Jaap Sahib

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Jaap Sahib is a key Sikh prayer composed by Guru Gobind Singh that praises the attributes of the Divine and is recited as part of the daily Nitnem.

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Jaap Sahib canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh prayer
religious hymn
associatedWith Guru Gobind Singh
Khalsa
surface form: Khalsa tradition
author Guru Gobind Singh
category Dasam Bani
Sikh liturgical text
centuryOfComposition 17th century
composedBy Guru Gobind Singh
devotionalGenre praise poetry
emphasizes equality of all before God
ineffability of the Divine Name
non-anthropomorphic concept of God
focusesOn formlessness of God
omnipotence of God
omnipresence of God
omnipresence of the Divine
timelessness of God
transcendence of God
geographicalOrigin Anandpur Sahib
surface form: Anandpur Sahib region
historicalContext formation of the Khalsa
honorificTitle Bani of Guru Gobind Singh
includedIn Dasam Granth
language Braj region
surface form: Braj

Persian
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Sanskrit
liturgicalUse daily Nitnem
morning prayer
partOf Nitnem
primaryTheme description of God’s qualities
praise of Divine attributes
purpose invocation of Divine protection
meditation on Divine attributes
spiritual discipline
recitationTime Amrit Vela
early morning
recitedBy Khalsa
surface form: Khalsa Sikhs

initiated Sikhs
religion Sikhism
reveredAs scriptural hymn
script Gurmukhi
statusInSikhPractice core Nitnem bani
textCollection Dasam Granth
usedIn congregational worship
personal devotion
verseForm metrical hymn

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Guru Gobind Singh notableWork Jaap Sahib
Dasam Granth contains Jaap Sahib
Nitnem (daily prayers) includesPrayer Jaap Sahib
subject surface form: Nitnem
Nitnem (daily prayers) morningPrayersInclude Jaap Sahib
subject surface form: Nitnem