 The Guru answered that the Hindus were powerless and weak against tyranny.They had come to the abode of Guru Nanak as refuge, and with the same logic he would have sacrificed his life for Muslims as well.On the Guru's emphatic refusal to abjure his faith, he was asked why he was called "Teg Bahadur" (gladiator or Knight of the Sword; before this, his name had been "Tyag Mal").