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Gurbani (151-185)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
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Gurbani (537-556)
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Gurbani (557-564)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
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Gurbani (696-703)
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Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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Gurbani (721-727)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
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Kaafee (761-762)
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Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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Gurbani (795-831)
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Thitteen (838-840)
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Chhant (843-848)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
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Gurbani (975-980)
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Gurbani (984-988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
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Kaafee (1014-1016)
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Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
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Bara Maha (1107-1110)
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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)
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Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
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Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
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Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
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Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
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Gurbani (1319-23)
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Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
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<blockquote data-quote="mystic" data-source="post: 59294" data-attributes="member: 1131"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Ik Ongkar Sri Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This Hukamnama was also encouraged and instigated by the actions of some "hardcore fundementalists" within the UK. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">There are a number of issues that need to be addressed:</span></p><p> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">“</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black">then</span><span style="color: black"> they MUST embrace the Sikh faith” </span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">what is the difference between a Muslim converting someone to Islam on the premise of marriage and this? This is an act of conversion, where do Sikhs practice conversion today or their history? </span></span></span><LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Where in the Sikh teachings (according to SGGS) is such an act “anti-sikhi”, especially as we (Sikhs) do not recognize distinction on caste, race or religion?</span></span></span></span> <LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If Sikhs “see” all as equals, why do we insist on this inequality</span></span></span></span> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Finally, according to the SRM how many marriages have taken place of Sikhs with Sikhs in our Gurdwaras todate? ( bearing in mind that a Sikh is also defined in the SRM)</span></span></span></span></li> </ul><p></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">E.g</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"> SRM states a Sikh is…</span></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: blue"><span style="color: blue"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">: </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Any human being who faithfully believes in</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><strong>i</strong></strong><strong><strong>.</strong></strong> One Immortal Being, </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong><strong>ii</strong></strong>. Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">iii. The Guru Granth Sahib, </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">iv. The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> v. the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion, is a Sikh</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><strong>A Sikh's personal life should comprehend:</strong></span></span></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">-</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">i. Meditation on </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Nam</span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> (Divine Substance, also translated as the God's attributed self) and the scriptures,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">ii. Leading <strong><u><strong>life according to the Guru's teachings</strong></u></strong> and</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">iii. Altruistic voluntary service.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">1. A Sikh should wake up in the ambrosial hours (three hours before the dawn), take bath and, concentrating his/her thoughts on One Immortal Being, repeat the name Waheguru (Wondrous Destroyer of darkness). </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">2. He/she should recite the following scriptural compositions every day : </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">a. The Japu, the Jaapu and the Ten Sawayyas (Quartets) - beginning "Sarwag sudh"-- in the morning.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">b. Sodar Rehras comprising the following compositions:- </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">i) nine hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib, <em><em>occuring</em></em><em><em> in the holy book after the Japuji Sahib</em></em>, (The Phrase in Italic has been interpolated by the translator to help locate the hymns more conveniently.) the first of which begins with "Sodar" and the last of which ends with "saran pare ki rakho sarma", </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">ii) The Benti Chaupai of the tenth Guru (beginning "hamri karo hath dai rachha" and ending with "dusht dokh te leho bachai", </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">iii) the Sawayya beginning with the words "pae gahe jab te tumre", </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">iv) the Dohira beginning with the words "sagal duar kau chhad kai". </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">v) the first five and the last pauris (stanzas) of Anand Sahib (The object of reciting the Anand as part of Sodar Rehras or at the conclusion of the congregational gathering is just to express joy and gratitude for the communion with the Guru ) and. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">vi) the Mundawani and the slok Mahla 5 beginning "tera kita jato nahi"- in the evening after sunset.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">(c) The Sohila - to be recited at night before going to bed. The morning and evening recitations should be concluded with the Ardas (formal supplication litany).</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">How many Anand Karaj have taken place where the "Sikhs" follow the definition above? </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This will show the hypocracy within the Punjabi community. This is NOT a sikh issue, its a Punjabi issue. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Gurfateh</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mystic, post: 59294, member: 1131"] [FONT=Arial]Ik Ongkar Sri Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh[/FONT] [FONT=Arial]This Hukamnama was also encouraged and instigated by the actions of some "hardcore fundementalists" within the UK. [/FONT] [FONT=Arial]There are a number of issues that need to be addressed:[/FONT] [LIST]<LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt">[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]“[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][COLOR=black][COLOR=windowtext]then[/COLOR][/COLOR][COLOR=black][COLOR=windowtext] they MUST embrace the Sikh faith” [/COLOR][/COLOR][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][FONT=Verdana]what is the difference between a Muslim converting someone to Islam on the premise of marriage and this? This is an act of conversion, where do Sikhs practice conversion today or their history? [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT]<LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt">[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]Where in the Sikh teachings (according to SGGS) is such an act “anti-sikhi”, especially as we (Sikhs) do not recognize distinction on caste, race or religion?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] <LI class=MsoNormal style="COLOR: blue; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 36.0pt">[FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]If Sikhs “see” all as equals, why do we insist on this inequality[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [*][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]Finally, according to the SRM how many marriages have taken place of Sikhs with Sikhs in our Gurdwaras todate? ( bearing in mind that a Sikh is also defined in the SRM)[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]E.g[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana] SRM states a Sikh is…[/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][SIZE=2][COLOR=blue][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]: [/FONT][/COLOR][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]Any human being who faithfully believes in [B][B]i[/B][/B][B][B].[/B][/B] One Immortal Being, [B][B]ii[/B][/B]. Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to Guru Gobind Singh Sahib, iii. The Guru Granth Sahib, iv. The utterances and teachings of the ten Gurus and[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial] v. the baptism bequeathed by the tenth Guru, and who does not owe allegiance to any other religion, is a Sikh[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial][B]A Sikh's personal life should comprehend:[/B][/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]- i. Meditation on [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]Nam[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial] (Divine Substance, also translated as the God's attributed self) and the scriptures, ii. Leading [B][U][B]life according to the Guru's teachings[/B][/U][/B] and iii. Altruistic voluntary service.[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]1. A Sikh should wake up in the ambrosial hours (three hours before the dawn), take bath and, concentrating his/her thoughts on One Immortal Being, repeat the name Waheguru (Wondrous Destroyer of darkness). 2. He/she should recite the following scriptural compositions every day : a. The Japu, the Jaapu and the Ten Sawayyas (Quartets) - beginning "Sarwag sudh"-- in the morning. b. Sodar Rehras comprising the following compositions:- i) nine hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib, [I][I]occuring[/I][/I][I][I] in the holy book after the Japuji Sahib[/I][/I], (The Phrase in Italic has been interpolated by the translator to help locate the hymns more conveniently.) the first of which begins with "Sodar" and the last of which ends with "saran pare ki rakho sarma", ii) The Benti Chaupai of the tenth Guru (beginning "hamri karo hath dai rachha" and ending with "dusht dokh te leho bachai", iii) the Sawayya beginning with the words "pae gahe jab te tumre", iv) the Dohira beginning with the words "sagal duar kau chhad kai". v) the first five and the last pauris (stanzas) of Anand Sahib (The object of reciting the Anand as part of Sodar Rehras or at the conclusion of the congregational gathering is just to express joy and gratitude for the communion with the Guru ) and. vi) the Mundawani and the slok Mahla 5 beginning "tera kita jato nahi"- in the evening after sunset. (c) The Sohila - to be recited at night before going to bed. The morning and evening recitations should be concluded with the Ardas (formal supplication litany).[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]How many Anand Karaj have taken place where the "Sikhs" follow the definition above? [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]This will show the hypocracy within the Punjabi community. This is NOT a sikh issue, its a Punjabi issue. [/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][FONT=Arial]Gurfateh[/FONT][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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