Editing Sri Aad Gur Granth Sahib

The Sri Adi Gur Granth Sahib (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ), commonly known as Guru Granth Sahib, is the principal scripture of Sikhism and a central text of spiritual literature. 

It is a compilation of revealed hymns (bani) that were collected, organized, and preserved by the Sikh Gurus between the 15th and 17th centuries. 

The scripture embodies the institution of gurmat (the Guru’s teachings) as a spiritual and social discipline.

==Background==
The foundation of the text was laid by Guru Nanak (1469–1539), who during his extensive travels gathered and shared hymns of both his own composition and those of contemporary bhagats and sants whose verses resonated with the vision of divine truth, equality, and devotion to the One. Successive Gurus continued this process, expanding the body of hymns and shaping a collective spiritual canon.

In 1604, the fifth Guru, Guru Arjan (1563–1606), compiled the first recension, known as the Adi Granth. This work established the Sikh scriptural tradition as a distinct institution, bringing together the hymns of earlier Gurus with those of enlightened bhagats, bhatt poets, and other spiritually realized contributors such as Kabir, Namdev, Sheikh Farid, Baba Sunder, Satta and Balwand, whose compositions were acknowledged as Dhur Ki Bani—the Word proceeding from the Divine Source. The completed manuscript was securely installed in the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple).

Later, the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), incorporated the hymns of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur (1621–1675), thus completing the text as it is known today.

==Language==
The Sri Guru Granth Sahib comprises 1,430 angs (folios) containing nearly 6,000 hymns, organized primarily according to musical modes (ragas). The scripture is written in Gurmukhi script, employing multiple North Indian languages and dialects including Punjabi, Braj, Sanskrit, Persian, and others.

==Individuals and their contributions==
Within Gurmat ideology, the contributors to the Sri Guru Granth Sahib are not viewed through rigid hierarchies but as enlightened voices of the same Truth. The terms Satgur, Bhagat, Bhatt, and Gursikh reflect different expressions of spiritual realization but share a common foundation: direct experience of the Divine and the articulation of that wisdom through bani.

'''Satgur''' refers to the knower of Truth, one who embodies divine wisdom and guides others towards it.

'''Bhagat''' signifies a devotee of Truth, whose verses reflect deep union with the Divine through devotion and remembrance. So Baba Nanak was Bhagat and Ravidas was Satgur or vice versa. 

'''Bhatt''' were poet-scholars, often composing eulogies or metaphysical poetry, whose insight into the Guru’s nature and Truth also flowed as revealed hymns. So they have similar status to Satgur or Bhagat


{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+'''Background Details and No. of Hymns'''
|-
! Name || Timeline || No. of Hymns
|-
! colspan="3" |Satgur - The Enlightened ones
|-
| style="background: #ffc500;" | '''[[Satgur Nanak]]''' || 15th Century || 974
|-
| style="background: #ffc500;" | '''[[Satgur Angad]]''' || 16th Century || 62
|-
| style="background: #ffc500;" | '''[[Satgur Amar Das]]''' || 16th Century || 907
|-
| style="background: #ffc500;" | '''[[Satgur Ram Das]]''' || 16th Century || 679
|-
| style="background: #ffc500;" | '''[[Satgur Arjan]]''' || 16th Century || 2218
|-
| style="background: #ffc500;" | '''[[Satgur Tegh Bahadur]]''' || 17th Century || 116
|-
! colspan="3" |Bhagats - The Enlightened ones
|-
| [[Jayadeva|Bhagat Jaidev]]|| 13th Century|| 2
|-
| [[Fariduddin Ganjshakar|Bhagat Farid]] || 13th Century || 134
|-
| [[Bhagat Ramanand]] || 14th Century || 1
|-
| [[Namdev|Bhagat Namdev]] || 14th Century || 62
|-
| [[Bhagat Trilochan]] || 14th Century || 5
|-
| [[Bhagat Parmanand]] || 14th Century || 1
|-
| [[Dhanna Bhagat|Bhagat Dhanna]] || 14th Century || 4
|-
| [[Bhagat Bhikhan]] || 14th Century || 2
|-
| [[Bhagat Beni]] || 14th Century || 3
|-
| [[Bhagat Pipa]] || 14th Century || 1
|-
| [[Bhagat Sain]] || 14th Century || 1
|-
| [[Bhagat Surdas]] || 14th Century || 2
|-
| [[Bhagat Sadhana]] || 14th Century || 1
|-
| [[Bhagat Ravidas]] || 15th Century || 41
|-
| [[Bhagat Kabir]]|| 15th Century|| 541
|-
! colspan="3" | Bhatts - The Enlightened Poet-Scholars 
|-
| [[Bhatt Kalshar]] || 15th Century || 54
|-
| [[Bhatt Balh]] || 15th Century || 5
|-
| [[Bhatt Bhalh]] || 15th Century || 1
|-
| [[Bhatt Bhika]] || 15th Century || 2
|-
| [[Bhatt Gayand]] || 15th Century || 13
|-
| [[Bhatt Harbans]] || 15th Century || 2
|-
| [[Bhatt Jalap]] || 15th Century || 5
|-
| [[Bhatt Kirat]]|| 15th Century || 8
|-
| [[Bhatt Mathura]] || 15th Century || 14
|-
| [[Bhatt Nalh]]|| 15th Century || 16
|-
| [[Bhatt Salh]] || 15th Century || 3
|-
! colspan="3" |Other Enlightened Gursikhs
|-
|[[Bhai Mardana]]
|15th century
|2
|-
|[[Baba Sunder|Baba Sundar]]
|15th Century
|6
|-
|[[Satta Doom]]
|15th Century
|1 var
|-
|[[Balvand Rai]]
|15th Century
|1 var
|}