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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="Ishna" data-source="post: 141411" data-attributes="member: 2709"><p>Hi everyone</p><p></p><p>So my curiosity got the better of me tonight and I watched an episode of an Islamic da'wah program. It happened to be about women in Islam and was a recording of a Western woman who converted in the late '70s giving a talk at a US uni campus Muslim conference in 2002. Gee, I wish I paid this much attention when my boss was talking to me...! Anyway, this subject and the presenter had me transfixed to the tellie for the duration.</p><p></p><p>The presenter talked about her initial exposure to Islam when she was a uni student, talked about how she was lucky to come to Islam through books and not people (who often have their own version of things), how she learned that Islam is often mixed up with cultural practices that are at odds with Islam which you need to separate and she is lucky not to have that kind of cultural heritage because she can separate easily. She spoke about being challenged by American feminists about Islamic women being oppressed and the misconceptions. I could relate to this woman because I've seen some of this myself with Sikhi.</p><p></p><p>The second half of her discussion was about her understanding of the Hadiths and Quran with relation to women and the historical context surrounding Islam. She talked about the rights afforded to women in Islam which they didn't have at the time. Rights of inheritance, rights to vote, rights to education. And she spoke about how in America women only got the right to vote in early 1900s and in some states only got rights of inheritance in the '50s.</p><p></p><p>She said, the problems come up when people put culture before Islam. And I found myself thinking she's probably right.</p><p></p><p>Then I got thinking, if you could take a bunch of Sikhs, remove their cultures (whichever ones they might be), and put them in a brand new stare all of their own, by which laws would they be governed? Islam has hadiths and the Quran tells you how to live. If Muslims were in the place of our hypothetical Sikh community in our example here, they would theoretically have all the instruction they need. But what reference material would our Sikhs use? What would inform their day-to-day lives on a practical level?</p><p></p><p>The lack of laws and rules within Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is precisely why I think it is a truly universal, divinely inspired spiritual resource. But I find myself regularly wondering about the mundane, practical aspects of life and by extension what would guide Sikh governance.</p><p></p><p>In an ideal world I'm sure our Guru and our common sense would be all we need, but the majority of humans (myself included) are not up to that level of social evolution.</p><p></p><p>So I ask my cyber sangat here for your thoughts on this, please.</p><p></p><p>Ishna</p><p></p><p>sent from my iPod so probably dodgy, sorry!!</p><p> </p><p></p><p>The second half of</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ishna, post: 141411, member: 2709"] Hi everyone So my curiosity got the better of me tonight and I watched an episode of an Islamic da'wah program. It happened to be about women in Islam and was a recording of a Western woman who converted in the late '70s giving a talk at a US uni campus Muslim conference in 2002. Gee, I wish I paid this much attention when my boss was talking to me...! Anyway, this subject and the presenter had me transfixed to the tellie for the duration. The presenter talked about her initial exposure to Islam when she was a uni student, talked about how she was lucky to come to Islam through books and not people (who often have their own version of things), how she learned that Islam is often mixed up with cultural practices that are at odds with Islam which you need to separate and she is lucky not to have that kind of cultural heritage because she can separate easily. She spoke about being challenged by American feminists about Islamic women being oppressed and the misconceptions. I could relate to this woman because I've seen some of this myself with Sikhi. The second half of her discussion was about her understanding of the Hadiths and Quran with relation to women and the historical context surrounding Islam. She talked about the rights afforded to women in Islam which they didn't have at the time. Rights of inheritance, rights to vote, rights to education. And she spoke about how in America women only got the right to vote in early 1900s and in some states only got rights of inheritance in the '50s. She said, the problems come up when people put culture before Islam. And I found myself thinking she's probably right. Then I got thinking, if you could take a bunch of Sikhs, remove their cultures (whichever ones they might be), and put them in a brand new stare all of their own, by which laws would they be governed? Islam has hadiths and the Quran tells you how to live. If Muslims were in the place of our hypothetical Sikh community in our example here, they would theoretically have all the instruction they need. But what reference material would our Sikhs use? What would inform their day-to-day lives on a practical level? The lack of laws and rules within Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is precisely why I think it is a truly universal, divinely inspired spiritual resource. But I find myself regularly wondering about the mundane, practical aspects of life and by extension what would guide Sikh governance. In an ideal world I'm sure our Guru and our common sense would be all we need, but the majority of humans (myself included) are not up to that level of social evolution. So I ask my cyber sangat here for your thoughts on this, please. Ishna sent from my iPod so probably dodgy, sorry!! The second half of [/QUOTE]
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