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Gurbani (14-53)
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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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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)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
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Chhant (435-462)
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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)
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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)
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Religious Tolerance Ebbing Around The World, Report Finds
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 151139" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy">August 9, 2011</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Religious tolerance ebbing around world, report finds</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">By Steven Edwards, Postmedia News - August 9, 2011 6:04 PM</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>UNITED NATIONS </strong>— Religious tolerance is in retreat in the world, where one-third of people face increasing harassment when seeking to practise their faith, a new study reveals.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Only for one per cent of the world's population was there an increase in religious freedom as measured by declines in government restrictions or social hostilities that target particular religious groups, according to Rising Restrictions on Religion by the Pew Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The three-year study through to mid-2009 found that restrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose in 23 of the world's 198 countries and fell in 12. Restrictions were essentially unchanged in the others.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Because several countries with increasing restrictions on religion are very populous, however, the increases affect a much larger share of people than of states," the report says, citing in particular China for a rise in government restrictions.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"In nearly three-quarters of all countries, private citizens or groups committed crimes, malicious acts or violence motivated by religious hatred or bias."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The predominantly Islamic Middle East and North Africa regions are the world's most religiously intolerant, with anti-blasphemy laws key to ensuring even Muslims — as well as Christians and the limited Jewish population outside Israel — are frequently harassed, the report shows.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">But intolerance has also been on the rise in Europe, home to five of the 10 countries that had a "substantial" increase in social hostilities: Bulgaria, Denmark, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"The kinds of social hostilities that recently erupted in violence in Norway have been rising across Europe," the report says, referring to the murderous attacks last month by Anders Breivik, who police believe was in part motivated by Islamophobic ideology.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Among the world's 25 most populous countries — which account for about 75 per cent of the global population — restrictions on religion substantially increased in eight countries and did not substantially decrease in any, the report says.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"In China, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, the increases were due primarily to rising levels of social hostilities involving religion," it says.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"In Egypt and France, the increases were mainly the result of government restrictions."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The rest of the 25 most populous countries, including the United States, did not experience substantial changes in either social hostilities or government-imposed restrictions.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Greece was the most populous of countries where government restrictions declined. It was followed by Togo, Nicaragua and the Republic of Macedonia.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Other countries that registered high or rising government or social harassment of their populations on religious grounds included India, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The report shows that Christians face harassment in the greatest number of countries: 130; followed by Muslims: 117.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">But in proportion to their numbers, some smaller religious groups faced especially widespread harassment. While Jews make up less than one per cent of the world's population, government or social harassment of Jewish people was reported in 75 countries. Harassment occurred in 84 countries involving members of other world religions — including Sikhs, ancient faiths such as Zoroastrianism, newer faith groups such as Baha'is and Rastafarians, and localized groups that practise tribal or folk religions.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><a href="mailto:sedwards@postmedia.com">sedwards@postmedia.com</a></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Twitter<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite4" alt=":mad:" title="Mad :mad:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":mad:" />stevenmedwards</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">© Copyright (c) Postmedia News</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong><a href="http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Religious+tolerance+ebbing+around+world+report+finds/5229861/story.html" target="_blank">http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Religious+tolerance+ebbing+around+world+report+finds/5229861/story.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 151139, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"]August 9, 2011 [B][SIZE="5"]Religious tolerance ebbing around world, report finds[/SIZE][/B] By Steven Edwards, Postmedia News - August 9, 2011 6:04 PM [B]UNITED NATIONS [/B]— Religious tolerance is in retreat in the world, where one-third of people face increasing harassment when seeking to practise their faith, a new study reveals. Only for one per cent of the world's population was there an increase in religious freedom as measured by declines in government restrictions or social hostilities that target particular religious groups, according to Rising Restrictions on Religion by the Pew Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life. The three-year study through to mid-2009 found that restrictions on religious beliefs and practices rose in 23 of the world's 198 countries and fell in 12. Restrictions were essentially unchanged in the others. "Because several countries with increasing restrictions on religion are very populous, however, the increases affect a much larger share of people than of states," the report says, citing in particular China for a rise in government restrictions. "In nearly three-quarters of all countries, private citizens or groups committed crimes, malicious acts or violence motivated by religious hatred or bias." The predominantly Islamic Middle East and North Africa regions are the world's most religiously intolerant, with anti-blasphemy laws key to ensuring even Muslims — as well as Christians and the limited Jewish population outside Israel — are frequently harassed, the report shows. But intolerance has also been on the rise in Europe, home to five of the 10 countries that had a "substantial" increase in social hostilities: Bulgaria, Denmark, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom. "The kinds of social hostilities that recently erupted in violence in Norway have been rising across Europe," the report says, referring to the murderous attacks last month by Anders Breivik, who police believe was in part motivated by Islamophobic ideology. Among the world's 25 most populous countries — which account for about 75 per cent of the global population — restrictions on religion substantially increased in eight countries and did not substantially decrease in any, the report says. "In China, Nigeria, Russia, Thailand, the United Kingdom and Vietnam, the increases were due primarily to rising levels of social hostilities involving religion," it says. "In Egypt and France, the increases were mainly the result of government restrictions." The rest of the 25 most populous countries, including the United States, did not experience substantial changes in either social hostilities or government-imposed restrictions. Greece was the most populous of countries where government restrictions declined. It was followed by Togo, Nicaragua and the Republic of Macedonia. Other countries that registered high or rising government or social harassment of their populations on religious grounds included India, Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The report shows that Christians face harassment in the greatest number of countries: 130; followed by Muslims: 117. But in proportion to their numbers, some smaller religious groups faced especially widespread harassment. While Jews make up less than one per cent of the world's population, government or social harassment of Jewish people was reported in 75 countries. Harassment occurred in 84 countries involving members of other world religions — including Sikhs, ancient faiths such as Zoroastrianism, newer faith groups such as Baha'is and Rastafarians, and localized groups that practise tribal or folk religions. [email]sedwards@postmedia.com[/email] Twitter:@stevenmedwards © Copyright (c) Postmedia News [B]source:[/B][url]http://www.montrealgazette.com/life/Religious+tolerance+ebbing+around+world+report+finds/5229861/story.html[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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