Who compiled Baba Guru Nanak’s hymns along with those of his four successors and other religious poets?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Guru Arjan
After Baba Guru Nanak’s death, his followers built up their own practices. The fifth preceptor, Guru Arjan, compiled the hymns of Baba Guru Nanak and of his four successors, together with those of other religious poets such as Baba Farid, Ravidas and Kabir, in the Adi Granth Sahib. These hymns are called “gurbani”. Later, the tenth preceptor, Guru Gobind Singh, added the compositions of the ninth Guru, Guru Tegh Bahadur.
NCERT (2025-26): “8.2 Baba Guru Nanak and the Sacred Word … Baba Guru Nanak did not wish to establish a new religion, but after his death his followers consolidated their own practices and distinguished themselves from both Hindus and Muslims. The fifth preceptor, Guru Arjan, compiled Baba Guru Nanak’s hymns along with those of his four successors and other religious poets like Baba Farid, Ravidas (also known as Raidas) and Kabir in the Adi Granth Sahib. These hymns, called ‘gurbani’, are composed in various languages.…” |