These morning prayers are required to be followed by the Ardas. These prayers are recited between 2 - 6 AM. Sometimes this is referred to as the Five Banis. Many Sikhs, including those who follow the lifestyle of the Damdami Taksal & AKJ, believe that Chaupai Sahib & Anand Sahib are also required in the morning prayers. Through time, the "five banis" has come to mean different things to different groups of Sikhs.Īs per the Sikh Code of Conduct, Sikhs are only required to recite Japji Sahib, Jaap Sahib, & the Ten Sawayyas in the morning. The banis are also recited daily, starting in the early morning ( Amrit Vela). The initiated Sikh is asked by the Panj Piare during the Amrit Sanchar ceremony to recite the following five banis ( Punjabi: ਪੰਜ ਬਾਣੀਆਂ, romanized: paja bāṇī'āṁ) as a commitment to the Sikh Gurus and Waheguru. The morning and evening prayers should be followed by an Ardaas. There are five hymns ( Five Banis) to be done during Amrit Vela (early morning), the Rehras Sahib hymn for the evening and Kirtan Sohila for the night. Optionally additional prayers may be added to a Sikh's nitnem. These are mandatory and to be read by every Amritdhari Sikh as expressed in the Sikh Rehat Maryada. Nitnem ( Punjabi: ਨਿਤਨੇਮ, lit.'daily routine') is a collection of Sikh hymns ( Gurbani) to be read minimally 3 different times of the day.
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