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The Mul Mantra (Punjabi: ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰ, Mūla Maṃtar, or ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ, Mūla Maṃtra) is the most important...

The Mul Mantra (Punjabi: ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤਰ, Mūla Maṃtar, or ਮੂਲ ਮੰਤ੍ਰ, Mūla Maṃtra) is the most important concept within the Guru Granth Sahib, and is considered the basis of Sikh theology; a position that is emphasized by its appearance as the first composition written in the Granth. It is said that the Mul Mantra was the first composition of Guru Nanak. It is philosophically dense, difficult to explain and understand as it encapsulates the entire Sikh theology in roughly 8 concepts: it is the foundation upon which the subsequent verses, hymns, and prayers of the Guru Granth Sahib (which amounts to about 1430 pages) elaborate. Thats Is my sikhs the life you should lead When pronouncing the Gurmukhi text of the Mul Mantra, all final short 'a's, 'i's and 'u's should not be pronounced unless a vowel precedes the final letter. The simplified transliteration above indicates when not to pronounce a particular letter. For example, ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ, sati nāmu is pronounced sat nām, but ਨਿਰਭਉ, nirabha'u is pronounced nirbha'u and then thats it thats what my sikhs should do There is only One God There is one God, the sole Supreme Being, the Ultimate Reality. Bhai Gurdas writes, "By writing 1 (one) in the