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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="AngloSikhPeace" data-source="post: 196709" data-attributes="member: 19790"><p>I personally disagree with these assessments that Sikhism is shrinking, or that Sikhs have lost their 'glory days' in the 1800s. Firstly, Ranjit Singh's empire was hardly glorious from a Sikhi perspective. He attacked other Sikhs and launched wars against them, he ruled like a Sultan, and he sent the Dorga generals to conquer foreign countries (and butcher and enslave the populace there if they rebelled). Christian missionaries infested the Sikh Kingdom, many estimated that the country would soon entirely convert to Christianity. It's no coincidence that the first Indian king to convert to Christianity under British rule was a Sikh. Sikhism was utterly tied in with the affairs of the army and the state, it wasn't as much of a religious faith any more but a caste of its own. This is the reason why Sikhism nearly collapsed after the loss of the empire: without an army, without a king, Sikhs were directionless and people lost faith because they had been taught to believe that the Sikh Kingdom <em>was</em> the victory over all evil that Guruji had promised us.</p><p></p><p>This is the fate that befell the Zoroastrians. They placed their faith not in their God and the teachings of their Prophet, but in their Emperor, their temples and their priesthood. Iran, in their eyes, was God's sacred space on earth, an eternal kingdom devoted to order and truth. When the Muslims invaded, deposed their king, burned their temples, extinguished their fires and killed their priests, the Persians could no longer believe in the truth of their religion. So they converted to Nestorianism and Islam in large numbers. </p><p></p><p>Sikhism, amazingly, was spared this fate. After nearly going extinct, the Sikh faith started growing rapidly again, largely due to the efforts of the Singh Sabha movement. Somehow, Sikhs came to realise that the Khalsa was a higher truth than merely imperial power, that Khalsa Raj was not about arrogantly trying to hold dominion over the earth as the Maharajas tried to do.</p><p></p><p>Also, Sikhs started to emigrate in large numbers. Every instance of crisis and suffering in Panjab sends Sikhs moving out across the world in search of new lands. With the Sikhs in one place, it was possible for them to die out, either due to persecution or due to changing attitudes and social-economic trends. But with a large Sikh community all around the world, this is not an issue. The problems that affect Sikhs in India do not affect those in England directly. The threats to the Sikh identity in east Africa have no impact on those in America.</p><p></p><p>Sikh scholars and religious teachers are not dying out, there is plenty of piety left, it isn't all just pointless ritualism. Perhaps things are changing in a way that some don't particularly like (not going to get into sectarian debates here) but Sikhs are hardly suffering in the same way that Jews and Parsis are. The Parsis are nearly extinct, and the Jews are facing a massive demographic decline, orthodox practicing Jews are very hard to find. True, there are a large number of Sikhs with cut hair, and the percentage of Initiated Sikhs is low. But that will always be the case. It will not be possible to turn everybody into a Khalsa Sikh. In fact, not everybody is suited to living that life, and if everybody was a turban-wearing Sikh the faith would end up brought into disrepute and fall into ritualism.</p><p></p><p>Sikhism is a growing religion, despite the worries about it. It has all the qualities it needs to survive. That's not to say people should become complacent, but fear and pessimism are misplaced.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AngloSikhPeace, post: 196709, member: 19790"] I personally disagree with these assessments that Sikhism is shrinking, or that Sikhs have lost their 'glory days' in the 1800s. Firstly, Ranjit Singh's empire was hardly glorious from a Sikhi perspective. He attacked other Sikhs and launched wars against them, he ruled like a Sultan, and he sent the Dorga generals to conquer foreign countries (and butcher and enslave the populace there if they rebelled). Christian missionaries infested the Sikh Kingdom, many estimated that the country would soon entirely convert to Christianity. It's no coincidence that the first Indian king to convert to Christianity under British rule was a Sikh. Sikhism was utterly tied in with the affairs of the army and the state, it wasn't as much of a religious faith any more but a caste of its own. This is the reason why Sikhism nearly collapsed after the loss of the empire: without an army, without a king, Sikhs were directionless and people lost faith because they had been taught to believe that the Sikh Kingdom [I]was[/I] the victory over all evil that Guruji had promised us. This is the fate that befell the Zoroastrians. They placed their faith not in their God and the teachings of their Prophet, but in their Emperor, their temples and their priesthood. Iran, in their eyes, was God's sacred space on earth, an eternal kingdom devoted to order and truth. When the Muslims invaded, deposed their king, burned their temples, extinguished their fires and killed their priests, the Persians could no longer believe in the truth of their religion. So they converted to Nestorianism and Islam in large numbers. Sikhism, amazingly, was spared this fate. After nearly going extinct, the Sikh faith started growing rapidly again, largely due to the efforts of the Singh Sabha movement. Somehow, Sikhs came to realise that the Khalsa was a higher truth than merely imperial power, that Khalsa Raj was not about arrogantly trying to hold dominion over the earth as the Maharajas tried to do. Also, Sikhs started to emigrate in large numbers. Every instance of crisis and suffering in Panjab sends Sikhs moving out across the world in search of new lands. With the Sikhs in one place, it was possible for them to die out, either due to persecution or due to changing attitudes and social-economic trends. But with a large Sikh community all around the world, this is not an issue. The problems that affect Sikhs in India do not affect those in England directly. The threats to the Sikh identity in east Africa have no impact on those in America. Sikh scholars and religious teachers are not dying out, there is plenty of piety left, it isn't all just pointless ritualism. Perhaps things are changing in a way that some don't particularly like (not going to get into sectarian debates here) but Sikhs are hardly suffering in the same way that Jews and Parsis are. The Parsis are nearly extinct, and the Jews are facing a massive demographic decline, orthodox practicing Jews are very hard to find. True, there are a large number of Sikhs with cut hair, and the percentage of Initiated Sikhs is low. But that will always be the case. It will not be possible to turn everybody into a Khalsa Sikh. In fact, not everybody is suited to living that life, and if everybody was a turban-wearing Sikh the faith would end up brought into disrepute and fall into ritualism. Sikhism is a growing religion, despite the worries about it. It has all the qualities it needs to survive. That's not to say people should become complacent, but fear and pessimism are misplaced. [/QUOTE]
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