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Guru Granth Sahib
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_Member16" data-source="post: 46293" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: #000080"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Akal Takht to launch campaign for universal identity of Sikhs</span></strong> </span><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 10px">RAVINDER SINGH ROBIN IN SWITZERLAND - </span><span style="font-size: 12px">Punjabnewsline.com</span> </span><span style="color: #000080">Monday, 25 September 2006 </span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">LANGENTHAL CITY: Joginder Singh Vedanti said at the opening ceremony of a Gurdwara or a Sikh shrine at Langenthal city in Switzerland that the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal and spiritual seat of Sikhism, would try to dispel confusion about their unique culture.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">"We have representatives of the Sikh community working at various places. An effort is being made through the Akal Takht, to call in people from different religions and dispel the confusions regarding our identity," Vedanti said.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Sikhs say laws in European countries target their religious tenets. For instance, France banned Sikh turbans in state schools in 2004, urging Sikhs to mobilise support against the law.</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Uncut hair covered by a turban is an article of faith of the Sikh religion, founded more than 500 years ago. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">A few members of the community had also said that they were being forced to appear bare headed for photographs needed to obtain official documents like identity cards and driving license.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Ranjit Singh, a resident, said the issue of identity crisis among Sikhs needed to be addressed. </span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">"The Sikhs world over seems to have been plagued with some sort of identity crisis. Take for instance in France, Sikh children were not allowed to wear turbans. Secondly, we have been trying hard for the past several years to tell people who are the Sikhs really. We want to tell them that Sikhs are a nice community," said Singh.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak, is an amalgam of elements from both Hinduism and Islam.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">Sikhs have their holy book, Granth Sahib, which are the works of its 10 Gurus alongwith Hindu and Muslim writings.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">It neither believe in idol worship, unlike the Hindus, but was a believer in 'Karma' (action) as the only means of attaining 'moksha' (salvation).</span></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Worldwide, Sikhs number more than 23 million but more than 90 percent of them live in India's northern Punjab province.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000080">Sikhs form only about two percent of the Indian population.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: #000080">However, migration since the early nineteenth century led to the creation of significant communities in Canada, the UK, the USA, Western Europe, Australia.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 46293, member: 884"] [COLOR=#000080][B][SIZE=5]Akal Takht to launch campaign for universal identity of Sikhs[/SIZE][/B] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000080][SIZE=2]RAVINDER SINGH ROBIN IN SWITZERLAND - [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Punjabnewsline.com[/SIZE] [/COLOR][COLOR=#000080]Monday, 25 September 2006 [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]LANGENTHAL CITY: Joginder Singh Vedanti said at the opening ceremony of a Gurdwara or a Sikh shrine at Langenthal city in Switzerland that the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal and spiritual seat of Sikhism, would try to dispel confusion about their unique culture.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"We have representatives of the Sikh community working at various places. An effort is being made through the Akal Takht, to call in people from different religions and dispel the confusions regarding our identity," Vedanti said.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Sikhs say laws in European countries target their religious tenets. For instance, France banned Sikh turbans in state schools in 2004, urging Sikhs to mobilise support against the law.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Uncut hair covered by a turban is an article of faith of the Sikh religion, founded more than 500 years ago. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]A few members of the community had also said that they were being forced to appear bare headed for photographs needed to obtain official documents like identity cards and driving license.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Ranjit Singh, a resident, said the issue of identity crisis among Sikhs needed to be addressed. [/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]"The Sikhs world over seems to have been plagued with some sort of identity crisis. Take for instance in France, Sikh children were not allowed to wear turbans. Secondly, we have been trying hard for the past several years to tell people who are the Sikhs really. We want to tell them that Sikhs are a nice community," said Singh.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Sikhism, founded by Guru Nanak, is an amalgam of elements from both Hinduism and Islam.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Sikhs have their holy book, Granth Sahib, which are the works of its 10 Gurus alongwith Hindu and Muslim writings.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]It neither believe in idol worship, unlike the Hindus, but was a believer in 'Karma' (action) as the only means of attaining 'moksha' (salvation).[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Worldwide, Sikhs number more than 23 million but more than 90 percent of them live in India's northern Punjab province.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]Sikhs form only about two percent of the Indian population.[/COLOR] [COLOR=#000080]However, migration since the early nineteenth century led to the creation of significant communities in Canada, the UK, the USA, Western Europe, Australia.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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