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ਜਪੁ | Jup
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_member15" data-source="post: 164500" data-attributes="member: 17438"><p>My dear brother Astroboy ji peacesign</p><p> </p><p>No, our Muslim brothers do indeed believe that hell is a <em>place </em>and indeed have gone further than even other forms of Christianity and Zoroastrianism, in that Islam regards heaven as a <em>paradise of carnal pleasures; with beautiful houris (virgin women), boys like pearls (waiters - I hope lol), gardens, rivers of wine etc. And Hell is a place of real fire and torment with different layers for hypocrites, blasphemers etc. and were people are scolded, have their skin ripped off and are made to drink burning liquid and many other horrors. </em></p><p> </p><p>These elaborate descriptions come from the Holy Qur'an itself, and Muslims have always interpreted it literally. You see, the ahadith and Sunnah take it as literal as well, and Islam has no room for development of doctrine. </p><p> </p><p>The origins of Islam are somewhat obscure. There is another thread on this by Seeker. Its a complex and largely unstudied issue. There is some evidence that the roots of Islam emerged from Arian Christianity (those who rejected the belief in Christ's divinity), mixed with native Arabian beliefs and customs and that it then was codified into a coherent system of belief under the Abbasid Caliphate. The Qur'an might have been in origin a Syriac, Arian Christian lectionary, which was then expanded, interpolated, changed, revised etc. </p><p> </p><p>Islam did embrace Jesus as a prophet and as Muhammad's forerunner however the Muslim Jesus was not crucified, did not teach one to love one's enemies, did not speak parables etc. etc. The Jesus of the Qur'an is merely a miracle-worker not the profound Teacher of the Gospels. Muslims do not have any of Jesus' teachings, apart from one's unique to the Qur'an that bear no relation to the historical Jesus' message. So there is actually very little, if anything, of <em>Jesus in Islam in a substantial sense other than accepting Him as a prophet. </em>They also have a high regard for his Mother Mary but draw many episodes of her life in the Qur'an from apochryphal material written hundreds of years after Mary's life which is nothing to do with the historical Mother Mary. </p><p> </p><p>Islam is very much a <em>melange of various religious beliefs - some Christian, some Jewish, some Zoroastrian. Visually speaking it has more in common with Judaism than Christianity, given its heavy emphasis on ritual, purity laws, dietary rules - all of which Christianity lacks and is indeed against. It shares with Zoroastrianism a belief in literal hell and heave, Judgement Day, resurrection from the dead etc. I would say the latter is like Christianity as well except, as you can see, we understand these things very differently. </em></p><p> </p><p>Morally speaking, Islamic and Christian ethics are quite distinct. I will not go into those details, for fear of upsetting or offending our beloved Muslim brothers, but Jesus' teachings and Muhammad's as we have them in the Qur'an and Hadith are quite different. </p><p> </p><p>Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam that arose in opposition to the worldliness of the early Islamic caliphates and which takes inspiration from many different religions, has much in common with Christianity and there is evidence that the first Sufis may have been converts from Arabian, monastic Christianity - bringing with them mysticism into the Muslim world which became blended with Neoplatonism, Hindu concepts etc. to form that sublime movement of Sufism which is often characterized by very liberal, highly figurative interpretations of the Qur'an. </p><p> </p><p>However Orthodox Islam <em>proper </em>is quite a different matter. </p><p> </p><p>We both believe in One God, that God is Sovereign, existence of angels and the importance of submitting to Will of God but that is really where the similarities end, and even in these similarities we have very different understandings of these concepts but that would take me a while too explain and is a different topic. </p><p> </p><p>So its a difficult one for me to explain, personally :motherlylove:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member15, post: 164500, member: 17438"] My dear brother Astroboy ji peacesign No, our Muslim brothers do indeed believe that hell is a [I]place [/I]and indeed have gone further than even other forms of Christianity and Zoroastrianism, in that Islam regards heaven as a [I]paradise of carnal pleasures; with beautiful houris (virgin women), boys like pearls (waiters - I hope lol), gardens, rivers of wine etc. And Hell is a place of real fire and torment with different layers for hypocrites, blasphemers etc. and were people are scolded, have their skin ripped off and are made to drink burning liquid and many other horrors. [/I] These elaborate descriptions come from the Holy Qur'an itself, and Muslims have always interpreted it literally. You see, the ahadith and Sunnah take it as literal as well, and Islam has no room for development of doctrine. The origins of Islam are somewhat obscure. There is another thread on this by Seeker. Its a complex and largely unstudied issue. There is some evidence that the roots of Islam emerged from Arian Christianity (those who rejected the belief in Christ's divinity), mixed with native Arabian beliefs and customs and that it then was codified into a coherent system of belief under the Abbasid Caliphate. The Qur'an might have been in origin a Syriac, Arian Christian lectionary, which was then expanded, interpolated, changed, revised etc. Islam did embrace Jesus as a prophet and as Muhammad's forerunner however the Muslim Jesus was not crucified, did not teach one to love one's enemies, did not speak parables etc. etc. The Jesus of the Qur'an is merely a miracle-worker not the profound Teacher of the Gospels. Muslims do not have any of Jesus' teachings, apart from one's unique to the Qur'an that bear no relation to the historical Jesus' message. So there is actually very little, if anything, of [I]Jesus in Islam in a substantial sense other than accepting Him as a prophet. [/I]They also have a high regard for his Mother Mary but draw many episodes of her life in the Qur'an from apochryphal material written hundreds of years after Mary's life which is nothing to do with the historical Mother Mary. Islam is very much a [I]melange of various religious beliefs - some Christian, some Jewish, some Zoroastrian. Visually speaking it has more in common with Judaism than Christianity, given its heavy emphasis on ritual, purity laws, dietary rules - all of which Christianity lacks and is indeed against. It shares with Zoroastrianism a belief in literal hell and heave, Judgement Day, resurrection from the dead etc. I would say the latter is like Christianity as well except, as you can see, we understand these things very differently. [/I] Morally speaking, Islamic and Christian ethics are quite distinct. I will not go into those details, for fear of upsetting or offending our beloved Muslim brothers, but Jesus' teachings and Muhammad's as we have them in the Qur'an and Hadith are quite different. Sufism, the mystical dimension of Islam that arose in opposition to the worldliness of the early Islamic caliphates and which takes inspiration from many different religions, has much in common with Christianity and there is evidence that the first Sufis may have been converts from Arabian, monastic Christianity - bringing with them mysticism into the Muslim world which became blended with Neoplatonism, Hindu concepts etc. to form that sublime movement of Sufism which is often characterized by very liberal, highly figurative interpretations of the Qur'an. However Orthodox Islam [I]proper [/I]is quite a different matter. We both believe in One God, that God is Sovereign, existence of angels and the importance of submitting to Will of God but that is really where the similarities end, and even in these similarities we have very different understandings of these concepts but that would take me a while too explain and is a different topic. So its a difficult one for me to explain, personally :motherlylove: [/QUOTE]
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