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The Guru Granth Sahib (also known
as the Adi Granth) is truely unique among the world's great scriptures.
It is considered the Supreme Spiritual Authority an Head of
the Sikh religion, rather than any living person. It is also the only scripture
of it's kind which not only contains the works of it's own religious
founders but also writings of people from other faiths. The living Guru of
the Sikhs, the book is held in great reverence by Sikhs and treated with
the utmost respect.
Sikhism rejects
idol worship, so the Guru Granth Sahib is not worshipped as an idol, but rather
emphasis is placed on respect of the book for the writings which
appear within. Guru Granth Sahib is a collection of devotional hymns
and poetry which proclaims God, lays stress on meditation on the
True Guru (God), and lays down moral and ethical rules for development of the soul, spiritual
salvation and unity with God.
History of the Guru Granth Sahib Guru
Arjun Dev the Fifth Sikh Guru compiled the original version of the
Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru's older brother Prithi Chand as well as others had started
passing of some of his own compositions as the hymns of the Gurus. Guru Arjun
Dev realized that if this situation was allowed to continue it would be
the undermining of the Sikh religion.
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