Guru Granth Sahib

The Guru Granth Sahib is the Sikh holy book. It contains the wisdom of the Sikh Gurus and even the holy teachings of other religions.

The last of the ten Gurus, Guru Gobind Singh, decided that, instead of another human Guru, the Guru Granth Sahib would fill his position. Since then, Sikhs have revered copies of this book and treated it with the same respect they would give to a living Guru. Sikhs believe the Guru Granth Sahib guides them through life in the same way a human Guru would.

The Guru Granth Sahib has 1430 pages. All copies have identical page layouts and identical numbering, making it easy to look up passages. The alphabet that the Guru Granth Sahib is written in is called Gurmukhi, which is used to write Punjabi. The word ‘Gurmukhi’ means ‘from the mouth of the Guru’. Almost everything in the book is in the form of a poem and is intended to be sung.

Despite the great respect shown to the Guru Granth Sahib by Sikhs, they do not worship it, as only God is deserving of worship.