How Great is Sikhism and the Sikhs?

Question

I left Islam to become a Sikh recently

Answer 1

Its as good as any other religion.

Just a clarification :

Someone above said "They have been defending the Hindus for centuries and what did they get in return, nil, nothing at all. The Sikhs were burned, slaughtered just bcs a Sikh shot Indira Gandhi. Y is that? bcs Indra Gandhi ordered to destroy the Golden temple, the holiest site of Sikh people."

You conviniently ignored the fact that Golden temple was being used as fort by the TERRORISTS.

Before that for a few years Hindus were rgularly being killed and forced to leave Punjab by those terrorists .

Indira Gandhi did not set out war agaist them out of blue. She was not crazy. Temple was not destroyed by Indira but the terrorists.

Riots in aftermath were wrong and were not that wide spread. It was more political , and limited to Delhi and nearby areas.

Why Sikh never mention about those killed by Sikh terrorists when they complain about riots after Gandhi's murder?

He asked , what they got in return for defending Hinduism?

They got respect and followers from Hindus.

Hindus used to donate at least one son to the Sikh Pantha just like Christian families used to send at least one child to Churches.

Some separatist sikhs may deny this but Sikh Gurus call themselves Hindu only and a large number of them still does it.

I understand that Sikh are proud of their heritage . But I am rather at loss that they think they need the to belittle the recognition and respect they get from Hindus to feel better about them selves. I thought its more of a Christian/ Islamic thing to blame others and not to take any responsibility if unwanted things like riots happenned.

Hindu do not go constantly blaming all Sikhs for those killed by Khalistani terrorists in eightees.

Answer 2

Sikhism one of the youngest religions in the world. Sikhs are simple people who have nothing but tolerated discrimination, hatred and war throughout history.

Begining of Sikhism, they have been defending pressure from Islam emperors who forced Hindus do convert to Islam, the Hindu pandits came to the Sikhs gurus for help. They have been defending the Hindus for centuries and what did they get in return, nil, nothing at all. The Sikhs were burned, slaughtered just bcs a Sikh shot Indra Gandhi. Y is that? bcs Indra Gandhi ordered to destroy the Golden temple, the holiest site of Sikh people.
Personally i rekon Sikhism is the best and simplest religion on Earth. They respect all religions, they never insulted nor ignored any religion.
Goodluck mate

Answer 3

I like their golden temple and the fact that they are a very peaceful religion. I also consider it wise that the Sikh holy book is thought of as a teacher rather than the perfect word of God.
Another thing I like about Sikhs is the nice clothes and the turbans - hats and headwear of any kind are cool.
I also think Sikh men have very tidy looking beards - well groomed despite being long.

Answer 4

Let me Clarify one thing.
Sikhs believe in one god and one god only and only god.
They bow down to God alone through thier holy book they bow to nothing else, no stone gods, no gods with many arms.

They Bow to no Man Woman or Animal
And those People who call themselves Sikhs But worship a a man who thinks of himself as a living guru are NOT SIKHS

There is only one god,The one true God.


Over twenty million Sikhs follow a revealed, distinct, and unique religion born five centuries ago in the Punjab region of northern India. Between 1469 and 1708, ten Gurus preached a simple message of truth, devotion to God, and universal equality. Often mistaken as a combination of Hinduism and Islam, the Sikh religion can be characterized as a completely independent faith:


Sikhism rejects idolatry, the caste system, ritualism, and asceticism. It recognizes the equality between both genders and all religions, prohibits the intake of any intoxicants, and encourages an honest, truthful living. Sikhs have their own holy scripture, Guru Granth Sahib. Written, composed, and compiled by the Sikh Gurus themselves, the Guru Granth Sahib serves as the ultimate source of spiritual guidance for Sikhs. While the Sikhs hold their Gurus in high reverence, they are not to be worshipped; Sikhs may only worship God.

Answer 5

Sikhism is the youngest of the world religions. It was founded by Nanak in the sixteenth century and has approximately 6,000,000 adherents located chiefly in the Punjab region of India. In a sense Sikhism may be regarded as yet another reform movement in Hinduism. Nanak attempted to integrate the best in Hinduism and Islam into a new inclusive religion. Nanak stands in a tradition of reformers. An older contemporary, Kabir, is especially noted for his attempt to bring Hinduism and Islam together.

The idea of one God and men and women being equal is very tempting.

Answer 6

specific you may, basically be a reliable individual, stay an honest life, love god with each and every breath, and handle everybody and each little thing the two. :) or you're able to do what steel boy mentioned, you do no longer could be a sikh to do what guru granth sahib ji teaches. yet once you experience weird and wonderful or threatened its comprehensible and if thats the case then you extremely do no longer could. examining gurbaani is for silencing your techniques, in fact in case you examine it with sincerity and love you will no longer could think of with the 5 thieves in techniques. :) anger, lust, ego, attachment, greed. :) in case you do triumph over you techniques then you extremely can extremely love god. :)

Answer 7

The Sikhs seem to be a lot more tolerant than Moslems, even though they carry wee daggers with them. Maybe that's why they have assimilated into Glaswegian culture so well. We are the friendliest city on earth, and we all carry blades in case you don't agree.

Answer 8

No, dont become sikh...
Atleast dont leave islam for sikhism...
How can this religion be true, when it has developed only in some part of india...

I have no idea, and dont know much about the religion... just have seen the people who have long hairs, and as I dont know the reason, i think they are stupid....

If you have choosen it, you should know a lot about it, can you give me some info too? => [e-mail]

Answer 9

Sikhism is 80% Hinduism and 20% Islam, created about 300 yrs ago and all with Hindu names.

Answer 10

personally i have no idea. however, these guys became part of the british empire, and under mountbatten they formed one of the fiercest and most loyal bunch od soldiers teh british army has ever seen.
they are warriors. men of honour and compassion on the battelfield... they believe in family, and friendships, and woebetide you if you face them on teh battelfield, or in the dark as you break into their shops.

on a religious note. shilism is mulit-thesic. it has many gods, more in fact than the many arms of vishnu has fingers.