Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Guru Granth Sahib Ji, earlier known as Adi Granth, is the 'eleventh guru' of the sikhs. The holy script was compiled by sikh gurus from 1469 to 1708, containing the text of text of 1430 angs (pages). The Divinity ( Faiths and belief systems ) of our gurus is mentioned in our eternal sikh scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji, the living Guru. This not only explains us about the pure lives lived by our great gurus, but also explains that how pure our life can be that leads to moksha. All the text mentioned in Guru Granth Sahib Ji is known as 'Gurbani', which is also known as 'Dhur ki bani', which means 'words of God'.

Guru granth sahib contains the hymns of all the nine gurus along with the traditions and teachings of fifteen other sants (saints) such as Kabir, Namdev, Ravidas, Sheikh Farid and several others. There are 31 main rāgs within the Gurū Granth Sāhib. The granth further comprises over 5000 śabads or hymns. Guru Granth Sahib was given the Guruship by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, in the year 1708. Guru Gobind Singh ji said that before his demise, the Sikhs were to treat the Granth Sahib as their next Guru. Guru Ji said – “Sab Sikhan ko hokam hai Guru Manyo Granth” meaning “All Sikhs are commanded to take the Granth as Guru”

In the staring we have the Mūl Mantra, an iconic verse created by guru Nanak,

' Ik ōankār sat nām kartā purkh nirbha'u nirvair akāl mūrat ajūnī saibhan gur prasād '

which says there is ' One Universal Creator God, The Name Is Truth, Creative Being Personified, No Fear, No Hatred, Image Of The Timeless One, Beyond Birth, Self Existent, By Guru's Grace.'