Jap Ji Sahib is a prayer at the beginning of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, considered the holy scripture of Sikhs. It was composed by Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the first Guru in the line of ten Sikh Gurus. Jap Ji Sahib begins with Mool Mantra and is followed by 38 pauris (stanzas) and ends with a final Salok at the end of this composition. Jap Ji Sahib is believed to be the first composition of Guru Nanak and is now considered the comprehensive essence of Sikh faith. It is regarded amongst the most important Bani or ‘set of verses’ by the Sikhs, as it is the first Bani in Nitnem. Jaap Sahib(or Japu Sahib) is the morning prayer of the Sikhs. The prayer was composed by the tenth Sikh Master, 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 admit initiates into the Khalsa and it is a part of a Sikh’s Nitnem (daily mediations). On the other hand, Jaap Sahib is mostly praise of God with 100s of names and his traits. Japji Sahib is the core juice of Guru Granth Sahib, very deep in meaning, and helps a Gursikh to attain the ultimate seat in Sachkhand. It is written in Braj Bhasha, Sanskrit, and Arabic.

The Jaap Sahib is reminiscent of Japji Sahib composed by Guru Nanak, and both praise God Japji Sahib is composed in the typical Punjabi Language of the time. Tav-Prasad Savaiye is a short composition of 10 stanzas which is part of daily liturgy among Sikhs (Nitnem).