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Nirankar ( ) is one of the many attributes associated to God in Sikhism and means ''The Formless One''. The word has its roots in ''nirākārā'' and is a compound of two words "Nir" meaning Without and Akar (or Akaar), Shape or Form; hence, The Formless.
It is used as a name for The Almighty in
Guru Granth Sahib
The Guru Granth Sahib ( pa, ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and Guru Maneyo Granth, eternal Guru following the lineage of the Sikh gur ...
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Sikh terminology
Names of God in Sikhism
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