Assū ( pa, ਅੱਸੂ , ) is the seventh month of the
Nanakshahi calendar
The Nanakshahi calendar (Punjabi: ਨਾਨਕਸ਼ਾਹੀ ਜੰਤਰੀ ) is a tropical solar calendar used in Sikhism. It is based on the "Barah Maha" (Twelve Months), a composition composed by the Sikh gurus reflecting the changes in nat ...
, which governs the
Sikh tradition. This month coincides with
Ashvin
Ashvin or Ashwin or Ashwan (; bn, আশ্বিন; hi, आश्विन; or, ଆଶ୍ୱିନ; Malay/ Indonesian: ''Aswin''; Thai: ''Asawin''), also known as Aswayuja, is the seventh month of the lunisolar Hindu calendar, the solar ...
in the
Hindu calendar
The Hindu calendar, Panchanga () or Panjika is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindu religious purposes. They adopt a ...
and the
Indian national calendar
The Indian national calendar, sometimes called the Saka calendar, is a solar calendar that is used alongside the Gregorian calendar by ''The Gazette of India'', in news broadcasts by All India Radio, and in calendars and official communications i ...
, and September and October in the
Gregorian and
Julian calendars and is 30 days long.
Important events during this month
September
*September 15 (1 Assu) - The start of the month Assu
*September 16 (2 Assu) - ''
Joti Jot
Joti Jot ( Punjabi: ਜੋਤੀ ਜੋਤ; meaning: immersed in the Eternal Light), alternatively transliterated as Jyoti Jot, is a phrase used in Sikhism to describe the physical passing (death) of the Sikh gurus and other spiritually liberate ...
'' of
Guru Amar Das
Guru Amar Das (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਮਰ ਦਾਸ, pronunciation: ; 5 May 1479 – 1 September 1574), sometimes spelled as Guru Amardas, was the third of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Sikh Guru on 26 March 1552 at age 73.
Befo ...
Ji
*September 16 (2 Assu) - ''Gur Gadi'' of
Guru Ram Das Ji
*September 16 (2 Assu) - ''Joti Jot'' of
Guru Ram Das Ji
*September 16 (2 Assu) - ''Gur Gadi'' of
Guru Arjan Dev Ji
*September 18 (4 Assu) - ''Gur Gadi'' of
Guru Angad Dev
Guru Angad (31 March 1504 – 29 March 1552; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅੰਗਦ, pronunciation: ) was the second of the ten Sikh gurus of Sikhism. After meeting Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, becoming a Sikh, and serving and working with ...
Ji
*September 22 (8 Assu) - ''Joti Jot'' of
Guru Nanak Dev
Guru ( sa, गुरु, IAST: ''guru;'' Pali'': garu'') is a Sanskrit term for a "mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. In pan-Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential ...
Ji
October
*October 9 (25 Assu) - Birth of
Guru Ram Das Ji
*October 15 (1 Katak) - The end of the month Assu and the start of
Katak
Kattak ( ਕੱਤਕ, ) is the eighth month of the Nanakshahi calendar. This month coincides with Kartik in the Hindu calendar and the Indian national calendar, and October and November in the Gregorian and Julian calendars and is 30 days lon ...
See also
*
Punjabi calendar
The Punjabi calendar ( Punjabi: , ) is a luni-solar calendar used by the Punjabi people in Punjab and around the world, but varies by religions. Historically, the Punjabi Sikhs and Punjabi Hindus have used the Nanakshahi calendar and ancient Bi ...
External links
www.srigranth.org SGGS Page 133www.sikhcoalition.org
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Months of the Nanakshahi calendar
Sikh terminology