A Malaysian Sikh has hand-written the world`s heaviest and largest copy of the Guru Granth Sahib, the
holy scripture of the community.
Jaswant Singh Khosa`s 1,430-page copy of the Guru Granth Sahib figures in the Malaysian book of
records as the heaviest and largest Sikh holy book written. The Guru Granth Sahib weighs 45 kg, and is
1.5m long and 0.5m wide, local daily `The Star` reported today. The Guru Granth Sahib has also been
used in the `Har Ki Paudi` in Golden Temple complex, revered by Sikhs, during a 48-hour prayer
ceremony on August 30 to mark the 401st anniversary of installation of the Granth, according to highest
Sikh religious authority, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. Khosa, a 68-year-old former
security guard spent three years to write the manuscripts using traditional Gurumukhi calligraphy,
labouring for up to 12 hours daily, it said. He said the SGPC has written to inform them of the decision
of using the Guru Granth Sahib during daily prayers at the temple.
Khosa said his copy was special as every word was joined, with each page starting and ending with the
same word. “It took about five hours for me to write two pages. The copy had to be 100 per cent
correct as it represents our holy scriptures,” he said.
He said he had donated his Guru Granth Sahib to the temple in Amritsar last December where it was
kept as an exhibit.
holy scripture of the community.
Jaswant Singh Khosa`s 1,430-page copy of the Guru Granth Sahib figures in the Malaysian book of
records as the heaviest and largest Sikh holy book written. The Guru Granth Sahib weighs 45 kg, and is
1.5m long and 0.5m wide, local daily `The Star` reported today. The Guru Granth Sahib has also been
used in the `Har Ki Paudi` in Golden Temple complex, revered by Sikhs, during a 48-hour prayer
ceremony on August 30 to mark the 401st anniversary of installation of the Granth, according to highest
Sikh religious authority, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. Khosa, a 68-year-old former
security guard spent three years to write the manuscripts using traditional Gurumukhi calligraphy,
labouring for up to 12 hours daily, it said. He said the SGPC has written to inform them of the decision
of using the Guru Granth Sahib during daily prayers at the temple.
Khosa said his copy was special as every word was joined, with each page starting and ending with the
same word. “It took about five hours for me to write two pages. The copy had to be 100 per cent
correct as it represents our holy scriptures,” he said.
He said he had donated his Guru Granth Sahib to the temple in Amritsar last December where it was
kept as an exhibit.
SIKH LEADERS
Bhai Jaswant Singh Khosa
Bhai Jaswant Singh Khosa
Malaysian Sikh
| Jaswant Singh Khosa |
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| Gurdwara Sahib Sunway |
Malaysia
