Akal Ustat

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Akal Ustat is a Sikh devotional composition by Guru Gobind Singh that praises the timeless, formless God and emphasizes the unity of humanity beyond caste, creed, and religion.

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Akal Ustat canonical 5
Akal 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sikh Guru ⓘ
Sikh devotional composition ⓘ
religious hymn ⓘ
asserts God is beyond Hindu and Muslim labels ⓘ
all humans are of one light ⓘ
associatedWith Anandpur Sahib period of Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
linked to: Anandpur Sahib

Khalsa tradition ⓘ
linked to: Khalsa
author Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
authorOf Akal Ustat ⓘ
category Sikh scripture composition ⓘ
centuryComposed 17th century ⓘ
collection Dasam Granth ⓘ
denounces caste discrimination ⓘ
religious bigotry ⓘ
devotionalFocus praise of God’s attributes ⓘ
emphasizes unity of humanity ⓘ
focusesOn God’s transcendence and immanence ⓘ
genre devotional poetry ⓘ
honorificForAuthor 10th Sikh Guru ⓘ
influences Sikh concept of universalism ⓘ
Sikh understanding of equality ⓘ
language Braj Bhasha ⓘ
literaryStyle praise hymn (ustat) ⓘ
originallyComposedIn Indic poetic meters ⓘ
placeInScripture part of early sections of Dasam Granth ⓘ
portraysGodAs beyond birth and death ⓘ
beyond form ⓘ
beyond time ⓘ
praises Akal ⓘ
linked to: Akal Ustat

formless God ⓘ
timeless God ⓘ
religion Sikhism ⓘ
reveredBy Sikhs worldwide ⓘ
linked to: Sikh diaspora
script Gurmukhi ⓘ
teaches equality beyond caste ⓘ
equality beyond creed ⓘ
equality beyond religion ⓘ
theme divine sovereignty ⓘ
oneness of God ⓘ
rejection of ritualism ⓘ
rejection of superstition ⓘ
universal brotherhood ⓘ
titleMeaning Praise of the Timeless One ⓘ
usedIn Sikh devotional practice ⓘ

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Guru Gobind Singh → notableWork → Akal Ustat ⓘ
Dasam Granth → contains → Akal Ustat ⓘ
Akal Ustat → praises → Akal ⓘ
linked to: Akal Ustat
Guru Gobind Singh → authorOf → Akal Ustat ⓘ
subject linked to: Akal Ustat
Charitropakhyan → associatedWith → Akal Ustat ⓘ
Dasam Bani → contains → Akal Ustat ⓘ