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The "Adi Granth" (Punjabi: The First book) is considered by many to be the same as Shri Guru Granth Sahib but the Guru Granth Sahib is an expansion of the Adi Granth which was written in 1604.

The SGGS was given the Guruship by the last of the living Sikh Masters, Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1708. Guru Gobind Singh said before his demise that the Sikhs were to treat the SGGS as their next Guru. Guru Ji said "Sab Sikhan ko hokam hai Guru Manyo Granth" meaning "All Sikhs are commanded to take the Granth as Guru".

When one visits a Sikh Temple or Gurdwara the SGGS forms the Main Part of the Darbar Sahib or Main Hall. The holy Book is placed on a dominant platform and covered in very beautiful and attractive coloured fine cloth. The platform is always covered by a canopy, which is also decorated in expensive and very attractive coloured materials. The text used is a script called Gurmukhi, which is considered a modern development of the ancient language called Sanskrit.

• History of SGGS
• Sikh Religious Philosophy Advanced by SGGS
• What Everyday Guidance does the SGGS give?
• InterFaithInterfaith is to cooperate with people of other faiths. The interfaith movement has gathered much interest after the 1960s. In 1962 the Roman Catholic Church under Pope John XXIII made major policy changes in what came to be called Vatican II. Vatican II Implications advanced by SGGS
• MeditationMeditation usually refers to a state of extreme relaxation and concentration, in which the body is generally at rest and the mind quieted of surface thoughts. Several major religions include ritual meditation; however, meditation itself need not be a reli and Selfless Service ( Nishkam Sewa }

The holy text comprises over 5000 Shabhad s or hymns which are poetically constructed; are designed for various different musical RagaRaga (राग (rāg /राग ( Hindi), raga (Anglicised from rāgaḥ/रागः ( Sanskrit)) or rāgam /ராகம் ( Tamil)) are the very detailes; can be set to predetermined musical TalaIn Indian classical music, Tala (tāl ( Hindi), tāla ( Anglicised from tālaṃ ( Sanskrit)), tāḷam (Tamil)), literally a "clap", is a rhythmical pattern that determines the rhythmical structure of a composition.s (rhythmic beats) and have a definite message for the whole of humanity. Below is a translated quote from the Page 15 of SGGS.

See also SikhismGolden Temple is the most important sacred shrine for Sikhs Sikhism comes from the word Sikh which means a strong and able disciple. A Sikh is a person who believes in One God and the teachings of the Ten Gurus, enshrined in Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh ho and Sikh Religious Philosophy

This is what Macauliffe wrote about the authenticity of the Guru's teaching

The Sikh religion differs as regards the authenticity of its dogmas from most other theological systems. Many of the great teachers the world has known, have not left a line of their own composition and we only know what they taught through tradition or second-hand information. If Pythagoras wrote of his tenets, his writings have not descended to us. We know the teachings of Socrates only through the writings of Plato and Xenophanes. Buddha has left no written memorial of his teaching. Kungfu-tze, known to Europeans as Confuscius, left no documents in which he detailed the principles of his moral and social system. The founder of Christianity did not reduce his doctrines to writing and for them we are obliged to trust to the gospels according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Arabian Prophet did not himself reduce to writing the chapters of the Quran. They were written or compiled by his adherents and followers. But the compositions of the Sikh Gurus are persevered and we know at first hand what they taught.