SIKHISM

Sikhism



Sikhism

Sikhism and Sikhism (see section on the name) is a religion India that developed in the context of the conflict between the doctrines of Hinduism and Islam. The followers of Sikhism are called Sikhs or Sikhs (Singh, 2010).

The basic tenet of Sikhism is belief in one God and the teachings of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism, as reflected in the Sikh holy book, Guru Granth Sahib. Sikhism combines strict monotheism, the Muslim, Hindu traditions. The number of Sikhs in the world is estimated at 23 million, making Sikhism the fifth of world religion. Some 19 million live in India, and most of them in the state of Punjab. The Punjab region also includes a part of Pakistan, but most of the Sikhs living in the present territory of Pakistan migrated to India after the partition of British India in 1947 to avoid religious persecution. There are many Sikh communities in the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada. They are also a significant minority in Malaysia and Singapore(Dilgeer, 2009). The literary form of the Punjabi language, written in Gurmukhi script, is closely related to the Sikh religion. In fact, speakers of Punjabi Hindus or Muslims generally use Hindi and Urdu, respectively, as written languages. Sikhs are mainly those who write in Punjabi.

History The founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, was born in 1469 in a Hindu family in northeastern India. After four long journeys in opposite directions to Tibet, Sri Lanka, Bengal, and Mecca and Baghdad, Guru Nanak preached to Hindus and Muslims, capturing a large group of disciples (Sikhs). According to his teachings, religion should be a means of union between human beings, but in practice, it seemed to meet people. In this regard, Sikhism specially regretted the confrontation between Hindus and Muslims. The ritual practices that set aside the human being's search for God. His intention was to get to a reality beyond the superficial differences between the two religions. Hence his famous dictum "There is no Hindu, no Muslim” (Singh, 2008).

The Guru Nanak's doctrinal position is based on a basic fact: the authority of one God, the Creator. Guru Nanak called God the "True Name" because he wanted to avoid using a particular name. Guru Nanak taught that the True Name, although it may receive many names in different places is essentially the one God, sovereign and omnipotent. Guru Nanak kept the Hindu concept of Maya ("illusion"). The ...