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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (728-750)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
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ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
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<blockquote data-quote="Akashdeep Singh" data-source="post: 49617" data-attributes="member: 3640"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> I have doubts that <strong>Bhai Mani Singh</strong> ji ever wrote that letter.</span> <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>Bhai Mani Singh</strong> ji were martyred in <strong>1734 AD</strong>. This so called letter which people say that Bhai Mani Singh Ji wrote to <strong>Mataji</strong> mentions the rumor of <strong>Banda Singh Bahadar </strong>escaping the prison. Banda Singh Bahadar was martyred in <strong>1716 AD</strong>. Therefore, if this letter was written (which people argue) then it could only have been written between <span style="color: Red"><strong>1716 AD - 1734 AD</strong></span>. Now lets see some issues associated with this so called letter.</span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">In all the Gurmukhi prose writings of that period (e.g., the <em>Hukamnamas </em>of Guru Gobind Singh and Banda Singh Bahadar), words constituting a sentence were joined together, without leaving blank spaces between them. And, this method of writing continued to be followed right upto <strong>1867 A.D.</strong>, as shown by a copy of the newspaper '<strong>Akhbar Sri Darbar Sahib</strong>' published in that year. <span style="color: Red"><strong>But the words in the so-called letter of Bhai Mani Singh are not joined together, and are separated by blank spaces.</strong></span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">The following are different from the writings of Bhai Mani Singh's period.</span><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red">The shape of letters, and <br /> </span></span></strong></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="color: Red">The liberal use of <em>bindi</em> of the Gurmukhi script in the letter.</span></span></strong></li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Trying to associate the name of a learned person like <strong>Bhai Mani Singh</strong> ji with <strong>Chritro pakhyan</strong> through this letter puts the final stamp on fakenss of this letter. It is unimaginable that a learned person like <span style="color: Red"><strong>Bhai Mani Singh</strong> ji could ever send something like <strong>Chritro pakhyan </strong>to <strong>Mataji</strong></span>. No respectful Sikh can read Chritro Pakhyan in the presence of a lady or in sangat, then how can a learned person like <strong>Bhai Mani Singh </strong>send that to <strong>Mataji</strong>?</span></li> </ol><p>Sat Shri Akaal,</p><p>-Akashdeep</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Akashdeep Singh, post: 49617, member: 3640"] [FONT=Arial] I have doubts that [B]Bhai Mani Singh[/B] ji ever wrote that letter.[/FONT][LIST=1] [*][FONT=Arial][B]Bhai Mani Singh[/B] ji were martyred in [B]1734 AD[/B]. This so called letter which people say that Bhai Mani Singh Ji wrote to [B]Mataji[/B] mentions the rumor of [B]Banda Singh Bahadar [/B]escaping the prison. Banda Singh Bahadar was martyred in [B]1716 AD[/B]. Therefore, if this letter was written (which people argue) then it could only have been written between [COLOR=Red][B]1716 AD - 1734 AD[/B][/COLOR]. Now lets see some issues associated with this so called letter.[/FONT] [*][FONT=Arial]In all the Gurmukhi prose writings of that period (e.g., the [I]Hukamnamas [/I]of Guru Gobind Singh and Banda Singh Bahadar), words constituting a sentence were joined together, without leaving blank spaces between them. And, this method of writing continued to be followed right upto [B]1867 A.D.[/B], as shown by a copy of the newspaper '[B]Akhbar Sri Darbar Sahib[/B]' published in that year. [COLOR=Red][B]But the words in the so-called letter of Bhai Mani Singh are not joined together, and are separated by blank spaces.[/B][/COLOR][/FONT] [*][FONT=Arial]The following are different from the writings of Bhai Mani Singh's period.[/FONT][LIST=1] [*][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red]The shape of letters, and [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [*][B][FONT=Arial][COLOR=Red]The liberal use of [I]bindi[/I] of the Gurmukhi script in the letter.[/COLOR][/FONT][/B][/LIST] [*][FONT=Arial]Trying to associate the name of a learned person like [B]Bhai Mani Singh[/B] ji with [B]Chritro pakhyan[/B] through this letter puts the final stamp on fakenss of this letter. It is unimaginable that a learned person like [COLOR=Red][B]Bhai Mani Singh[/B] ji could ever send something like [B]Chritro pakhyan [/B]to [B]Mataji[/B][/COLOR]. No respectful Sikh can read Chritro Pakhyan in the presence of a lady or in sangat, then how can a learned person like [B]Bhai Mani Singh [/B]send that to [B]Mataji[/B]?[/FONT][/LIST]Sat Shri Akaal, -Akashdeep [/QUOTE]
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