Writers of Guru Granth Sahib


, is the central religious text of Sikhism, considered by Sikhs to be the final sovereign Guru of the religion. It contains 1430 Angs, containing 5,894 hymns of 36 saint mystics which includes Sikh guru sahiban, Bhagats, Bhatts and gursikhs. It is the only religious script in the world that contains views and ideology of people of other religions, castes and creeds. It also contains teachings of Sikh gurus themselves and was written by Bhai Gurdas Ji and by Bhai Mani Singh Ji.

Categorization of authors

Generally, Scholars categorize authors of Guru Granth Sahib into four groups:
  1. Sikh Gurus
  2. Bhagats
  3. Bhatts
  4. Gursikhs

    Sikh gurus

Philosophically, Sikhs are bound to believe in Shabad Guru but general belief is that The Sikh Gurus established Sikhism over the centuries, beginning in the year 1469. There are 6 Sikh Gurus whose hymns are present in Guru Granth Sahib:

Bhagats

In the above list, the Bhagats were holy men of various sects whose teachings are included in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib ji. Their bani come under title Bani Bhagtaan Ki. The word "Bhagat" means devotee, and comes from the Sanskrit word Bhakti, which means devotion and love. Bhagats evolved a belief in one God that preceded Bhagat Kabir ji selected the writings of The Great Hindu Bhaktis and Sufi saints.
Among above, below is the list of Bhagats:

Bhatths

Many Hindu Saraswat Brahmins who started to follow the word of Guru Nanak Dev were known as Bhatts. There are 11 Bhatts whose banis are included in Guru Granth Sahib:

Individuals and their contributions

Controversial authors:Mardana and Tall

There are two more writers of present recension of Adi Granth which is matter of debate among various scholars: Bhai Mardana and Bhatt Tall.
As per various scholars: