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 4
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
surface form: Anandpur Sahib period of Guru Gobind Singh

Khalsa
surface form: Khalsa tradition
author Guru Gobind Singh
authorOf Akal Ustat self-linksurface differs
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 Ustat self-linksurface differs
surface form: Akal

formless God
timeless God
religion Sikhism
reveredBy Sikh diaspora
surface form: Sikhs worldwide
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 Ustat self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Akal
Akal Ustat authorOf Akal Ustat self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Guru Gobind Singh
Charitropakhyan associatedWith Akal Ustat