The Guru Granth Sahib 4 Book Scholarly Collection - Dr. Balwant Singh Dhillon, Dr. Surinder Singh Kohli, J. S. Grewal and Prof. Sahib Singh

"Studies on Guru Granth Sahib" by Dr. Balwant Singh Dhillon

"A Conceptual Encyclopaedia of Guru Granth Sahib" by Dr. Surindar Singh Kohli

Dive into the heart of Sikh teachings with this masterful guide! 🌟

Drift through the pages as the author unveils the mesmerizing facets of the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred Sikh scripture.

With over 1500 meticulously curated entries, journey from A to Z, exploring deep-rooted Sikh concepts and their parallels in other world religions.

Whether you're a curious student, a dedicated researcher, or someone passionate about comparative religious studies, this treasure trove of wisdom awaits you! 📚✨

"A Study of Guru Granth Sahib - Doctrine, Social Content, History, Structure, and Status" by J. S. Grewal

J. S. Grewal's 2009 publication, "A Study of Guru Granth Sahib," offers a fresh perspective on Sikhism. With insights from renowned scholars, the book delves into seven pivotal chapters, exploring the Guru Granth Sahib's teachings, societal context, and the evolution of Sikhism during the era of the first five Gurus.

Beginning with a unique glossary, Grewal sets the stage for readers, offering clarity on key terms. The book also touches upon historical research, shedding light on both European and Sikh scholars' contributions.

Concluding with Grewal's translations of select Gurbani verses, this work is a deep dive into Sikh philosophy. A must-read for those keen on understanding the essence of the Guru Granth Sahib and Sikhism's core tenets.

"About Compilation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib" by Prof. Sahib Singh

This book was written by late Professor Sahib Singh of Khalsa College, Amritsar (Punjab - India) during 1949 - 50 and revised by him in April 1951. The book remained unpublished till 1970, when Messrs Singh Brothers, Amritsar were persuaded by the author to publish it.

The publishers for a long time were not prepared to take any risk against the prevalent strong traditional beliefs based on the fanciful and fascinating stories given by the Sikh historians on compilation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib by the 5th Nanak, Sri Guru Arjan Dev. The Holy Book was compiled and installed in the Golden Temple, Amritsar on August 16, 1604. More copies of the Holy Book were also made for installation at various religious places. Every thing went on well for about 70 years, when all of a sudden, under a planned scheme of Narinjanias, followers of Baba Hindal introduced spurious matter into most of the hand written copies of the Holy Book. Since Sikhs were the custodians of the Holy Book, this mischief could not have been manoeuvred without the co-operation of the corrupt Sikhs. Most of the copies of the Holy Book made before 1675 A.D. were thus corrupted, and the copies of the Holy Book prepared from the corrupted copies began to be made as a matter of course for more than a century.

The Sikhs woke up only during the last century, to print copies from the Original Copy of the Holy Book. There had been so many variations in the textual contents of various hand written Holy Books made from 1675 A.D. onward till the authenticated printed copies of the Holy Book began to be made from the Original Copy of the Holy Book. Questions have been raised by Sikhs and non-Sikhs alike as to what was actually the Original Holy Book as compiled by Guru Arjan Dev, to which the Compositions of 9th Nanak, Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur were included later. The fanciful imaginary stories given in the history books, written centuries after the actual compilation of the Holy Book, made the position worse confounded.

Professor Sahib Singh had done the genuine research work in this matter. During 1953 -54 some important parts of his book were published in the monthly journal “Punjabi Duniya”, giving the cogent answers to all possible questions, that could be raised. Hardly any one took interest in the matter. Even on publication of his book “Adi Birh Bare”, there was no reaction to this Most Important Discovery of the Historical Facts. Professor Noel Q. King, of California University, Santa Cruz (USA), a renowned world scholar, who has been so kind to write an Introduction to this translation of the book of paramount historical and religious importance, states, “It is amazing how little use has been made of Professor Sahib Singh’s talent during recent years, when the discussion of the Sikh Scripture and Tradition has been taking place on a world wide scale. It would have certainly saved us a lot of trouble and side-tracks had we followed Professor Sahib Singh’s guidance and methodology even if we differed from details of his work. Alas, it may never be possible for there to be a full scale English translation of his magnificent Sri Guru Granth Sahib Darpan (ten volumes, Jullundur, 1962 - 64).”

This translation was at the initiative of Professor King alone. This translator firmly believes that God spoke through Professor King - a Great Saint, most loving, charitable, pleasant and sweet personality - A Great Seeker of Truth. The Sikh Community will join this writer in expressing our great sense of gratitude to him, who always upholds and loves Truth. Professor Sahib Singh’s book was lying in obscurity and uncared for. The credit goes as much to Professor King as to Professor Sahib Singh Ji, for revealing the Truth. The coming generations of Sikhs, nay all seekers of Truth, shall remember both of these academicians with love and gratitude. We can now answer all possible questions on Compilation of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, any one may possibly raise. In this translation all the ideas have been taken from the author of the book. However, with a view to easy understanding of the issues involved and the answers thereto, we had to re-arrange the matter. Chapter 8 of the book is now Chapter 12. Chapters 11 and 12 have also been re-arranged. Chapter 10 now deals with inclusion of all types of spurious matter in the copies of the Holy Book, and chapter 11 deals with, who were responsible for making intrusion of extraneous matter in the copies of the holy Book. In the original book, inclusion of a part of the spurious matter has been dealt in chapter 11 and another part in chapter 12, which over-lapped, and was not easy to understand. We have added three more sections in this translation work -

1. Appendix I - On the glimpses from the life of Professor Sahib Singh Ji, from the book of his auto-biography.
2. Appendix II- Giving a summary of the book in coherent and lucid form, for an easy understanding of the whole thing.
3. Appendix III - A brief note on Sikhism.

DALIP SINGH