therefore, has the sacredness of the number five as well as the presence of God with his Sikhs both engaged in a pleasant conversation. God himself asks the Sikhs: "What do you want from me? Here I am. What would you have?" The Sikhs reply: "Lord give us liberty and sovereignty." Guru Gobind Singh Ji describes Khalsa as: "Khalsa is the breath of my body,
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