Guru Ram Das

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Guru Ram Das (Punjabi: ) (24 September, 1534 – 1 September, 1581) was the fourth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, and he became Guru on 30 August, 1574 following in the footsteps of Guru Amar Das. His wife's name was Bibi Bhani who was daughter of Guru Amar Das.

Before he died, he nominated Guru Arjun Dev, who was his youngest son, as the next Guru of the Sikhs.

One of his main contributions to Sikhism was organizing the structure of Sikh society. Additionally, he was the author of Laava, the hymns of the Marriage Rites, the designer of the Harimandir Sahib, and the planner and creator of the township of Ramdaspur (later Amritsar).

A hymn by Guru Ram Das from page 305 of the Guru Granth Sahib:

"One who calls himself a Sikh of the True Guru shall get up early morning and meditate on the Lord's Name. Make effort regularly to cleanse, bathe & dip in the ambrosial pool. Upon Guru's instructions, chant Har, Har singing which, all misdeeds, sins and pains shall go away."

Preceded by: Guru Amar Das (5 April 1479 - 1 September 1574)	Guru Ram Das	Followed by: Guru Arjan Dev (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606)

The Ten Gurus of Sikhism
Guru Nanak Dev \| Guru Angad Dev \| Guru Amar Das \| Guru Ram Das \| Guru Arjun Dev \| Guru Har Gobind \| Guru Har Rai \| Guru Har Krishan \| Guru Teg Bahadur \| Guru Gobind Singh \| (Followed by Guru Granth Sahib, Perpetual Guru of the Sikhs)

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