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The '''Sant Nirankari Mission''' ({{lang-pa|ਸੰਤ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਮਿਸ਼ਨ}}, {{lang-hi|संत निरंकारी मिशन}}, '''SNM''') and also known as '''Universal Brotherhood Mission''', is a religious or spiritual organization based in India. The Sant Nirankari Mission identifies itself as "neither a new religion nor a sect of an existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare".<ref name="Baba Buta Singh Ji" group="SNM">{{cite web|title=History {{!}} Baba Buta Singh Ji (1873-1943) |url=http://www.nirankari.com/modules/founder/bababuta/|work=Sant Nirankari Mission|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.) |accessdate=10 December 2010|location=Delhi, India }}</ref> Academics identify the group as an offshoot of ], which separated from orthodox Sikhism in 1929 CE.<ref name="Rangaswamy2007">{{cite book|author=Padma Rangaswamy|title=Namaste America|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yy-2xNW84dsC&pg=PA269|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0-271-02775-3|pages=269–}}</ref> The '''Sant Nirankari Mission''' ({{lang-pa|ਸੰਤ ਨਿਰੰਕਾਰੀ ਮਿਸ਼ਨ}}, {{lang-hi|संत निरंकारी मिशन}}, '''SNM''') and also known as '''Universal Brotherhood Mission''', is a religious or spiritual organisation based in India. The Sant Nirankari Mission identifies itself as "neither a new religion nor a sect of an existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare".<ref name="Baba Buta Singh Ji" group="SNM">{{cite web|title=History {{!}} Baba Buta Singh Ji (1873–1943) |url=http://www.nirankari.com/modules/founder/bababuta/|work=Sant Nirankari Mission|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.) |accessdate=10 December 2010|location=Delhi, India }}</ref> Academics identify the group as an offshoot of ], which separated from orthodox Sikhism in 1929 CE.<ref name="Rangaswamy2007">{{cite book|author=Padma Rangaswamy|title=Namaste America|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yy-2xNW84dsC&pg=PA269|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0-271-02775-3|pages=269–}}</ref>


Despite the similarity of name, the group is not<ref name="Singh2009">{{cite book|author=Sardar Harjeet Singh|title=Faith & Philosophy of Sikhism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uhtzeompVAUC&pg=PA144|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2009|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-721-8|pages=144–}}</ref> (or is no longer<ref name="McLeod2005">{{cite book|author=W. H. McLeod|title=Historical dictionary of Sikhism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ma3G-hjh6SwC&pg=PA180|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=28 July 2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5088-0|pages=180–}}</ref>) affiliated with the ] movement started by ]. The Sant Nirankari movement has been targeted for violence by some extremists among the orthodox ]s, who consider the group to be a heresy of Sikhism.<ref name="Gould2011">{{cite book|author=William Gould|title=Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K2oexn_mLPIC&pg=PA237|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=31 October 2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-70511-0|pages=237–}}</ref> Despite the similarity of name, the group is not<ref name="Singh2009">{{cite book|author=Sardar Harjeet Singh|title=Faith & Philosophy of Sikhism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=uhtzeompVAUC&pg=PA144|accessdate=12 April 2012|year=2009|publisher=Gyan Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7835-721-8|pages=144–}}</ref> (or is no longer<ref name="McLeod2005">{{cite book|author=W. H. McLeod|title=Historical dictionary of Sikhism|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ma3G-hjh6SwC&pg=PA180|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=28 July 2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5088-0|pages=180–}}</ref>) affiliated with the ] movement started by ]. The Sant Nirankari movement has been targeted for violence by some extremists among the orthodox ]s, who consider the group to be a heresy of Sikhism.<ref name="Gould2011">{{cite book|author=William Gould|title=Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=K2oexn_mLPIC&pg=PA237|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=31 October 2011|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-70511-0|pages=237–}}</ref>


The SNM has over 100 branches outside India, most prominently in Britain and North America. Its world headquarters is located in Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi.<ref name="Organisational Outfit" group="SNM">{{cite web|title=Souvenir 50th Samagam - Organisational Outfit of Sant Nirankari Mission|url=http://www.nirankari.org/literature/books/souvenir50smg/origanisationaloutfit.htm|work=Sant Nirankari Mission|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.) |accessdate=10 December 2010|location=Delhi, India}}</ref> Its leader, ], provides spiritual guidance for Nirankari devotees; the group is characterized by its focus on a living leader.<ref name="Knott">{{cite book |last=Knott |first=Kim |title=A new handbook of living religions |year=1998 |publisher=] |isbn=0-14-051407-4 |pages=756–774 |chapter=The Religions of South Asian Communities in Britain |editor1-first=John R |editor1-last=Hinnells |location=Cambridge, Mass |edition=2nd |oclc=317517572 }}</ref> The SNM has over 100 branches outside India, most prominently in Britain and North America. Its world headquarters is located in Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi.<ref name="Organisational Outfit" group="SNM">{{cite web|title=Souvenir 50th Samagam – Organisational Outfit of Sant Nirankari Mission|url=http://www.nirankari.org/literature/books/souvenir50smg/origanisationaloutfit.htm|work=Sant Nirankari Mission|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.) |accessdate=10 December 2010|location=Delhi, India}}</ref> Its leader, ], provides spiritual guidance for Nirankari devotees; the group is characterised by its focus on a living leader.<ref name="Knott">{{cite book |last=Knott |first=Kim |title=A new handbook of living religions |year=1998 |publisher=] |isbn=0-14-051407-4 |pages=756–774 |chapter=The Religions of South Asian Communities in Britain |editor1-first=John R |editor1-last=Hinnells |location=Cambridge, Mass |edition=2nd |oclc=317517572 }}</ref>


==History== ==History==
The original Nirankari sect of Sikhism (now largely defunct) began with the reformist movement of Baba Dayal in the early 19th century. Dayal's movement emphasised the importance of a living guru, while mainstream Sikhism accepted the Sikh scriptures as the final, and current, guru of the faith. The Nirankari movement remained small and somewhat tolerated by orthodox Sikhs. In 1929, one segment of the movement, now known as the Sant Nirankari, disassociated itself from mainstream Sikhism and became an independent organisation.<ref name="Rangaswamy2007">{{cite book|author=Padma Rangaswamy|title=Namaste America|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yy-2xNW84dsC&pg=PA269|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0-271-02775-3|pages=269–}}</ref> The original Nirankari sect of Sikhism (now largely defunct) began with the reformist movement of Baba Dayal in the early 19th century. Dayal's movement emphasised the importance of a living guru, while mainstream Sikhism accepted the Sikh scriptures as the final, and current, guru of the faith. The Nirankari movement remained small and somewhat tolerated by orthodox Sikhs. In 1929, one segment of the movement, now known as the Sant Nirankari, disassociated itself from mainstream Sikhism and became an independent organisation.<ref name="Rangaswamy2007">{{cite book|author=Padma Rangaswamy|title=Namaste America|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=yy-2xNW84dsC&pg=PA269|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=30 December 2007|publisher=Penn State Press|isbn=978-0-271-02775-3|pages=269–}}</ref>


In the 1960s, the sudden growth of the Sant Nirankari faction (a "breakaway guru lineage" of the Nirankaris), as well as some heterodox statements by its leaders, aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs, some of whom used opposition to the Sant Nirankaris as a platform.<ref name="Marty1996">{{cite book|author=Martin E. Marty|title=Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=doCmVaOnh_wC&pg=PA273|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=1 July 1996|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-50884-9|pages=273–}}</ref> The Sant Nirkankari ''satguru'' ] was assassinated in 1980, by one Ranjit Singh, a member of the ]. The AKJ had, shortly before the killing, had been involved in protests against the Sant Nirankaris as heterodox.<ref name=SATP>{{cite web |url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/nightsoffalsehood/falsehood4.htm |title=Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood -- Psalms of Terror |date=December 31, 2001 |work= |publisher=Institute for Conflict Management |location=New Delhi |accessdate=December 13, 2010 }}</ref> In the 1960s, the sudden growth of the Sant Nirankari faction (a "breakaway guru lineage" of the Nirankaris), as well as some heterodox statements by its leaders, aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs, some of whom used opposition to the Sant Nirankaris as a platform.<ref name="Marty1996">{{cite book|author=Martin E. Marty|title=Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=doCmVaOnh_wC&pg=PA273|accessdate=12 April 2012|date=1 July 1996|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-50884-9|pages=273–}}</ref> The Sant Nirkankari ''satguru'' ] was assassinated in 1980, by one Ranjit Singh, a member of the ]. The AKJ had, shortly before the killing, had been involved in protests against the Sant Nirankaris as heterodox.<ref name=SATP>{{cite web |url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/publication/nightsoffalsehood/falsehood4.htm |title=Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood – Psalms of Terror |date=31 December 2001 |work=South Asia Terrorism Portal |publisher=Institute for Conflict Management |location=New Delhi |accessdate=13 December 2010 }}</ref>


== ''Avtar Bani'' == == ''Avtar Bani'' ==
The ''Avtar Bani''<ref name="Avtar bani" group="SNM">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Nirankari Baba Avtar |others=English version by Gurbachan Singh Nirankari (G.S. Bhatia) |title=Awata&#772;ra ba&#772;n&#803;i&#772; |trans_title=Avtar bani |url=http://www.nirankari.com/literature/books/abani/abani.pdf |archiveurl=http://www.nirankari.com/literature/books/abani/main.htm |archivedate=January 20, 1999 |format=PDF |accessdate=December 11, 2010 |year=1976 |publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal |location=Delhi |oclc=13611411 |id={{ASIN|B0006E107M|country=in|title=Avtar bani|year=1976}} |laysummary=Verses in praise of the formless God (Niranka&#772;ra) by a spiritual leader of the Nirankaris, a syncretic sect. |laydate= }}</ref> outlines the key philosophy of the Sant Nirankari Mission, and serves as the group's primary text, though not necessarily a holy book. It is named after its author Shahenshan Baba Avtar Singh.<ref name="Baba Avtar Singh Ji" group="SNM">{{cite web |title=SNM History - Baba Avtar Singh Ji |url=http://www.nirankari.com/history/hist3.htm |work=Sant Nirankari Mission|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.) |accessdate=11 December 2010|location=Delhi, India}}</ref> Its initial version was first published in 1957. Its predecessor, the ''Sampuran Avtar Bani''<ref name="Sampuran Avtar bani">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Nirankari Baba Avtar |editor1-first=Kirpa |editor1-last=Sagar |others=Translated by Amrik Singh |title=Sampu&#772;ran&#803;a Awata&#772;ra ba&#772;n&#803;i&#772; |trans_title=Sampuran Avtar bani |edition=3rd |year=2001 |origyear=1972 |publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal |location=Delhi |language=English and Panjabi (Panjabi in roman script) |oclc=54861839 |laysummary=Verses in praise of the formless God (Niranka&#772;ra) by a spiritual leader of the Nirankaris, a syncretic sect. |laydate= }}</ref> ("complete Avtar Bani") was published in 1965. The Avtar Bani was originally written in Punjabi verse, but some stanzas were in the Urdu and Sindhi language. It contains 376 hymns which describe the qualities of Formless God (Nirankar), the important role of a spiritual in attaining God-realisation, the kindness and grace of the "True Master", the purpose of human life, the five fundamental principles, true devotion and how a man can lead a saintly life. It has been published in Gurumukhi, Devnagari, Urdu and Roman scripts. It has also been translated and published in English (verse and prose), Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali and Marathi verse. The ''Avtar Bani''<ref name="Avtar bani" group="SNM">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Nirankari Baba Avtar |others=English version by Gurbachan Singh Nirankari (G.S. Bhatia) |title=Awata&#772;ra ba&#772;n&#803;i&#772; |trans_title=Avtar bani |url=http://www.nirankari.com/literature/books/abani/abani.pdf |archiveurl=http://www.nirankari.com/literature/books/abani/main.htm |archivedate=20 January 1999 |format=PDF |accessdate=11 December 2010 |year=1976 |publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal |location=Delhi |oclc=13611411 |id={{ASIN|B0006E107M|country=in|title=Avtar bani|year=1976}} |laysummary=Verses in praise of the formless God (Niranka&#772;ra) by a spiritual leader of the Nirankaris, a syncretic sect. |laydate= }}</ref> outlines the key philosophy of the Sant Nirankari Mission, and serves as the group's primary text, though not necessarily a holy book. It is named after its author Shahenshan Baba Avtar Singh.<ref name="Baba Avtar Singh Ji" group="SNM">{{cite web |title=SNM History – Baba Avtar Singh Ji |url=http://www.nirankari.com/history/hist3.htm |work=Sant Nirankari Mission|publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal (Regd.) |accessdate=11 December 2010|location=Delhi, India}}</ref> Its initial version was first published in 1957. Its predecessor, the ''Sampuran Avtar Bani''<ref name="Sampuran Avtar bani">{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Nirankari Baba Avtar |editor1-first=Kirpa |editor1-last=Sagar |others=Translated by Amrik Singh |title=Sampu&#772;ran&#803;a Awata&#772;ra ba&#772;n&#803;i&#772; |trans_title=Sampuran Avtar bani |edition=3rd |year=2001 |origyear=1972 |publisher=Sant Nirankari Mandal |location=Delhi |language=English and Panjabi (Panjabi in roman script) |oclc=54861839 |laysummary=Verses in praise of the formless God (Niranka&#772;ra) by a spiritual leader of the Nirankaris, a syncretic sect. |laydate= }}</ref> ("complete Avtar Bani") was published in 1965. The Avtar Bani was originally written in Punjabi verse, but some stanzas were in the Urdu and Sindhi language. It contains 376 hymns which describe the qualities of Formless God (Nirankar), the important role of a spiritual in attaining God-realisation, the kindness and grace of the "True Master", the purpose of human life, the five fundamental principles, true devotion and how a man can lead a saintly life. It has been published in Gurumukhi, Devnagari, Urdu and Roman scripts. It has also been translated and published in English (verse and prose), Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali and Marathi verse.


== Nirankari Museum == == Nirankari Museum ==
The Nirakari Museum was officially launched by Baba Hardev Singh on 22 February 2005. The museum is located within the Sant Nirankari Sarovar in North Delhi, and depicts the history of the Nirankari Mission through audio-visuals and pictures.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite journal |author="Our Staff Reporter" |date=February 23, 2005 |title=Nirankari Museum inaugurated |journal=The Hindu |location=Chennai, Madras, India |publisher=Kasturi and Sons Ltd |oclc=35304678 |accessdate=December 11, 2010|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/23/stories/2005022316760300.htm }}</ref><ref name="The Tribune">{{cite journal |date=February 24, 2005 |title=A museum of spiritual panorama |journal=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India |author=Tribune News Service|location=Chandigarh, Indi |publisher=The Tribune Trust |oclc=47351219 |accessdate=December 11, 2010 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050225/delhi.htm#15 }}</ref> The Nirakari Museum was officially launched by Baba Hardev Singh on 22 February 2005. The museum is located within the Sant Nirankari Sarovar in North Delhi, and depicts the history of the Nirankari Mission through audio-visuals and pictures.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite journal |author="Our Staff Reporter" |date=23 February 2005 |title=Nirankari Museum inaugurated |journal=The Hindu |location=Chennai, Madras, India |publisher=Kasturi and Sons Ltd |oclc=35304678 |accessdate=11 December 2010|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/02/23/stories/2005022316760300.htm }}</ref><ref name="The Tribune">{{cite journal |date=24 February 2005 |title=A museum of spiritual panorama |journal=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India |author=Tribune News Service|location=Chandigarh, Indi |publisher=The Tribune Trust |oclc=47351219 |accessdate=11 December 2010 |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050225/delhi.htm#15 }}</ref>


==Notes and references== ==Notes and references==
{{Reflist}} {{Reflist}}
*{{cite book |last1=McKean |first1=Lise |title=Divine enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC&lpg=PA273&dq=%22Sant%20Nirankari%20Mission%22%20intitle%3ADivine&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22Sant%20Nirankari%20Mission%22%20intitle:Divine&f=false |accessdate=December 18, 2010 |year=1996 |publisher=] |location=Chicago |isbn=0-226-56009-0 |oclc=32859823 |page=273 }} *{{cite book |last1=McKean |first1=Lise |title=Divine enterprise: Gurus and the Hindu Nationalist Movement |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OsI7Hy8H34YC&lpg=PA273&dq=%22Sant%20Nirankari%20Mission%22%20intitle%3ADivine&pg=PA273#v=onepage&q=%22Sant%20Nirankari%20Mission%22%20intitle:Divine&f=false |accessdate=18 December 2010 |year=1996 |publisher=] |location=Chicago |isbn=0-226-56009-0 |oclc=32859823 |page=273 }}
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*{{cite web |url=http://bindra.net/s-022.html |title=Nirankaris and Sant (Neo-)Nirankaris |author=Pritpal Singh Bindra |date=August 30, 2009 |work=Essays On Sikhism |accessdate=December 13, 2010 }} --> *{{cite web |url=http://bindra.net/s-022.html |title=Nirankaris and Sant (Neo-)Nirankaris |author=Pritpal Singh Bindra |date=30 August 2009 |work=Essays On Sikhism |accessdate=13 December 2010 }} -->
*Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer. ''Sikh History in 10 volumes''. Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2011. Vol. 7 *Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer. ''Sikh History in 10 volumes''. Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2011. Vol. 7
*Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer. ''Sikh Twareekh''. Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2008. Vol 3.{{pa icon}} *Dr Harjinder Singh Dilgeer. ''Sikh Twareekh''. Singh Brothers, Amritsar, 2008. Vol 3.{{pa icon}}
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Sant Nirankari Mission
AbbreviationSNM
FormationMay 1929
Purpose"Universal Brotherhood"
HeadquartersNirankari Colony, Delhi
- 110 009. India.
Main organSant Nirankari Mandal
Websitenirankari.org

The Sant Nirankari Mission (Template:Lang-pa, Template:Lang-hi, SNM) and also known as Universal Brotherhood Mission, is a religious or spiritual organisation based in India. The Sant Nirankari Mission identifies itself as "neither a new religion nor a sect of an existing religion, but an all-embracing spiritual movement dedicated to human welfare". Academics identify the group as an offshoot of Sikhism, which separated from orthodox Sikhism in 1929 CE.

Despite the similarity of name, the group is not (or is no longer) affiliated with the Nirankari movement started by Baba Dayal. The Sant Nirankari movement has been targeted for violence by some extremists among the orthodox Sikhs, who consider the group to be a heresy of Sikhism.

The SNM has over 100 branches outside India, most prominently in Britain and North America. Its world headquarters is located in Sant Nirankari Colony, Delhi. Its leader, Baba Hardev Singh, provides spiritual guidance for Nirankari devotees; the group is characterised by its focus on a living leader.

History

The original Nirankari sect of Sikhism (now largely defunct) began with the reformist movement of Baba Dayal in the early 19th century. Dayal's movement emphasised the importance of a living guru, while mainstream Sikhism accepted the Sikh scriptures as the final, and current, guru of the faith. The Nirankari movement remained small and somewhat tolerated by orthodox Sikhs. In 1929, one segment of the movement, now known as the Sant Nirankari, disassociated itself from mainstream Sikhism and became an independent organisation.

In the 1960s, the sudden growth of the Sant Nirankari faction (a "breakaway guru lineage" of the Nirankaris), as well as some heterodox statements by its leaders, aroused the ire of fundamentalist Sikhs, some of whom used opposition to the Sant Nirankaris as a platform. The Sant Nirkankari satguru Gurbachan Singh was assassinated in 1980, by one Ranjit Singh, a member of the Akhand Kirtani Jatha. The AKJ had, shortly before the killing, had been involved in protests against the Sant Nirankaris as heterodox.

Avtar Bani

The Avtar Bani outlines the key philosophy of the Sant Nirankari Mission, and serves as the group's primary text, though not necessarily a holy book. It is named after its author Shahenshan Baba Avtar Singh. Its initial version was first published in 1957. Its predecessor, the Sampuran Avtar Bani ("complete Avtar Bani") was published in 1965. The Avtar Bani was originally written in Punjabi verse, but some stanzas were in the Urdu and Sindhi language. It contains 376 hymns which describe the qualities of Formless God (Nirankar), the important role of a spiritual in attaining God-realisation, the kindness and grace of the "True Master", the purpose of human life, the five fundamental principles, true devotion and how a man can lead a saintly life. It has been published in Gurumukhi, Devnagari, Urdu and Roman scripts. It has also been translated and published in English (verse and prose), Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Nepali and Marathi verse.

Nirankari Museum

The Nirakari Museum was officially launched by Baba Hardev Singh on 22 February 2005. The museum is located within the Sant Nirankari Sarovar in North Delhi, and depicts the history of the Nirankari Mission through audio-visuals and pictures.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Padma Rangaswamy (30 December 2007). Namaste America. Penn State Press. pp. 269–. ISBN 978-0-271-02775-3. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  2. Sardar Harjeet Singh (2009). Faith & Philosophy of Sikhism. Gyan Publishing House. pp. 144–. ISBN 978-81-7835-721-8. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  3. W. H. McLeod (28 July 2005). Historical dictionary of Sikhism. Scarecrow Press. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-8108-5088-0. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  4. William Gould (31 October 2011). Religion and Conflict in Modern South Asia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-0-521-70511-0. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  5. Knott, Kim (1998). "The Religions of South Asian Communities in Britain". In Hinnells, John R (ed.). A new handbook of living religions (2nd ed.). Cambridge, Mass: Penguin Books Canada Ltd. pp. 756–774. ISBN 0-14-051407-4. OCLC 317517572.
  6. Martin E. Marty (1 July 1996). Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance. University of Chicago Press. pp. 273–. ISBN 978-0-226-50884-9. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
  7. "Punjab: The Knights of Falsehood – Psalms of Terror". South Asia Terrorism Portal. New Delhi: Institute for Conflict Management. 31 December 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  8. Singh, Nirankari Baba Avtar (2001) . Sagar, Kirpa (ed.). Sampūraṇa Awatāra bāṇī (in English and Panjabi (Panjabi in roman script)). Translated by Amrik Singh (3rd ed.). Delhi: Sant Nirankari Mandal. OCLC 54861839. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |laydate= (help); Unknown parameter |laysummary= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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