Jaap Sahib
Jaap Sahib (or Japu "Sahib") is the morning prayer of the Sikhs. The beaded prayers were composed by the Tenth Sikh Guru, Guru Gobind Singh and is found at the start of the Sikh scripture Dasam Granth. This Bani is an important Sikh prayer, and is recited by the "Panj Pyare" while preparing "Amrit" on the occasion of "Amrit Sanchar" (initiation), a ceremony held to Amrit initiates into the Khalsa and it is a part of a Sikh's "Nitnem" (daily meditation). The "Jaap Sahib" is reminiscent of "Japji Sahib" composed by Guru Nanak, and both praise God . Meaning of "jaap". Following are some accepted meanings of "jaap": "Jaap" is a Sanskrit word meaning "to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter (especially prayers or incantations); to invoke or call upon in a low voice". "Jaap Sahib" is a rhythmic hymn composed like a necklace of pearls and gems, beauteously arranged around a string: the string is the Supreme God; the pearls and gems are His attributes, excellences, and glories. It basically helps reader do a daily Greetings to Waheguru in 199 verses, just like we do hello to each other. The glories sung by Guru Sahib revolve  around the following attributes of God: Content. The Jaap Sahib is a recitation and praise of God. It includes various names of God in various languages. Understand the fact that god has no name but is called by various names by devotees based on their experience and the blessings they have obtained from him. There is only one sole religion of humans - humanity, and the worldly path that we choose to understand the natural power, our source, source of creation - is called faith only. All faiths are rivers and are destined to merge into one great "Ocean - the lord, the  light"; whatever you may call, think, believe or perceive. Form. "Jaap Sahib" is made up of 199 verses and is the first Bani of the Dasam Granth (p. 1-10). The Jaap Sahib begins with the words: This line is clearly intended to authenticate Guru Gobind Singh Ji as the Author of the Dasam Granth. "Jaap" is a Sanskrit word which means "to utter in a low voice, whisper, mutter (especially prayers or incantations); to invoke or call upon in a low voice." The form of the word here is "Japu", which makes it a noun, meaning "meditation on nothing  but the Truth; ('God') (or The True God). Language. The language of Jaap, is close to classical with words and compounds drawn from Sanskrit, Brij Bhasha, Arabic and Urdu. The contents of Jaap Sahib, are divided into various "Chhands" bearing the name of the related meter according to the then prevalent system of prosody in India. Japji Sahib and Jaap Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib starts with "Japji Sahib", while Dasam Granth starts with Jaap Sahib also called Japu Sahib. Guru Nanak is credited with the former, while Guru Gobind Singh is credited with the latter. The Jaap Sahib, unlike  Japji Sahib, is composed in Braj bhasha, Sanskrit and Arabic, and with 199 stanzas, is longer than Japji Sahib. The Jaap Sahib is, like Japji Sahib, a praise of God as the unchanging, loving, unborn, ultimate power.