Pashaura Singh

2 courses

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Comparative & Interfaith 250 level Created by AI

Bhagat Bani: The Saints of the Guru Granth Sahib

Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji holds not only the compositions of the Sikh Gurus but also the voices of saints from outside the Sikh fold — Hindu and Muslim devotees, kings and weavers, cobblers and farmers. This course studies who these Bhagats were, why the Gurus enshrined their words as scripture, and what this…

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Comparative & Interfaith 300 level Created by AI

Bhagat Farid and the Sufi Current: Sufism in Sikhi and the Voice in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji

Prof. Pashaura Singh

This course studies the meeting point of Sikhi and Sufism, the mystical tradition within Islam. Its anchor is the presence of the bani of Bhagat Farid (Sheikh Farid) inside Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, the only Sufi voice given a place in the Guru's own scripture. We look at the shared spiritual ground between the two…

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