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A Hukamnama (Punjabi: ਹੁਕਮਨਾਮਾ, translit. Hukamanāmā ), in modern-times, refers to a hymn from the Guru Granth Sahib which is given as an injunction, order, or edict to Sikhs . It also refers to edicts issued by the contemporary Takhts .
A list of the 52 commands in romanized Punjabi with a faithful English translation is provided as follows: 1. Dharam dee kirat karnee – Make a righteous living. 2. Dasvand denaa – Donate a tenth share of your earnings. 3. Gurbani kantth karnee – Memorize Gurbani. 4. Amrit Velā utthnaa – Arise during Amrit vela (early morning). 5.
The first complete English translation of the Guru Granth Sahib, by Gopal Singh, was published in 1960. A revised version published in 1978 removed archaic English words such as "thee" and "thou". In 1962, an eight-volume translation into English and Punjabi by Manmohan Singh was published by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
This is regarded as the second holiest book of the Sikhs and is called the Dasam Granth – the book of the tenth guru. [24] The Granth was compiled three years after the guru's death and it was Mata Sundri, the widow of the guru, who asked Bhai Mani Singh , a contemporary of the guru, to collect all the hymns composed by the guru and prepare a ...
This hukamnama alludes to the idea of the ceremony and Khalsa predating its formalization as part of Sikh orthodoxy and orthopraxy in Anandpur in 1699. Amrit Sanchar was formally initiated in 1699 when Gobind Singh established the order of the Khalsa at Anandpur Sahib. [8] The day is now celebrated as Vaisakhi.
Guru Gobind Singh Ji baptised him and sent him along with Baj Singh, Binod Singh, Ram Singh, Daya Singh, Kahan Singh and 20 other Sikhs [3] to Khanda, India to fight mughal tyranny in Punjab and also gave him Hukamnama for Sikhs to join his army on the way. Banda Bahadur Singh camped at Bharatpur and freed the people of a village from local ...
Hukam (Punjabi: ਹੁਕਮਿ / حکم) is a Punjabi word derived from the Arabic hukm, meaning "command" or "divine order." [1] In Sikhism, Hukam represents the goal of becoming in harmony with the will of God and thus attaining inner peace.
The first hukamnama issued from the Akal Takht on 30 June 1606 commanded the Sikhs to offer arms and horses. [19] The position of jathedar was established, when the Guru appointed Bhai Gurdas as the first custodian of the Akal Takht, which was then known as the Akal Bunga. [ 20 ]