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Composition, Arrangement & Layout
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: 167312" data-attributes="member: 17438"><p>cheerleader</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>“In the name of the Catholic World, I bow with respect before the memory of Rumi.”</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong></strong><em>- Pope John XXIII, Message to Turkey, 1958</em></span> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>My dear brother Auzer ji peacesignkaur</p><p> </p><p>I am so pleased that you have such a positive view of Sufism. </p><p> </p><p>The Sufi mystics of the Islamic world have been imensely important to my spiritual development. As you will know, the Guru Granth Sahib ji also contains the writings of some great Punjabi Sufis such as Baba Farid. </p><p> </p><p>I have met Orthodox Sunni Muslims who have expressed great negativity towards Sufism and it always saddens me, since I feel that they are missing out on great, poetic literature that all Muslims should and deserve to take pride in. </p><p> </p><p>The Sufi way of expressing the relationship between God and the human soul as lover and Beloved, the emphasis upon interior virtues as opposed to outward religious practices, the daring manner in which these mystics decry ritualistic perversions of religion, the emphasis above all on love and the experience of <em>fana (self-annihilation) </em>in God, as well as the recognition of the Presence of God in all things, has always struck me as the summit of literary genius and as ranking amongst the greatest corpus of sacred poetry ever penned by man. </p><p> </p><p>Traditional Sunni and Shi'a Islam as practised by the ulema and scholars, with the notable exception of the mystically inclined Al-Ghazzali, has always frowned upon the ideas of union with God, fana, panentheistic tendecies (seeing God in all things) and gone rather more towards a wholly transcedent concept of Divinity, a God who is inexpressible and "other" and a radical understanding of God and creation as completely distinct, coupled with a stringent emphasis on ritualistic practices, the obeying of Shari'ah law, outward forms of prayer etc. </p><p> </p><p>I have always admired the Sufis for maintaining their distinct understanding of Allah and creation right in the heart of the Islamic world, even with - at times - persecution (my favourite Sufi mystic Attar, was branded a heretic by the ulema and had to flee to another country). </p><p> </p><p>Sufism was instrumental to the spread of Islam in South Asia as you say. It is sad to see it declining today when it has been so influential in Islamic history, despite its bordering at some times within heterodox fields (Although Sufis like Rumi expressed their dedication to Orthodox Islam).</p><p> </p><p>May I ask which Sufi poet speaks to you the most? </p><p> </p><p>It is difficult but I think that Attar is my favourite. The Conference of the Birds is just <em>epic! </em></p><p> </p><p>I also have a "thing" for the more heretical thinkers such as Omar Khayyam - that incredible poet who was the most read literary figure from the Islamic world during the late nineteenth and Edwardian eras in the Anglophone world. He wasn't a practising Muslim, in the sense that he did not feel obliged to allegiance himself with any established religion, however he wrote in the same style and spirituality of the greatest of the mainline Sufi poets of Islam and so is ranked among them. </p><p> </p><p>Rumi is immensely popular today, however he has been abused to a certain extent by the New Age movement (and bogus translations of his writings by the likes of Coleman Barks who can't even read Persian!). </p><p> </p><p>He has been popular with Catholics though for a long time, as one can see from Blessed Pope John XXIII's accolade of him at the start of this post. </p><p> </p><p>Louis Massignon, a great Catholic priest and Islamologist of the early 20th century, was devoted to the more controversiaL Islamic mystic Al-Hallaj who was executed by means of crucifixtion, in the exact same manner as his hero Jesus (although of course Muslims don't believe Jesus was crucified), for declaring, "I am the Truth". Massignon expressed the hope that Al-Hallaj, despite being Sufi, would one day be canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint because of his great Christ-like qualities.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_member15, post: 167312, member: 17438"] cheerleader [SIZE=4][B]“In the name of the Catholic World, I bow with respect before the memory of Rumi.” [/B][I]- Pope John XXIII, Message to Turkey, 1958[/I][/SIZE] My dear brother Auzer ji peacesignkaur I am so pleased that you have such a positive view of Sufism. The Sufi mystics of the Islamic world have been imensely important to my spiritual development. As you will know, the Guru Granth Sahib ji also contains the writings of some great Punjabi Sufis such as Baba Farid. I have met Orthodox Sunni Muslims who have expressed great negativity towards Sufism and it always saddens me, since I feel that they are missing out on great, poetic literature that all Muslims should and deserve to take pride in. The Sufi way of expressing the relationship between God and the human soul as lover and Beloved, the emphasis upon interior virtues as opposed to outward religious practices, the daring manner in which these mystics decry ritualistic perversions of religion, the emphasis above all on love and the experience of [I]fana (self-annihilation) [/I]in God, as well as the recognition of the Presence of God in all things, has always struck me as the summit of literary genius and as ranking amongst the greatest corpus of sacred poetry ever penned by man. Traditional Sunni and Shi'a Islam as practised by the ulema and scholars, with the notable exception of the mystically inclined Al-Ghazzali, has always frowned upon the ideas of union with God, fana, panentheistic tendecies (seeing God in all things) and gone rather more towards a wholly transcedent concept of Divinity, a God who is inexpressible and "other" and a radical understanding of God and creation as completely distinct, coupled with a stringent emphasis on ritualistic practices, the obeying of Shari'ah law, outward forms of prayer etc. I have always admired the Sufis for maintaining their distinct understanding of Allah and creation right in the heart of the Islamic world, even with - at times - persecution (my favourite Sufi mystic Attar, was branded a heretic by the ulema and had to flee to another country). Sufism was instrumental to the spread of Islam in South Asia as you say. It is sad to see it declining today when it has been so influential in Islamic history, despite its bordering at some times within heterodox fields (Although Sufis like Rumi expressed their dedication to Orthodox Islam). May I ask which Sufi poet speaks to you the most? It is difficult but I think that Attar is my favourite. The Conference of the Birds is just [I]epic! [/I] I also have a "thing" for the more heretical thinkers such as Omar Khayyam - that incredible poet who was the most read literary figure from the Islamic world during the late nineteenth and Edwardian eras in the Anglophone world. He wasn't a practising Muslim, in the sense that he did not feel obliged to allegiance himself with any established religion, however he wrote in the same style and spirituality of the greatest of the mainline Sufi poets of Islam and so is ranked among them. Rumi is immensely popular today, however he has been abused to a certain extent by the New Age movement (and bogus translations of his writings by the likes of Coleman Barks who can't even read Persian!). He has been popular with Catholics though for a long time, as one can see from Blessed Pope John XXIII's accolade of him at the start of this post. Louis Massignon, a great Catholic priest and Islamologist of the early 20th century, was devoted to the more controversiaL Islamic mystic Al-Hallaj who was executed by means of crucifixtion, in the exact same manner as his hero Jesus (although of course Muslims don't believe Jesus was crucified), for declaring, "I am the Truth". Massignon expressed the hope that Al-Hallaj, despite being Sufi, would one day be canonized by the Catholic Church as a saint because of his great Christ-like qualities. [/QUOTE]
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