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Of all elements, the most significant is the element of knowledge. (SGGS 152)

ਵਿਦਿਆ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਤਾਂ ਪਰਉਪਕਾਰੀ ॥ vidhiaa veechaaree taa(n) paraupakaaree || "Vidiaa veechaaree tan parupkaaree”. That education is good, which is used for the welfare of people. (Guru Nanak Dev Ji, 356) 

Contemplate and reflect upon knowledge, and you will become a benefactor to others. (SGGS, 356)

"There is no good in science that won't help people, and there's no good in scholars isolated from people" (Al-Khawarizmi)

I've observed over time that the Sangat, generally-speaking, shows very little interest in books on Sikhi.  On the other hand, many Sikhs (academics and ordinary folk) have written and published thousands of books on many aspects of Sikhi, and in Punjabi and in English. 
Other websites with lists of books on Sikhi

Link   (Sacha Sauda Gurmat Parchar Society, Canada)

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Karamveer Singh appeals to Sikhs to have a library in their home to stimulate a passion for reading books to change their lives (click on the image to see and listen).  Karamveer Singh says:
"There is a weakness in our community, we are not used to reading. We can have a bar [alcoholic drinks] in our homes, but we don't have libraries in our homes. If we had libraries and books, we would have a passion for reading.
But we don't have a passion for reading. Today we have a passion to buy big cars and build a bank balance. But I would like to request the community through this channel [Satluj TV], that where you have big houses, where you have expensive houses, build a room in one of those big houses, in the form of a library, where there are thoughts of precious scholars.  And by reading those thoughts, we can make a change in our lives."  Transcribed from Punjabi to English by TurboScribe.ai.  Click on this link to view the full video interview by Satluj TV of Karamveer Singh.


Read books on Sikhi and Sikhism

Browse through the list below, of more than 550 items of literature on Sikhi.  Click on "previous" or "forward" (in the bottom left and right corners of a page) to move between pages.  Filter your selection using the Categories listed in the box below.  Each book entry provides details of the book, such as its title, author, and the gurdwara library where it's located.  Check the list regularly for new books added to it. 
The list was started on 31 Jan 2025.  Currently, only items held at the library at Sri Guru Singh Sabha Southall (category: SGSSS) are listed, and only those written primarily in English.  In time, I hope to add books held at other local gurdwara libraries.  I hope other sewadars will compile similar lists so that, ultimately, anyone in any region of any country, will be able to see online what books on Sikhi are available to read at their local gurdwara libraries.  To increase the likelihood and ease of the Sangat seeing what books are available locally, local gurdwaras need to cooperate and form a "hub and spoke" network in which the central gurdwara (the "hub") publishes an online list of books held at local gurdwaras (each a "spoke").
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Abbreviations: AG = Adi Granth; GGS = Guru Granth Sahib; DG = Dasam Granth; NS = not stated

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29/6/2026

Divine Revelation

Title: Divine Revelation
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Sarbjinder
Publisher: Sikh Foundation, New Delhi
Pages: 64
ISBN: 8178730138
Publn 2004 (original publication date: 2004)
Location: shelf 17.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book provides a brief account of each contributor to GGS, the structure of GGS, and compares Sikhi to other religions and the distinctive nature of Sikhi or GGS.  It is glossy and small and has many colourful illustrations.  It has transliterated some passages but no translation so useless for the non-Punjabi speaker.

26/6/2026

Great sufi wisdom Khawaja Ghulam Farid

Title: Great sufi wisdom Khawaja Ghulam Farid
Author surname(s): Ahmad
Author forename(s): Saeed
Publisher: ns
Pages: 112
ISBN: 9698714079
Publn 2008 (original publication date: 2007)
Location: shelf 16.4 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is "A selection from …Farid's Kafis"  

25/6/2026

Namdev life and philosophy

Title: Namdev life and philosophy
Author surname(s): Machwe
Author forename(s): Prabhakar
Publisher: Punjabi university, Patiala
Pages: 130
ISBN: none
Publn 1990 (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 16.3 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book describes his life and philosophy.  Part 2 includes his poetry that is included in GGS, and presented in English. A selection of his other poetry is also translated. There is also a bibliography.

25/6/2026

So spake Kabira

Title: So spake Kabira
Author surname(s): Singh Duggal
Author forename(s): Kartar
Publisher: UBS
Pages: 201
ISBN: none
Publn 2002 (original publication date: 2002)
Location: shelf 16.2 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book is a collection of some "immortal hymns" [of Kabir, sung in gurdwaras].  They are in English only and without explanations.  There is an introduction but it praises the poet and does not cover his life and not much on his message and beliefs.

25/6/2026

Great Sufi wisdom Baba Farid

Title: Great Sufi wisdom Baba Farid
Author surname(s): Ahmad
Author forename(s): Saeed
Publisher: ns
Pages: 78
ISBN: 9698714057
Publn 2006 (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 16.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: The booklet appears to be a selection of his verses or quotes, with explanations.  Text is in various languages.

25/6/2026

The mystic melodies of Shaikh Farid

Title: The mystic melodies of Shaikh Farid
Author surname(s): Singh 
Author forename(s): Pritpal
Publisher: Mohit Enterprises, Patiala
Pages: 120
ISBN: none
Publn 2002 (original publication date: 2002)
Location: shelf 16.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: "The hallmark of the book...is the remarkably faithful translation of the saint's poetry and his Paddhatinama"  The book "presents an authentic exposition of the writings of the great Sufi savant."  The book also provides a biography of his life and his beliefs.  His poetry or  beliefs are analysed in a general sense, and at the end his poems are transliterated (without individual explanations).  There is a list of references.

25/6/2026

Sheikh Farid life, hymns and teachings

Title: Sheikh Farid life, hymns and teachings
Author surname(s): Singh Grover and Kaur Grover
Author forename(s): Jaspinder and Sukhmani
Publisher: Jawahar publishers, Amritsar
Pages: 168
ISBN: none
Publn date: ns (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 16.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: n
Overview: The book includes a biography of his life, his message and beliefs, followed by his hymns (transliterated) plus a meaning of them.

25/6/2026

Hymns of sheikh Farid

Title: Hymns of sheikh Farid
Author surname(s): Sagar
Author forename(s): Brij Mohan
Publisher: Guru Nanak Dev university, Amritsar
Pages: 327
ISBN: none
Publn date: 1999 (original publication date: 1999)
Location: shelf 16.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book provides a biography of Farid, his songs in punjabi, a translation of those songs, a commentary and analysis of them.

25/6/2026

bhagat bani in guru granth sahib

Title: bhagat bani in guru granth sahib
Author surname(s): Singh Kapoor and Kaur Kapoor
Author forename(s): Sukhbir and Mohinder
Publisher: Hemkunt
Pages: 126
ISBN: 8170103002
Publn date: 2000 (original publication date: 2000)
Location: shelf 16.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: The book provides a brief history of the GGS, followed by brief biographies of 15 Bhagats and their hymns, included in GGS.  There is then an account of Bhagats whose hymns were excluded from GGS.  There is a conclusion and bibliography at the end.

25/6/2026

bhagat-saints of guru granth sahib

Title: bhagat-saints of guru granth sahib
Author surname(s): Singh Puri
Author forename(s): Shamsher
Publisher: National Book Shop, Delhi & Academy of Sikh Studies Inc, USA
Pages: 148
ISBN: 8171162398
Publn date: 2001 (original publication date: ns)
Location: shelf 16.1 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: y
Overview: "very little study has been made about the lives of Bhagat-Saints whose utterances have been included in the Adi Granth".  The book attempts to bring to light some of the experiences of the bhagats (saints) whose compositions are included in the GGS and the lessons they teach us.  "All the stories should be read with the mind set on the lessons to be learnt and not solely on the details of the story concerned."

16/6/2026

Sikh guru granth sahib questionnaire?

Title: Sikh guru granth sahib questionnaire?
Author surname(s): Singh Babbar
Author forename(s): Gursharn
Publisher: Sharan Parkashan, Amritsar
Pages: 150
ISBN: 9788190624039
Publn date: 2010 (original publication date: NS)
Location: shelf 4.6 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book was translated from Punjabi to English by Ajinder Singh Ahuja.  Sources used for the book are mentioned in the Preface.  There is a Contents section.  The style of the book is Q&A i.e., 1050 Qs and As.  Subjects mentioned are set out in the Contents and include: biographies of the gurus and disciples; there are many other topics that are not easy to group here, except many relate to the content, organisation, and message of the Sikh scriptures.

19/2/2025

Pillars of divine philosophy: they speak in the Holy Granth

Title: Pillars of divine philosophy: they speak in the Holy Granth
Author surname(s): Singh Dhillon
Author forename(s): Nasib
Publisher: not stated
Pages: 100
ISBN: none
Publn date: not stated (original publication date: not stated)
Location: shelf 10.5 SGSSS library
Language: English
Preface: yes
Overview: The book describes life stories of many devotees whose words are mentioned in the GGS, and the moral of each story.  The book ends with a hymn "(Slok Sahaskriti Mohalla 5" of the GGS to concisely convey the meaning of living the Divine life, and then provides an explanation of the hymn.  The book begins with help on pronunciation of words, meanings of some words and concepts, such as the caste system, the months of the year, lunar month, and ragas.

12/2/2025

An introduction to Sri guru granth sahib

Title: An introduction to Sri guru granth sahib
Author: Sarup Singh Alag
Pages: tbc
ISBN: '9789384060145
Publisher: Sarup Singh Alag
Publn date: 2015 (original publication date:  not stated)
Language: English
Location: shelf 9.2 SGSSS library
Preface: yes
Overview:  This book is almost a complete copy of the 1998 book of the same title by the same author (see separate entry) but this version has been published by the author.  Towards the end there are some changes - either updated text (such as 4 instead of 2 hukumnamas) or content in the earlier version has been excluded, so both books should be read and not considered identical.

12/2/2025

An introduction to Sri guru granth sahib

Title: An introduction to Sri guru granth sahib
Author: Sarup Singh Alag
Pages: 312
ISBN: none
Publisher: Alag-Shabad-Yug
Publn date: 1998 (original publication date: 1998)
Language: English
Location: shelf 9.2 SGSSS library
Preface: yes
Overview:  The book provides bioographies of all the contributors included in the GGS.  The book also has chapters on gurbani, shabad, and ragas

12/2/2025

Bhagat Kabir: in the light of the guru granth sahib

Title: Bhagat Kabir: in the light of the guru granth sahib
Author: Hakam Singh
Pages: 128
ISBN: '8176018074
Publisher: B Chattar Singh Jiwan Singh
Publn date: 2007 (original publication date: 2007)
Language: English
Location: shelf 9.2 SGSSS library
Preface: yes
Overview:  The book descibes who a Bhagat is and then looks at one of the Bhagats of GGS, Kabir.  The book describes his life and philosophy, translates his 243 Saloks in the GGS, and it describes his utterances and compares them to those of the gurus "to illustrate the remarkable similarity of thought."  A bibliography is included in the Introduction. The book ends with legends about Kabir.
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