The first compilation of the Granth Sahib included the Gurbani of the first five Gurus, hymns composed by fifteen Bhagats and contributions by other holy writers. It was compiled by Guru Arjun Dev in 1604 and was transcribed by Bhai Gurdas. The Granth Sahib was enthroned in the Harimandar Sahib (the Golden Temple) in Amritsar. The final form of the Guru Granth Sahib was edited by Guru Gobind Singh at Damdama Sahib in 1706 and transcribed by Bhai Mani Singh. The Gurbani composed by the ninth Nanak was also included in this final version. Copies of this sacred compilation were sent to all major Sikh centers in India. The Guru Granth Sahib, in its first form was name Pothi Sahib, which means Sacred Scripture. When Guru Gobind Singh, before leaving the human body at Nanded, formally invested the Guruship in the Gurbani (Guru Granth Sahib). The Guru Granth Sahib contains some six thousand hymns. Major contributions are from the first and the fifth Nanaks. Gurbani is grouped into thirty-one Ragas. Each Raga is classified into the Chowpadey, the Ashtpadi, and the Chhand. Within each of these sections, Gurbani is arranged in chronological order, so that the writings of the First Guru appear first, and so on. In the Guru Granth Sahib, preceding the Gurbani classified according to the Ragas, the Guru has incorporated three compositions: Jap, Sodar and Sohila. A Sikh should read Jap (Japji) in the morning, Sodar in the evening and Sohila before going to bed. Var, wherever present, forms the last part of the Gurbani in a Raga. After the Vars, appears the Bhagat Bani or the hymns of the Bhagats, the holy men. These Bhagats include Kabir, a 'low caste' weaver; Farid, a Muslim fakir; Nam Dev, a 'low caste' calico-printer; Ravi Das, a shoemaker, an 'untouchable'; Dhanna, an ordinary cultivator. Jaidev, Trilochan, Rama Nand, Pipa, Sain and Surdas are some other Bhagats whose hymns are included in the scripture. The hymns of these Bhagats were incorporated into the Granth Sahib because they all speak of ONE God and the brotherhood of man. It is noteworthy that among these Bhagats are Muslims and Hindus of different classes including the so-called low castes, and even outcastes.
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