![]() ![]() Prayers may be reviewed indoors or outside. Prayers in Sikhism do not involve kneeling or prostration as in Islam or Christianity. The required prayers of Sikhism are performed generally while sitting or standing, by reading, recitation or by listening. Guru Arjun wrote: “Twenty-four hours a day, O Nanak, meditate on the Guru, the path to enlightenment.” Sikh scripture counsels that each breath is an opportunity for prayer. Sikhs believe prayer and meditation to be essential in attaining desirable qualities and overcoming ego. Prayer and meditation focuses on praising God, and may take the form of singing as in kirtan. 1.) Morning Prayers – Japji Sahib, Jap Sahib, Tav Prasad SvaiyeĪ formal prayer of supplication, called Ardas, is offered while standing.Nitnem banis are required to be reviewed at the appropriate time of day: Five daily prayers, known as nitnem banis, taken from Sikh scriptures are written in Gurmukhi script. Nitnem devotionals may be done alone or as group worship.ĭaily prayers are an important part of individual Sikh worship. When, for any reason, it is not possible to read, or recite, prayers, one may listen to daily devotionals either live, or recorded which are read, or recited, even sung aloud by another. Initiated Amritdhari Sikhs are instructed, and vow, to perform Nitnem daily without fail. Every Sikh is expected to learn Gurmukhi and read, recite, or listen to the required daily prayers which make up the Nitnem banis.Įvery Sikh is advised by the Sikhism code of conduct that the five Nitnem prayers panj bania (banis), are to be read or recited each and every day. The prayers of Sikhism are written in the Gurmukhi script, the sacred language of Gurbani used only for Sikh prayers. The Sikhism prayerbook is called a gutka, is treated with special respect because the daily prayers of Sikhsim are taken from the holy scripture Guru Granth Sahib and the compositions of Tenth Guru Gobind Singh. Five required daily prayers are known as panj bania. Nitnem banis are the daily prayers of Sikhism. ![]()
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