Order of Akāl

Khanda.

SIKH GURU SAHEBAĀN
ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਹੂ ਸਾਹਿਬਾਨ
سِکھ گُرو صاحبان

“As ordained by the Timeless, thus established the Paṅth
To all Sikhs, let this be the order, recognize the Graṅth as your Guru”

The founder of the Sikhism, Guru Gobind Singh, announced this order to the disciples called Sikhs.

The order refers to the historic statement of the 10th Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Gobind Singh shortly before his demise on affirming the sacred scripture Adi Granth as his successor, thereby terminating the line of human Gurus.

The event on 20 October 1708 at Nanded (in present-day Maharashtra), when Guru Gobind Singh installed Adi Granth as the Guru of Sikhism, was recorded in a Bhatt Vahi (a bard's scroll) by an eyewitness, Narbud Singh, and is now celebrated as Gurgaddi (Guru Gaddi Divas).

Guru Gobind Singh's statement is part of the central chant "Sabh Sikhan ko Hukam Hai, Guru Manyo Granth."

Question: What is the meaning of Sikh?

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