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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 128007" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Bridging the communal divide in India</span></span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy"><em><strong>* Sikhs rebuild mosque, hand it over to Muslims</strong></em></span></p><p><em><strong><span style="color: navy">* Efforts underway in Indian Punjab to restore communal harmony</span></strong></em></p><p> </p><p><em><span style="color: navy">By Iftikhar Gilani - THE DAILY TIMES, Pakistan</span></em></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>NEW DELHI:</strong> Exhibiting communal camaraderie of the highest degree, the Sikh community in the Indian Punjab rebuild an old mosque demolished in 1947 and handed it over to Muslims last week.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">According to the fortnightly Milli Gazette, the mosque is situated in Sarwarpur village, 10 kilometres from Sadat Hasan Manto’s birthplace in Samrala town.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Local Sikh community handed over the keys to the elderly Muslim of the village at a ceremony attended by the Shiromani Gurdawara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) representative, local lawmakers and the Shahi Imam of Punjab, Maulana Habibur Rahma Sani Ludhianwi. Ludhianwi congratulated the Sikh community for their magnanimity and said it was “a slap on the face of communalists”.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Earlier in March, the Sikh community had handed over another mosque to Muslims which was being used as a Gurdwara for the past 60 years in Gurdaspur district on the banks of Beas River. Known as ‘Guru-ki-maseet’, the mosque is believed to have been built by Sikh Guru Hargobind Singh 370 years ago. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">According to the Sikh tradition, the Guru had converted the house of a Muslim man, who had passed away, into a mosque and started providing free meals to the poor there. But after 1947, Sikhs converted it into a Gurdwara.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has now been signed by the Nihangs, the Sikh caretakers of the mosque, and the Punjab Waqf Board. Board Administrator Dr Mohammad Rizwanul Haque described the MoU as an event that would pave the way for strengthening communal harmony in the area.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">According to the MoU, the Taruna Dal, a sect of Nihangs, will conserve and manage the historic mosque and allow Muslims to offer their prayers there.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">“For over 60-years, this mosque has been maintained by the Nihangs as it was abandoned at the time of the Partition,” said Haque. The mosque had been in disrepair for a long time and has been restored.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">While Sikhs offered their labour, Muslim masons repaired the walls and an all-women team of restorers lent its expertise to the task.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: navy">Last year, Sikhs of Chahar Mazra village in Ropar district had also built a mosque for their Muslim neighbours for prayers. After 1947, just 15 poor Muslim households were left in the village, who could not afford to build a mosque.</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">source: </span></strong><a href="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010/06/05/story_5-6-2010_pg7_21" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: #0000ff">http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\05\story_5-6-2010_pg7_21</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 128007, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Bridging the communal divide in India[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy][I][B]* Sikhs rebuild mosque, hand it over to Muslims[/B][/I][/COLOR] [I][B][COLOR=navy]* Efforts underway in Indian Punjab to restore communal harmony[/COLOR][/B][/I] [I][COLOR=navy]By Iftikhar Gilani - THE DAILY TIMES, Pakistan[/COLOR][/I] [COLOR=navy][B]NEW DELHI:[/B] Exhibiting communal camaraderie of the highest degree, the Sikh community in the Indian Punjab rebuild an old mosque demolished in 1947 and handed it over to Muslims last week.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]According to the fortnightly Milli Gazette, the mosque is situated in Sarwarpur village, 10 kilometres from Sadat Hasan Manto’s birthplace in Samrala town.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Local Sikh community handed over the keys to the elderly Muslim of the village at a ceremony attended by the Shiromani Gurdawara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) representative, local lawmakers and the Shahi Imam of Punjab, Maulana Habibur Rahma Sani Ludhianwi. Ludhianwi congratulated the Sikh community for their magnanimity and said it was “a slap on the face of communalists”.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Earlier in March, the Sikh community had handed over another mosque to Muslims which was being used as a Gurdwara for the past 60 years in Gurdaspur district on the banks of Beas River. Known as ‘Guru-ki-maseet’, the mosque is believed to have been built by Sikh Guru Hargobind Singh 370 years ago. [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]According to the Sikh tradition, the Guru had converted the house of a Muslim man, who had passed away, into a mosque and started providing free meals to the poor there. But after 1947, Sikhs converted it into a Gurdwara.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has now been signed by the Nihangs, the Sikh caretakers of the mosque, and the Punjab Waqf Board. Board Administrator Dr Mohammad Rizwanul Haque described the MoU as an event that would pave the way for strengthening communal harmony in the area.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]According to the MoU, the Taruna Dal, a sect of Nihangs, will conserve and manage the historic mosque and allow Muslims to offer their prayers there.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]“For over 60-years, this mosque has been maintained by the Nihangs as it was abandoned at the time of the Partition,” said Haque. The mosque had been in disrepair for a long time and has been restored.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]While Sikhs offered their labour, Muslim masons repaired the walls and an all-women team of restorers lent its expertise to the task.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Last year, Sikhs of Chahar Mazra village in Ropar district had also built a mosque for their Muslim neighbours for prayers. After 1947, just 15 poor Muslim households were left in the village, who could not afford to build a mosque.[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=navy]source: [/COLOR][/B][URL="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010/06/05/story_5-6-2010_pg7_21"][U][COLOR=#0000ff]http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\06\05\story_5-6-2010_pg7_21[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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