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Featured Article: Jean-Paul Marat Marat by Joseph Boze, 1793 Jean-Paul Marat (born Mara; May 24, 1743 – July 13, 1793) was a French political theorist, physician, and scientist. A journalist and politician during the French Revolution, he was a vigorous defender of the sans-culottes, a radical voice who published his views in pamphlets, placards and newspapers. After the fall of the Girondins, in which Marat played an important role, he was assassinated by Charlotte Corday, a Girondin sympathizer, while taking a medicinal bath for his debilitating skin condition. In death, Marat became an icon to the Montagnards faction of the Jacobins as well as the greater san-culotte population, and a revolutionary martyr. Popular Article: Guru Granth Sahib Illuminated Guru Granth folio with nisan (Mool Mantar) of Guru Gobind Singh. The Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ), also known as the Adi Granth, is the primary Holy Book of the Sikhs. and is consulted for religious guidance in all aspects of life. Composed during the period of Sikh Gurus, from 1469 to 1708, the Guru Granth Sahib is a voluminous text of 1430 pages that was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev (1563-1606), from hymns of the previous Sikh Gurus and other great saints of the Hindu and Muslim traditions. The Holy Book is organized in the form of hymns written in praise of God, which describe God's nature and the right way to live. New World Encyclopedia integrates facts with values. Written by online collaboration with certified experts. Home | Vision | Subject Areas | Feedback | Technology | Friends and Affiliates | Donate

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