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Names of God in Sikhism are names attributed to God in Sikhism by Sikh gurus.
Below is a list of some names used by Sikhs for God:
No. | Gurmukhi | Romanization
[variant spellings] |
Translation | Reference(s) | ||||||||||||
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Names of Indic origin: | ||||||||||||||||
1. | ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ | Waheguru [Vaheguru] |
Wonderful Enlightener | [1][2] | ||||||||||||
2. | ਅਕਾਲ ਪੁਰਖ | Akal Purakh | The Timeless Being | [3] | ||||||||||||
3. | ੴ ਇੱਕ ਓਅੰਕਾਰ |
Ik Onkar [Ek Onkar] |
One Creator | [4][5] | ||||||||||||
4. | ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰ | Nirankar | Formless | [6] | ||||||||||||
5. | ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ | Satnam | True Name | [7] | ||||||||||||
6. | ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ | Parmeshur [Parameshwara] |
Supreme Lord | [8] | ||||||||||||
7. | ਪੁਰੁਸ਼/ਪੁਰਖ | Purusha/Purakh | Being | [9] | ||||||||||||
8. | ਹਰਿ | Hari | Seizer (of sin) | [10][11] | ||||||||||||
9. | ਮੋਹਨ | Mohan | Charming, Enchanting or Captivating | [10] | ||||||||||||
10. | ਜਗਦੀਸ਼ | Jagdish | Lord of the World | [11] | ||||||||||||
11. | ਕ੍ਰਿਸ੍ਨ | Krishan [Krishna] |
Black | [9] | ||||||||||||
12. | ਕਰਣਹਾਰ | Karanhar | Helmsman | [12] | ||||||||||||
13. | ਗੋਬਿੰਦ | Gobind [Govind] |
Cow Herder | [9] | ||||||||||||
14. | ਅਲਖ | Alakh | Unperceivable | [12] | ||||||||||||
15. | ਅਗਮ | Agam | Unaccessible | [12] | ||||||||||||
16. | ਰਾਮ | Rama [Raam] |
Dark | [10][11][9] | ||||||||||||
17. | ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ | Maharaja | Great King | |||||||||||||
18. | ਚੱਕਰ ਚੱਕਰਵਰਤੀ | Chakara Cakaravaratī | Universal Wheel Turning Emperor | |||||||||||||
ਠਾਕੁਰ | Thakur | Lord | ||||||||||||||
Names of Islamic and Persian origin: | ||||||||||||||||
1. | ਅਲਹੁ | Allah | The God | [10][11] | ||||||||||||
2. | ਰੱਬ | Rabb [Raab] |
Lord | [10][11] | ||||||||||||
3. | ਖੁਦਾ | Khuda | Lord | [11] | ||||||||||||
4. | ਰਹੀਮ | Rahim [Raheem] |
Merciful | [11] | ||||||||||||
5. | ਕਰੀਮ | Karim [Kareem] |
Generous | [11][12] | ||||||||||||
6. | ਸਾਹਿਬ | Sahib | Companion | [11] | ||||||||||||
7. | ਖਡੂਰ | Kadur [Khadur] |
[12] | |||||||||||||
8. | ਸੱਚਾ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹ | Sache Patishah | True Master King | |||||||||||||
9. | ਸ਼ਹਿਨਸ਼ਾਹ | Shahenshah | King of kings |
The various names for God in Sikhism may stem from either the Indic traditions or the Islamic one.[12] Others are unique to the Sikh tradition, such as Waheguru, Akal Purakh, and Sarabloh. Employment of these terms does not mean Sikhs accept the religious context they are understood in their original sources.[12] For example, the meaning of the words Hari or Ram as used by Sikhs does not mean the same thing as these terms do in the Hindu (particularity Vaishnav) traditions.[12] Usage of these names does not mean Sikhs conceptualize their concept of God in the form of the incarnated devas or devis from Indic mythology, but rather they are used to describe various aspects of God as per Sikh theology.[12]
The Sikh gurus adopted the names for the divine from various faith systems as they saw these sectarian differences in linguistics as unimportant in-comparison to the actual message they were trying to spread.[12] On page 64 of the Guru Granth Sahib, various Islamicate terms for God are also presented freely.[12]
Your names are countless. I do not know their end, but I am sure that there is no one else like you.
— Guru Granth Sahib, page 877[12]