Sewa Singh Kalsi, Lecturer in Sikh Studies, Leeds University in the British Journal of Religious Education Autumn 1999
"Those who teach Sikhism, particularly in the diaspora, are well aware of the limited choice of teaching material which focuses on the major themes in the Adi Granth (Sikh scripture) also known as the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. This publication will be most useful for teachers in schools, institutions of further and higher education, and people involved in inter-faith dialogue exploring the riches of diversity in God's kingdom.
Rahi's work deserves special commendation as he has pioneered this publication on the model of thematic arrangement. Moreover, each section is introduced with a concise but comprehensive introduction that helps the reader grasp the main message in that section.....
... I think that the thematic arrangement of the selection of compositions of Sikh Gurus is a most welcome initiative and makes this work a valuable addition to the literature on Sikhism, particularly in the diaspora."
from the Foreword by Dr. Owen Cole, Chichester Institute of Higher Education
"It would be very difficult for anyone to improve on Hakim Singh Rahi's work"
Backcover* The book is the result of meticulous research covering the entire Guru Granth Sahib making use of the original text and modern translations.
* It aims to enable the reader to find out about the main contents of the Granth.
* To this end it provides numerous quotations on theological subjects for those who want to know what the Granth has to say about important religious topics.
* Many Sikhs do not understand the old language of their Scriptures. Though they hear it read, its meaning is a mystery to them. Westerners have very few books in English to help them understand the Sikh Scriptures. This book will help all who want to discover the meaning of the Granth.
* There is no comparable book analysing the Granth Sahib under theological heads with a wide range of quotations taken from the entire book.
* The translation is the one by Shri Manmohan Singh. This has the advantage of containing both the origianl text and a Punjabi translation alongside the English version. Scholars can therefore refer back to the original by consulting this version. This is used with permission from the publishers, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, Golden Temple, Amritsar, India.
