Sri Guru Granth Sahib Discovered

by Hakim Singh Rahi, Selected

Sri Guru Granth Sahib plays a very important part in the life of the Sikh Community. It is read regularly in Gurdwaras and occasionally in homes on happy or sad occasions. The reading of the whole Granth is called Akhand-paath (non stop recitation or reading). Selections for morning and evening prayers are taken from the Granth and read daily by Sikhs. The whole life of a Sikh revolves around this book.Despite being such an important book for the whole Sikh Community it is also true that the Granth is a closed book for many Sikhs born outside India, as well as for the majority of other people both Asians and Westerners, who simply cannot read the original Gurumukhi script of the Granth or understand it meaning. Revd. Hakim Singh Rahi, B.D., was born in 1936 in village Bhadla, Ludhiana district, Punjab. At present he lives in Birmingham, England. He is a well known Urdu Poet and writes in other languages as well. His books include the following collections of Urdu relgious poetry: Shama-e-Hayaat; Aayiena-e- Hayaat (awarded the Aizazi award of the West Bengal Urdu Academy 1989 and Sadaihaqq.