Guru Granth Sahib

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (Punjabi: ???? ???? ????? ????? ??) — Granth is Punjabi for book; Sahib is Hindi meaning master, from Arabic, meaning companion, friend, owner, or master — is more than a holy book of the Sikhs. The Sikhs treat this Granth (holy book) as a living Guru. The holy text spans 1430 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the founders of the Sikh religion and various other Saints from other religions including Hinduism and Islam.

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Punjabi - Punjabi - Hindi - Arabic - Sikh - Granth - Guru - The founders of the Sikh religion - Saint - Hinduism - Islam

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The Adi Granth is often — incorrectly — used to refer to the Guru Granth Sahib. The Adi Granth only forms the portion of the Guru Granth Sahib which Guru Arjan compiled in 1604.

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Adi Granth - Guru Arjan

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The Granth was made a guru by the last of the living Sikh Masters, Guru Gobind Singh in 1708. Guru Gobind Singh said before his demise that the Sikhs were to treat the Granth as their next Guru:

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Guru Gobind Singh - 1708

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:Punjabi: ??? ????? ?? ???? ?? ???? ????? ?????

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:Transliteration: Sab sikhan k? hukam hai gur? m?ny? granth

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:English: All Sikhs are commanded to take the Granth as Guru

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When one visits a Sikh Temple or Gurdwara the Granth forms the main part of the Darbar Sahib or Main Hall. The Holy Book is placed on a dominant platform and covered in very beautiful and attractive coloured fine cloth. The platform is always covered by a canopy, which is also decorated in expensive and very attractive coloured materials. Although the original text is written in Gurmukhi, it contains many languages including Punjabi, Sanskrit and Persian.

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Gurdwara - Darbar - Gurmukhi - Punjabi - Sanskrit - Persian

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The holy text comprises over 5000 Shabhads or hymns which are poetically constructed; are designed for various different musical Ragas; can be set to predetermined musical Talas (rhythmic beats) and have a definite message for the whole of humanity.

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Shabhad - Raga - Tala

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Below an extract from page 15 of Guru Granth Sahib:

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:n?nak k?gad lakh man? pari pari k?cai bh?'u

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:mas? t?ti na ?va'? l?khani pa'unu cal?'u

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