Hikayats

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Hikayats are a collection of narrative tales and moral stories included in the Sikh scripture Dasam Granth, traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh.

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Hikayats canonical 2

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf collection of narrative tales ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ
section of Dasam Granth ⓘ
associatedPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
associatedWith court of Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
attributedTo Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
audience Persian-literate readers in the Sikh court ⓘ
Sikh community ⓘ
culturalContext Mughal-era North India ⓘ
genre didactic narratives ⓘ
moral stories ⓘ
narrative tales ⓘ
language Persian ⓘ
linked to: Persian language
narrativeForm prose ⓘ
story cycle ⓘ
partOf Dasam Granth ⓘ
purpose ethical teaching ⓘ
moral instruction ⓘ
relatedWork Zafarnama ⓘ
religiousCanonStatus included in Dasam Granth ⓘ
religiousTradition Sikhism ⓘ
scripturalContext appears in Sikh scripture ⓘ
scripturalStatusDebate subject of scholarly discussion on authorship and authenticity ⓘ
textualTradition Sikh scriptural tradition ⓘ
theme consequences of moral and immoral actions ⓘ
divine support for righteousness ⓘ
justice ⓘ
morality ⓘ
usedFor ethical reflection ⓘ
religious education ⓘ

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Dasam Granth → contains → Hikayats ⓘ
Dasam Bani → contains → Hikayats ⓘ