Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji was the seventh Guru of Sikhism. He followed in the footsteps of his grandfather Guru Hargobind Singh Ji.

Guru Har Rai sahib was son of Baba Gurdita and Mata Nihal Kaur. Baba Gurdita was the son of the sixth Guru Hargobin Singh Ji. His father died when he was 8 years old. When he was 10 years old Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji married Mata Kishan Kaur the daughter of Sri Daya Ram. Guru Har Rai Ji had two sons Baba Ram Rai and Guru Harkrishan Ji the eighth Guru of Sikhs.

Being a man of peace, Guru Har Rai never disbanded the Sikh Warriors, who had previously been kept in place by his grandfather, Guru Hargobind. He constantly encouraged the Sikhs' military prowess, but he avoided engaging in any overtly political or violent conflict with the Mughal Empire. Dara Shikoh, the monarch Shah Jahan's eldest son, once approached Guru Har Rai to request assistance in the deadly Aurangzeb, his half-brother, who was launching a war of succession. The Guru had vowed to his grandpa that he would only employ the Sikh Cavalry for defence. Nevertheless, he assisted him in escaping unharmed from the brutal grasp of Aurangzeb's army by having his Sikh warriors conceal all of the ferry boats at the river crossing after they had been destroyed.

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Mohamad Yarbeg Khan, the son of Mukhlis Khan, who was slain by Guru Hargobind in a fight, assaulted Guru Sahib's kafala with a force of 1,000 armed men as he was returning from his tour of the Malwa and Doaba districts. A few hundred Saint Soldiers of Guru Sahib successfully repelled the unjustified attack with amazing bravery and valour. After suffering a significant loss of life, the enemy left the area.

Once Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Shah Jahan fell seriously ill by some unknown disease. The best physicians available in the country and abroad were consulted, but there was no improvement. At last, the emperor made a humble request to Guru Sahib for the treatment of his son. Guru Sahib accepting the request, handed over some rare and suitable medicines to the messenger of the emperor. The life of Dara Shikoh was saved from the cruel jaws of death. The emperor whole heartily thanked and wanted to grant him some "Jagir", but Guru Sahib never accepted.

Guru Har Rai Ji also travelled to numerous locations in the Jammu and Kashmir region, including Lahore, Sialkot, Pathankot, Samba, and Ramgarh. He created 360 Manjis or Sikh missionary seats. To reform the previous, corrupt Masand system, he chose religious and dedicated individuals as the heads of Manjis, including Suthre Shah, Sahiba, Sangtia, Mian Sahib, Bhagat Bhagwan, Bahagat Mal, and Jit Mal Bhagat (also known as Bairagi).

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Suthre Shah was born in the year 1672 in the home of Nanda Khatri in the village of Berampur. He was born with a full set of teeth, and after his father sought advice from pundits and astrologers, he abandoned the child outside the house, where he was likely to perish. Fortunately, Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji, who was travelling back from Kashmir, saw the abandoned baby and felt sorry for him, so he ordered his Sikhs to take the child with them. Guru Hargobind Sahib Ji gave the child the name "Suthra."

Guru Har Rai Sahib faced some serious difficulties during the period of his guruship. The corrupt masses, Dhir Mals and Minas always tried to preclude the advancement of the Sikh religion.

Before Joti Jot (merging with god) guru sahib said that Guru Harkrishan Ji will be the next guru of the Sikhs.  

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