Sahib: The British Soldier in India 1750–1914


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Sahib is a magnificent history of the British soldier in India from Clive to the end of Empire, making full use of personal accounts from the soldiers who served in the jewel in Britain’s Imperial Crown.




The Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhism


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This beautifully produced series provides a perfect introduction to the world's six main faiths through their sacred texts, showing how they were compiled and/or written, and how people have used them as a guide through their lives.




Guru Granth Sahib


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Contents Foreword vii 1. Guru Granth Sahib : A Scripture with a Difference Dr. Prithipal Singh Kapur 1 2. The Adi Guru Granth : A Vision for Universal Religion Dr. Kirpal Singh 14 3. Global Consciousness and Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Sutinder Singh Noor 23 4. Interfaith Dialogue and Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Jodh Singh 30 5. The Concept of Sahaj : A Transpoetic View Dr. Gurbhagat Singh 48 6. Ethical Concepts in Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Darshan Singh 58 7. Guru Granth Sahib and Religious Pluralism Dr. Dharam Singh 73 8. Guru Granth Sahib : Repository of Universal Values Prof. Riyaz Punjabi 83 9. Guru Granth Sahib : A Common Treasure of Mankind Dr. Jaspal Singh 92 10. Compilation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Rattan Singh Jaggi 112 11. Guru Granth Sahib and its Formation Dr. Gurnek Singh 128 12. The Poetics of Guru Granth Sahib Indra Nath Chaudhuri 136 13. Saint Poets in Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Maheep Singh 148 14 Bhatt Bani in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Wazir Singh 158 15. Editing Techniques in Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Mohinder Kaur Gill 165 16. Conserving Guru Granth Sahib Manuscripts Dr. Mohinder Singh 175 17. The Concept of Faith in Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Satnam Kaur 183 18. Sri Guru Granth Sahib : A Source of Sikh Values Dr. Harbans Kaur 193 19. Perennial Oriental Wisdom of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Anurag Singh 198 20. Communion : A Cardinal Message of Guru Granth Sahib Dr. Gurmeet Singh Maan 211




Bhai Sahib Bhai Nand Lal Ji


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Dhan Dhan Mata Sahib Kaur Ji


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This booklet accompanies the CD- “Dhan Dhan Mata Sahib Kaur Ji” available via www.akaalpublishers.com The booklet details the life of the mother of the Khalsa- Mata Sahib Kaur Ji & Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The booklet will build the knowledge base for one and all on these two key figures of Sikh’s common heritage. It also include translations of the lyrics and commissioned artwork from Sikh painter and illustrator Jag Lall. Furthermore, the booklet contains a short snippet about Vaisakhi, more on Vaisakhi via a free brouchure via Akaal Publishers website.




HOLY SERMONS OF KIRTAN SOHILA SAHIB


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After going through this holy book “Holy Verses of Kirtan Sohila Sahib”, the feelings of true devotion, true faith and true love for the Almighty God who is the Creator of all and everything will be created and developed both into your minds and hearts. The goal or main objective of the human life is only to have union with the Supreme Soul and to attain the salvation. The human life is provided to a person by the Lord so that he or she may make efforts to get rid of transmigration of the soul, to avoid the cycle of repeated births and deaths by performing noble and good deeds and by pondering over the pious name of the Almighty Lord.




HOLY SERMONS OF CHAUPAI SAHIB


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“HOLY SERMONS OF CHAUPAI SAHIB” will create and develop the feelings of devotion, faith and love for the Almighty Lord who is the Creator of all and everything, both into your minds and hearts. The goal of the human life is only to have union with the Supreme Soul and to attain the salvation. The human life is provided to a person by the Lord so that he or she may make efforts to get rid of transmigration of the soul, to avoid the cycle of repeated births and deaths by performing noble and good deeds and by remembering the God. After going through this you may realize your relationship with the Almighty God who is the Supreme Power of the Universe, who is Omnipresent and Everlasting.




HOLY SERMONS OF SAVAIYE SAHIB


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HOLY SERMONS OF SAVAIYE SAHIB are the sacred verses uttered by Tenth master Shri Guru Gobind Singh JI. In these Holy Verses Guruji refutes the hollow ritualism followed by different sects and religions and emphasizes on renouncing hollow rituals and worthless showy rites and to love the Almighty and to have the feelings of true faith and true devotion for Him. Guruji describes the powerful and mighty Kings who had countless wealth, all means and sources of pleasures, comforts, delights and luxuries, who had unlimited political powers. In those times that King was considered the richest, influential, powerful and mighty who had largest number of Elephants and Horses. Where have powerful, gigantic and mighty Kings gone to? Eventually they too went from this world bare-footed.




Harmandir Sahib Sikh Temple


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Known as the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, the Sri Harmandir Sahib is often called the Golden Temple because of its gold-covered exterior. Sikhs from all over the world come to Amritsar, India, to worship at the shrine. Over the years, it has also become a popular tourist destination. Explore the facility, history, people, and beliefs behind the building in Harmandir Sahib Sikh Temple, a Houses of Faith book.




The Guru Granth Sahib


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This book examines three closely related questions in the process of canon formation in the Sikh tradition: how the text of the Adi Granth came into being, the meaning of gurbani, and how the Adi Granth became the Guru Granth Sahib. The censure of scholarly research on the Adi Granth was closely related to the complex political situation of Punjab and brought the whole issue of academic freedom into sharper focus. This book addresses some of these issues from an academic perspective. The Adi Granth, the sacred scripture of the Sikhs, means ‘first religious book’ (from the word ‘adi’ which means ‘first’ and ‘granth’ which means ‘religious book’). Sikhs normally refer to the Adi Granth as the Guru Granth Sahib to indicate a confession of faith in the scripture as Guru. The contents of the Adi Granth are commonly known as bani (utterance) or gurbani (the utterance of the Guru). The transcendental origin (or ontological status) of the hymns of the Adi Granth is termed dhur ki bani (utterance from the beginning). This particular understanding of revelation is based upon the doctrine of the sabad, or divine word, defined by Guru Nanak and the succeeding Gurus. This book also explores the revelation of the bani and its verbal expression, devotional music in the Sikh tradition, the role of the scripture in Sikh ceremonies, and the hymns of Guru Nanak and Guru Arjan.