Day: January 11, 2026

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“But we don’t believe in a man in the sky…”? Yes – yes, we do.

We just don’t believe in the Abrahamic version(s). It’s a favourite line of Sikh social media influencers attempting to explain the Sikh belief in Akal Purakh to the public: “We don’t believe that God is a man in the sky.” What they mean to say is

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Words with pronunciation marks beneath the letters

In Gurbani, many letters have special pronunciation marks beneath them, such as the Udaat symbol, the yakash symbol, etc.When these symbols are present, the pronunciation of the word changes. (1) Udaat ਗੁਣ ਰਾਸਿ ਬੰਨੑਿ ਪਲੈ ਆਨੀ ॥Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang: 372 ਠਗਿ ਮੁਠੀ ਕੂੜਿਆਰ ਬੰਨੑਿ

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Correct pronunciation of numerical terms in Gurbani

Within Gurbani, many rules are written in a very clear and beautiful way. By understanding them properly, they can be followed easily. Examples from Gurbani: ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ ਮਹਲਾ ਪਹਿਲਾ ੧ ਘਰੁ ੧॥Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang: 14 ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ਤੀਜਾ॥Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji,

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