Nishan (Sikhism)

Nishan consisting of the Mul Mantar by Guru Gobind Singh, from a historical Guru Granth Sahib manuscript preserved at Takht Sri Harmandir Ji in Patna, Bihar, India

A Nishan, also spelt Nisan, is a type of calligraphic Sikh art produced by the Sikh gurus and other historical Sikhs.[note 1] It usually consists of the Mul Mantar being scribed in a calligraphic Gurmukhi font, usually found in the opening section of historical manuscripts of Sikh scriptures, perhaps as an authentication measure. Nishans attributed to the gurus Arjan, Hargobind, Har Rai, Tegh Bahadur, and Gobind Singh have been identified and dated between 1600 and 1708.[1][2][3][4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ The word nishan (also spelt as nisan) comes from a Persian word meaning "sign" or "emblem". In the Sikh tradition, it is used to refer to the signature or autograph of a highly-reputed religious figure, such as a Sikh guru, often by scribing the Mul Mantar.

References

  1. ↑ Malhotra, Karamjit K. “Professor J.S. Grewal Prize: In Search of Early Sikh Art.” Proceedings of the Indian History Congress, vol. 71, 2010, pp. 397–408. JSTOR, JSTOR 44147507. Accessed 12 Dec. 2022.
  2. ↑ Ikeda, Atsushi (Sep 24, 2024). Portraying the Guru: Art, Devotion and Identity in Sikhism. Boydell & Brewer. p. 43. ISBN 9781837652389.
  3. ↑ Singh, Pashaura; Fenech, Louis E. (2014). "Sikh Art". The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. pp. 423–429. ISBN 9780199699308.
  4. ↑ Deol, Jeevan Singh (June 2003). "Illustration and Illumination in Sikh Scriptural Manuscripts". Marg. 54 (4): 30–47.
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