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The Kirpan Etymology KIRPA + AAN. Kirpa means an act of kindness, a favor; and aan means honor, respect, self-respect. To call it a dagger or knife is rather insulting to this article of faith, which functions quite differently from the other two. Historical Overview Made a mandatory article of faith for all initiated Sikhs on March 29, 1699 by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and the last Sikh prophet. The Sikh Gurus uplifted the downtrodden and impoverished masses which represented the low castes and were brutally victimized by higher castes. Sikhs carried kirpans as an assertion of their id