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Letter A

This section gathers all entries starting with the letter A, offering an extensive range of topics across various fields. Whether you're interested in astronomy's vastness, the elegance of architecture, or the creativity of art, this is your starting point. Discover articles that span from ancient civilizations to modern advancements, all unified under the letter A.

ACHAL SAHIB, GURDWARA

ACHAL SAHIB, GURDWARA. sacred to Guru Nanak, is located on the boundary of Salho and Chahal villages along the Jalandhar...

ACHCHHAR SINGH, JATHEDAR

ACHCHHAR SINGH, JATHEDAR (1892-1976), a Gurdwara officiant and Akali politician who twice held office as Jathedar (provost) of Sri Akal...

ACROSTIC

  ACROSTIC :At the age of seven Guru Nanak went to school and the schoolmaster wrote the alphabet on a...

AD BHAVANI

  AD BHAVANI - \'You are called Ad Bhavani, Where do you hide yourself when you have to grant salvation?\'...

ADALI, BHAI

ADALI, BHAI, of Chohla. village in present day Amritsar district of the Punjab, was a devoted Sikh contemporary of Guru...

ADAM

  ADAM - \'When God saw towards Adam with His unapproving eyes, how could he stay long in heaven then?...

ADAM, BHAI

ADAM, BHAI, also mentioned as Uddam in some chronicles, was, according to Giani Gian Singh, Twarikh Guru Khalsa, a Siddhu...

ADDAN SHAH, BHAI

ADDAN SHAH, BHAI (1688-1757), third in succession to Bhai Kanhaiya, founder of the Sevapanthi sect, was born in 1688 in...

ADHARKA

ADHARKA, according to Bhai Bala Janam Sakhi, visited Guru Nanak in the train of his master, Salas Rai, the jeweller....

ADI GRANTH.

ADI GRANTH. See SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB The Adi Granth, literally meaning “the First Book,” is the earliest written version...

ADI SAKHIAN

ADI SAKHIAN (adi = first; sakhian, plural of sakhi = anecdotes, stories, discourses, parables) is one of the early compilations...

ADINA BEG KHAN

ADINA BEG KHAN (d. 1758), governor of the Punjab for a few months in AD 1758, was, according to Ahwal-i-Dina...

The Sikh Encyclopedia

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