The glories sung by Guru Sahib revolve around God Who is metaphysical, beyond time, Eternal, Unborn, Uncreated, Self-existant, and withour form, feature, colour or contour. Jaap Sahib is made up of 199 verses and is a rhythmic hymn composed like a necklace of pearls and gems, beauteously arranged around a string: the string is the Supreme God the pearls and gems are His attributes, excellences, and glories. During these three years guru Sahib may have composed the Jaap Sahib, the Swaiyey and the Akal Ustat. Professor Sahib Singh says that, " Guru Gobind SIngh went to Nahan in 1684 and lived there for approximately 3 years. Guru Gobind Singh ji completed this Bani before 1699, because this Bani was recited during the installation of the khalsa. Guru Gobind Singh was a worshipper of one God (Akaal) this is proved by the first stanza of Jaap sahib. The contents of Jaap Sahib, are divided into various Chhands bearing the name of the related meter according to the then prevalent system of prosody in India. The language of Jaap, is close to the classical (languages of India) with words and compounds drawn from Sanskrit, Brij Bhasha and even Arabic and Persian. Bibi Gurdev Kaur OBE has recited this Bani in her melodious voice. It is the second Bani of the five in the daily morning prayer routine of a Sikh.
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It is one of the Five Banis recited by most practising Sikhs each morning and the Bani that the Panj Pyare recite while preparing Amrit on the occasion of Amrit Sanchaar (Sikh Initiation), a ceremony held to admit initiates into the Khalsa Brotherhood. Jaap Sahib is the Bani (set of hymns) uttered by Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the Tenth Sikh Guru.