(Consider the Guru Granth as embodiment of the Gurus) Guru Granth Ji Manyo Pargat Guran Ki Deh. (All the Sikhs are enjoined to accept the Granth as their Guru) Sabh Sikhan Ko Hukam Hai Guru Manyo Granth. (Under orders of the Immortal Being, the Panth was created) Guru Gobind Singh ji commanded the Sikhs in the following words: He said, вЂњSab Sikhan ko hukamhai Guru Manyo GranthвЂќ meaning thereby that all Sikhs are commanded to regard the Granth as a Guru. Declaring the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji to be the next Guru after him, Guru Gobind Singh ji commanded the Sikhs to regard the Guru Granth Sahib ji as their next and everlasting Guru. Guru Gobind Singh Ji raised Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji to the status of a permanent Guru and conferred it the title of вЂњGuru of the SikhsвЂќ in 1708. It literally means вЂthere is only one GodвЂ™. The first line of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji is вЂњIk OnkarвЂќ. This is a statement of recognition for Sikhism. Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji which presides over in other Gurdwaras are copies of this edition.The first Shabad of the Guru Granth Sahib ji is the вЂњMool MantraвЂќ. The original version of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib can be found at Nanded, a city in Maharashtra state. After Guru Gobind Singh jiвЂ™s martyrdom in 1708, Baba Deep Singh ji and Bhai Mani Singh ji prepared many copies of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji for distribution. In 1708, Adi Granth became Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the Eternal Guru of Sikhs as was declared by Guru Gobind Singh Ji. This led to his execution.The Adi Granth was completed in 1604 and installed in the Golden Temple. Guru Arjan Dev ji was against making alterations in the hymns as required by Jahangir and instead preferred a martyrвЂ™s death. Guru Arjan Dev ji refused to expunge the so-called offensive text or pay the fine. An enraged Jahangir ordered Guru Arjan Dev ji to delete some of the hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib jiвЂ™s manuscript and imposed a fine of 200,000 rupees. At the time when it was being written, some people poisoned the mind of Mughal emperor Jahangir by spreading a rumour that Guru Granth Sahib ji and Gurbani preached hatred against the Muslims. The Adi Granth also included writings of 36 Hindu and Muslim writers like Kabir, Ravi Das, Naam Dev and Sheikh Farid. This collection came to be known as the Adi Granth. Many of Guru Nanak jiвЂ™s hymns and prayers were preserved and complied by Guru Angad ji and Guru Arjan Dev ji. Guru Arjan Dev ji collected original manuscripts of the Gurus from Mohan ji(son of Guru Amar Das ji), Datu ji (son of Guru Angad ji) as well as Sri Chand ji (son of Guru Nanak ji).Д¬ompilation and Contents of the Guru Granth Sahib: Guru Arjan Dev ji travelled to Goindwal, Khadur and Kartarpur to visit the families of the previous Gurus. He sent reliable Sikhs like Bhai Piara ji, Bhai Gurdas ji and Baba Buddha ji across the country in search of original manuscripts. Thus Guru Arjan Dev ji started the collection of original verses of all the Gurus. Guru Arjan Dev ji felt that the Sikhs needed authentic compilation of the hymns of their gurus. Guru Arjan Dev ji, the fifth Sikh Guru compiled the original version of Guru Granth Sahib ji. This is the script in which the Punjabi language is written. It is known as Gurbani, which means вЂfrom the mouth of the GuruвЂ™. Guru Granth Sahib ji has 1,430 pages, and each copy is identical. The Guru Granth Sahib ji is a compilation of many hymns, poems, Shabad and other writings from several different scholars including the Sikh Gurus and other saints. The living Guru of the Sikhs, the book is kept with great reverence by the Sikhs and is treated with the utmost respect. It is also the only book of its kind that not only contains the works of its religious founders but also the writings of people of their faith. It is considered to be the supreme spiritual authority and head of Sikhism rather than any living person. Guru Granth Sahib J is unique among the great texts of the world. Prakash Utsav of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji takes place on the 15th day (New Moon) of Bhadon, the sixth month of the Punjabi calendar, which occurs in August or September in the Western calendar.

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