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Sikhs give offerings to the Guru Granth Sahib as it is to show their appreciation for it. They believe that it is almost like the 11th Guru of Sikhism, it has all 10 of the Guru's teachings held within it. Sikhs appreciate this as it helps them guide a religious, good life and they give offerings as if to say 'thank you' to it.
I would like to add, that the offerings also have a practical purpose. The Sikh Gurus said that "the Guru's offering box is the mouth of the poor.' Some of the offerings are food items which are served in the langar or free kitchen of the Sikh temple. Offerings of money are also used for various programs. For instance, some Sikhtemples run programs to help keep kids off the streets by offering activities like sports, free tutoring sessions, etc. by paying people to run these programs. In Sikhtemples run by people I do not approve of, I offer no more than a penny and lots of Sikhs do likewise. It is not as if the Guru is hungry for our offerings, but if bad management can be driven out due to a lack of funds, good riddance.
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Who created the guru granth sahib and what are facts about it?
Nobody has created the Guru Granth Sahib but many of the gurus have added stuff to the Guru Granth Sahib. The last guru, Guru Gobind Singh finished it off and wrote in it.Here is a website that might give you some more information:http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/carolrb/sikhism/sikhism1.html
What is that holy which tell us to give ten percent of our earnings back to God?
Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikh people.
What Sikhism Holy Book is put to bed?
The Sikh Holy book is considered as the Immortal Guru / Teacher after the 10th and the last Guru, i.e. Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and He said, after me this will be your Guru. Consider this is Me, not mere a book. So, sikh society, as directed, considered the Holy book as Guru and abide by the thought that a Guru / Spiritual Leader woke up early morning and same time give respect while HE sleep, where no noise, only cleanliness and peace.
What language is in the Guru Granth Sahib?
The Guru Granth sahib is written in the language GurumukhiGu- darkness, ignoranceRu- light, knowledgeSummary of what is written below: Gurmukhi is the language that is used in the Guru Granth Sahib. Now also know as Punjabi originating in Punjab, India.Compilation of Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Arjan gave a central place of worship to the Sikhs in Harmandir Sahib. What now he wanted was a scripture for the Sikhs. So he collected from Bhai Mohan, the son of Guru Amar Das, the hymns of the first three Gurus and some Bhagats, and added to them the compositions of his father Guru Ramdas, and his own. He got the Adi Granth written by Bhai Gurdas. Guru Arjan gave the copy to Bhai Bano for binding. He took it for binding to Lahore and on the way prepared a copy. This is known as Bhai Bano's copy. Guru Arjan got the original after binding. He installed the Holy Book at Harmandir Sahib in 1604. Baba Buddha was appointed as its first Granthi or keeper. This copy passed into custody of Bhai Dhirmal, son of Guru Hargobind, who refused to give it to the Guru. Subsequently some Sikhs brought this copy to the ninth Guru who returned it to Dhirmal. It is said that Guru Gobind Singh stayed at Damdama Sahib for nine months in 1706 and dictated the whole Adi Granth to Bhai Mani Singh. Undoubtedly, the Guru expunged certain unauthorised pieces which had crept into some pirated copies and gave it a final form.Gurbani and Bhagatbani. The major principle of compilation was that verses which praised God and denounced superstition and caste were to be included in the Holy Book. As regards the compositions of Bhagats, generally the same principle was observed. Guru Arjan included the verses of those who believed in the unity of God and brotherhood of man.The Granth Sahib was to be broadbased. It could contain with itself principles of monotheism and the Bhakti cult. No puristic or linguistic tests were applied to the compositions. Foreign words, coined words and current words were put into this literary dish. In selecting the musical scores-Ragas, the Guru employed homely and simple metaphors. Generally speaking, hymns of devotion, the glory of God, men's spiritual efforts and equality of men and women were incorported in the Holy Book.The Contents The Granth Sahib also called Adi Granth contains compositions of the first five Gurus, the ninth Guru, fifteen Bhagats (Jai Dev, Nam Dev, Trilochan, Parmanand, Sadna, Ramanand, Beni, Dhanna, Pipa, Sain, Kabir, Ravidas, Farid, Surday, Bhikhan) and eleven Bhattas (Mathra, Jalap, Harbans, Talya, Salya, Bhal, Kulh Sahar, Nal, Kirat, Gayand, Sadrang).Guru Granth Sahib contains 5894 hymns. The number of stanzas according to Pincott is 15575. 974 hymns are written by the first Guru, 62 by the second Guru, 907 by the third, 679 by the fourth, 2218 by the fifth, and 115 by the ninth. Among the remaining 922 hymns of Bhagats, the highest number of hymns (541) is by Kabir.Actually, 'Gurmukhi' is just the script/alphabet in which Guru Granth Sahib ji is written. Gurmukhi is not a language, nor can it be used interchangeably with Punjabi, which IS a language. One can say "The language Punjabi is commonly written in the script Gurmukhi" - Punjabi is also written in other scripts, such as Shahmukhi (predominantly used in Pakistan), and other languages can also be written in Gurmukhi.To answer the original question, Guru Granth Sahib ji is written in many languages, not simply one. Here is a list of a few: Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sehskrit, Braj, and Persian.
What language is the guru Grant sahib written in?
The Guru Granth sahib is written in the language GurumukhiGu- darkness, ignoranceRu- light, knowledgeSummary of what is written below: Gurmukhi is the language that is used in the Guru Granth Sahib. Now also know as Punjabi originating in Punjab, India.Compilation of Guru Granth Sahib. Guru Arjan gave a central place of worship to the Sikhs in Harmandir Sahib. What now he wanted was a scripture for the Sikhs. So he collected from Bhai Mohan, the son of Guru Amar Das, the hymns of the first three Gurus and some Bhagats, and added to them the compositions of his father Guru Ramdas, and his own. He got the Adi Granth written by Bhai Gurdas. Guru Arjan gave the copy to Bhai Bano for binding. He took it for binding to Lahore and on the way prepared a copy. This is known as Bhai Bano's copy. Guru Arjan got the original after binding. He installed the Holy Book at Harmandir Sahib in 1604. Baba Buddha was appointed as its first Granthi or keeper. This copy passed into custody of Bhai Dhirmal, son of Guru Hargobind, who refused to give it to the Guru. Subsequently some Sikhs brought this copy to the ninth Guru who returned it to Dhirmal. It is said that Guru Gobind Singh stayed at Damdama Sahib for nine months in 1706 and dictated the whole Adi Granth to Bhai Mani Singh. Undoubtedly, the Guru expunged certain unauthorised pieces which had crept into some pirated copies and gave it a final form.Gurbani and Bhagatbani. The major principle of compilation was that verses which praised God and denounced superstition and caste were to be included in the Holy Book. As regards the compositions of Bhagats, generally the same principle was observed. Guru Arjan included the verses of those who believed in the unity of God and brotherhood of man.The Granth Sahib was to be broadbased. It could contain with itself principles of monotheism and the Bhakti cult. No puristic or linguistic tests were applied to the compositions. Foreign words, coined words and current words were put into this literary dish. In selecting the musical scores-Ragas, the Guru employed homely and simple metaphors. Generally speaking, hymns of devotion, the glory of God, men's spiritual efforts and equality of men and women were incorported in the Holy Book.The Contents The Granth Sahib also called Adi Granth contains compositions of the first five Gurus, the ninth Guru, fifteen Bhagats (Jai Dev, Nam Dev, Trilochan, Parmanand, Sadna, Ramanand, Beni, Dhanna, Pipa, Sain, Kabir, Ravidas, Farid, Surday, Bhikhan) and eleven Bhattas (Mathra, Jalap, Harbans, Talya, Salya, Bhal, Kulh Sahar, Nal, Kirat, Gayand, Sadrang).Guru Granth Sahib contains 5894 hymns. The number of stanzas according to Pincott is 15575. 974 hymns are written by the first Guru, 62 by the second Guru, 907 by the third, 679 by the fourth, 2218 by the fifth, and 115 by the ninth. Among the remaining 922 hymns of Bhagats, the highest number of hymns (541) is by Kabir.Actually, 'Gurmukhi' is just the script/alphabet in which Guru Granth Sahib ji is written. Gurmukhi is not a language, nor can it be used interchangeably with Punjabi, which IS a language. One can say "The language Punjabi is commonly written in the script Gurmukhi" - Punjabi is also written in other scripts, such as Shahmukhi (predominantly used in Pakistan), and other languages can also be written in Gurmukhi.To answer the original question, Guru Granth Sahib ji is written in many languages, not simply one. Here is a list of a few: Punjabi, Hindi, Sanskrit, Sehskrit, Braj, and Persian.
Who is the Sikhism leader of worship?
Sikhs don't worship any person as their leader. Their faith was founded by "Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji" who taught people three basic principals of sikhism: (1)Earn your livelihood being honest. (2)Remember God at all times. (3)Share your earnings with the needful. He taught people that no religion is good or bad but these are the deeds of a person which make him good or bad. His Ideology was carried forward by his fellow Gurus (Sikhs had ten gurus). Their tenth guru (Guru Gobind Singh Ji) ordered them before his death that they will no longer have a mortal person as their guru, instead they should start following the holy book "Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji" (also known as Adi Granth) as their guru or leader. This holy book was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru "Shri Guru Arjun Dev Ji" and it's a masterpiece with 1430 pages of wise sayings and hymns from 6 of the Gurus & 35 other Bhagats from different religions and casts. Choosing persons from different religions also reflects the religious tolerance of the Gurus. Sikhs consider this holy book above all earthly things and people. It's the "Sacha Patshah"(The real king) of the whole world. Sikhs worship "Guru Granth Sahib Ji" in their worship places called Gurudwaras. Every Gurudwara has at least one copy of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji & every Sikh bows his/her head in front of "Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji" only. So Sikhs have only one leader at the time "Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji".
Who wrote Guru Granth Sahib?
Shri guru granth sahib ji was written by 7 of our gurus, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Guru Angad Dev Ji, Guru Amar Das Ji, Guru Ram Das Ji, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and Guru Gobind Singh ji. also other than the ten gurus many religious people wrote it these religious people was chosen very carefully by guru arjan dev ji as he didint want to discriminate against any other religion. The people were: Bhagat Kabir, Bhagat Nam Dev, Bhagat Ravidass, Bhagat Trilochan, Bhagat Dhanna, Bhagat Sain, Bhagat Jai Dev, Bhagat Pipa, Bhagat Sur Das, Baba Farid ji, Bhagat Sadhna, Bhagat Beni, Bhagat Ramanand, Bhagat Bhikan. Guru Nanak 974 hymns Guru Angad Dev 62 Guru Amar Das 907 Guru Ram Das 679 Guru Arjan Dev 2218 Guru Tegh Bahadur 115 Guru Gobind Singh 1 These are the amount of hyms each guru wrote. If you need any more info please ask as i am happy to help with anyquestion related to sikhism... well to tell you that my great great great great grandfather wrote the guru granth sahib
Should christians give offerings the church only?
They can give offerings in church, but they can support missionaries.
How did the Sikhs come to Britain?
Sikhs have been in UK for over 100 years. I won't be able to give the exact year, but Sikhs had been in British India Army and had fought in the First World War and Second World War from British Side.
Why do we do matha tek --- bow to touch the ground with our forehead -- to the holy Sikh Bible ie. Guru Granth Sahib -- Is it not idol worship?
Shri Guru Granth Sahib not a idole, an idole cannot give your answer and cannot guide you, but Shri Guru Granth Sahib give Avery answer if you search (Jo khoje so pave). Shri Guru Granth Sahib guide you in every time as a true Guru guide u. "Bani Guru, Guru hai bani vich bani amrit sare, bani kahe sevak Jan mane partakh guru nistare". Meanwhile Guru Govind Singh order to all his Sikh that they considered their Guru to Shri Guru Granth Sahib.mail4u2dear ANS#2:Bowing before Guru Granth Sahib is not idol worship. The answer has been discussed earlier. It is to make us feel humble and reduce our ego, the cause of our all problems. To explain it further, culture plays a very important role in the rituals of a religion. We can find such examples all over the world. There are different methods of greeting your friend in different cultures. i) Folding hands in front of your chest and bending head slightly, ii) Bending your body at the waist with your head bending downwards and hands going backwards, as with the Japanese iii) Shaking right hands, the most common international custom iv) Embracing each other, particularly Panjabi women. v) Exchange of kisses, as among the people of the middle East.
Do Sikhs give their time money or both to there charity?
None, they only give banana's to charity ;)
Why did people give offerings to the gods?
because they were crazy!!
