The Guru Granth Sahib (, ) — Granth is Punjabi for book; Sahib is Hindi meaning master, from Arabic, meaning companion, friend, owner, or master. It is the religious holy scripture of the Sikh faith and also of the Ravidasi faith. It is considered to be more than a holy book of the Sikhs. The Sikhs treat this Granth (holy book) as a living Guru. The holy text spans 1430 pages and contains the actual words spoken by the Sikh Gurus and various other Saints from other religions including Hinduism and Islam.

The Adi Granth is often — incorrectly — used to refer to the Guru Granth Sahib. The Adi Granth only forms the portion of the Granth which Guru Arjan compiled in 1604. This term is often used interchangeably so it is important to note the context within which it is used.

The Granth was made a guru by the last of the living Sikh Masters, Guru Gobind Singh in 1708. Guru Gobind Singh said before his demise that the Sikhs were to treat the Granth as their next Guru:

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As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma. ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib
BernaVig (Bernadette Reed) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:19:11 -0000
As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma. ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma." ~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib
livetorque (Arun Charles) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:34:37 -0000
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma." ~ Sri Guru Granth Sahib
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma." ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib
meetKB (KB) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:39:13 -0000
"As she has planted, so does she harvest; such is the field of karma." ~Sri Guru Granth Sahib
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sukhsingh777 (Sukhvinder Chana) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:24:10 -0000
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@venkatananth Yes, shabad. Kabir sahib's bani. Compiled in Sri Guru Granth sahib.
nihang (Sarabjit Singh) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:26:20 -0000
@venkatananth Yes, shabad. Kabir sahib's bani. Compiled in Sri Guru Granth sahib.
#chattarnagar this morning Bhog Sri Akhand Path of Guru Granth Sahib was completed for the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak #sikh
reallybuffalo (Vijay Srao) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:41:08 -0000
#chattarnagar this morning Bhog Sri Akhand Path of Guru Granth Sahib was completed for the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak #sikh

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