The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (97 page)
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Ak
l
l(Pañj
b
, ‘deathless’). Designation by Gur
Gobind
Si
gh of those devotees of Ak
l (i.e. God), the Timeless one, who were prepared to die for the Sikh cause. Their fearlessness won the title ‘
Niha
g
’, although the two terms have since gained widely differing connotations. The Ak
l
Dal (political party) first met in 1926 and, despite division, has continued to dominate the
Shiroma
Gurdw
r
Parbandhak Committee
and to campaign actively—e.g. for a Pañj
b
b, ‘deathless’). Designation by GurGobindSi
gh of those devotees of Akl (i.e. God), the Timeless one, who were prepared to die for the Sikh cause. Their fearlessness won the title ‘Niha
g’, although the two terms have since gained widely differing connotations. The Ak
lDal (political party) first met in 1926 and, despite division, has continued to dominate theShiroma
GurdwrParbandhak Committeeand to campaign actively—e.g. for a Pañj
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