Guru Granth Sahib the guru disowned him and forbade his Sikhs to associate with him or his descendants. A partial English translation of Guru Granth Sahib by Ernest Trumpp was published in 1877. The work was for use by Christian missionaries, and received extremely negative feedback from Sikhs. Max Arthur Macauliffe also partially translated the text for inclusion in his six-volume "The Sikh Religion", published by Oxford University Press in 1909. His translations are closer to the Sikhs' own interpretation of the holy scripture, and were received well by them. The first complete English translation of Guru Granth Sahib, by Gopal Singh, was
Writers of Guru Granth Sahib word "Bhakti", which means devotion and love. Bhagats evolved a belief in one God that preceded Bhagat Kabir ji selected the writings of The Great Hindu Bhaktis and Sufi saints. Among above, below is the list of Bhagats: Many Hindu Saraswat Brahmins who started to follow the word of Guru Nanak Dev were known as Bhatts. There are 11 Sikh Bhatts whose banis are included in Guru Granth Sahib: There are two more writers of present recension of Adi Granth which is matter of debate among various scholars: Bhai Mardana and Bhatt Tall. As per various scholars: Writers of Guru