Guru Granth Sahib -English Version

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The sangat close sangat Congregation in a Sikh gurdwara. sit on the floor in the Darbar Sahib close Darbar Sahib The prayer hall in the gurdwara, which is the Sikh place of worship. to ensure their heads are not higher than the Guru Granth Sahib. As his associates returned with their collections, Guru Arjan selected and edited the hymns for inclusion in the Adi Granth with Bhai Gurdas as his scribe. [21] [note 1] This effort yielded several drafts and manuscripts, some of which have survived into the modern era. [19] [23] But what makes it so significant is that it has the solution to every problem in the World. The Granth teaches us how we should live, and promotes a modern ideology. This is why it makes it so important to Sikhs. Mark Juergensmeyer (1993). John Stratton Hawley and Gurinder Singh Mann (ed.). Studying the Sikhs: Issues for North America. State University of New York Press. pp.16–17. ISBN 978-0-7914-1426-2. Parrinder, Geoffrey (1971). World Religions: From Ancient History to the Present. United States: Hamlyn. p.256. ISBN 978-0-87196-129-7.

William Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi (1995), The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Sussex Academic Press, ISBN 978-1898723134, pp. 40, 157 The Making of Sikh Scripture by Gurinder Singh Mann. Published by Oxford University Press US, 2001. ISBN 978-0-19-513024-9 p. 5. "The language of the hymns recorded in the Adi Granth has been called Sant Bhasha, a kind of lingua franca used by the medieval saint-poets of northern India. But the broad range of contributors to the text produced a complex mix of regional dialects." McLeod, W. H. (1990). Textual Sources for the Study of Sikhism. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226560854 . Retrieved 11 June 2010. Introductory section consisting of the Mul Mantar, Japji Sahib, So Dhar (Rehras) and Sohila, composed by Guru Nanak;

William Owen Cole and Piara Singh Sambhi (1995), The Sikhs: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices, Sussex Academic Press, ISBN 978-1898723134, p. 44 For a more comprehensive discussion of these theories and evidence, see: Pashaura Singh (2003). The Guru Granth Sahib: Canon, Meaning and Authority. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-908773-0. Giorgio Shani (2007). Sikh Nationalism and Identity in a Global Age. Routledge. pp.30–31. ISBN 978-1-134-10189-4. Mann, Gurinder Singh (2001). The making of Sikh Scripture. Oxford University Press. p.5. ISBN 0-19-513024-3.

Gurinder Singh Mann (2001). The Making of Sikh Scripture. Oxford University Press. pp.36–38. ISBN 978-0-19-513024-9. In moderate-size gurdwaras, the palanquin step may be skipped and the scripture is simply carried on the head to its bedroom. [58] a b Singh, Jasjit (July 2014). "The Guru's Way: Exploring Diversity Among British Khalsa Sikhs". Religion Compass. 8 (7): 209–219. doi: 10.1111/rec3.12111. ISSN 1749-8171. Gurucharan Singh Anand (2011), Ram Rai, Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Editor in Chief: Harbans Singh, Punjab University a b c Kapoor, Sukhbir (2002). Guru Granth Sahib: An Advance Study. Hemkunt Press. p.139. ISBN 978-8170103219. Saif Sarohee Saithhee, Yehai Hamare Pir a b c Kristina Myrvold (2016). The Death of Sacred Texts: Ritual Disposal and Renovation of Texts in World Religions. Routledge. pp.125–144. ISBN 978-1-317-03640-1. a b c Singh, Khushwant (1991). A History of the Sikhs: Vol. 1. 1469–1839. Oxford University Press. pp.57–61.

In 1604, the first edition of the Sikh scripture, Adi Granth, was complete and officially approved by Guru Arjan. It was installed at the Golden Temple, with Baba Buddha as the first granthi or reader. [28] No hymns were added by Guru Hargobind, Guru Har Rai and Guru Har Krishan. In the Sikh tradition, Guru Hargobind is credited for adding the rāga tunes for nine out of 22 Vars. The hymns of IX Guru Tegh Bahadur, after his beheading in Delhi, were added to the scripture by his son and successor Guru Gobind Singh. [22] Surindar Singh Kohli, History of Punjabi Literature. p. 48. National Book, 1993. ISBN 978-81-7116-141-6. "When we go through the hymns and compositions of the Guru written in Sant Bhasha (saint-language), it appears that some Indian saint of 16th century...." Main articles: Gurmukhi and Sikh music The end part of the handwritten Adi Granth by Pratap Singh Giani on the first floor of the Golden TempleIn the 19th and 20th-century, several manuscript versions of the Adi Granth and the Guru Granth Sahib hymns were discovered. This triggered contesting theories about authenticity and how the canonical text of Sikhism evolved over time. There are five views: [41] Publishers barred from bringing out Guru Granth Sahib, Varinder Walia, Tribune India, April 23, 2006, Chandigarh a b c Arvind-Pal Singh Mandair (2013). Sikhism: A Guide for the Perplexed. Bloomsburg Academic. pp.86–87. ISBN 978-1-4411-0231-7.