Why is Sikhism considered the religion of the Gurus?
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Sikhism is considered the religion of gurus because:
1. It says that the Guru is the visible God who helps a person to attain salvation.
2. It advises a person who does not know how to approach God (as it will be difficult for him to do so, God being invisible)-through a Guru who is readily accessible, being visible to him.
3. It shows that the Guru is one who has already created a path for attaining God. All one has to do is tread the same path
Sikhism is founded by Guru Nanak, a break-away from Hinduism, due to their idol worship. Sikhism has been developed and nurtured by its 10 Gurus enshrined in the Sikh Holy Book and Living Guru, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, a Scripture that contains the works of it's own religious founders but also writings of people from other faiths. The living Guru of the Sikhs, the book is held in great reverence by Sikhs and treated with the utmost respect. Sikhism rejects idol worship, so the Guru Granth Sahib is not worshiped as an idol, but rather emphasis is placed on respect of the book for the writings which appear within. Guru Granth Sahib is a collection of devotional hymns and poetry which proclaims God, lays stress on meditation on the True Guru (God), and lays down moral and ethical rules for development of the soul, spiritual salvation and unity with God.
'Hukamnama' is a Persian word meaning a royal decree. In the Sikh context this is considered the Guru's word's of wisdom for the day. Sri Guru Granth Sahib is opened randomly to any page and the Shanda on that page becomes the days Hukam (command). This practice dates back to the time when Sri Guru Granth Sahib was first installed in Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in 1604. The daily Hukamnama presented here comes from Sri Guru Granth Sahib at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Amritsar.
Hence, Sikhism is considered to be the religion of the Gurus.
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The founder of Sikhism was Guru Nanak Dev Ji.. he was born into a Hindu family.. but he denounced Hindu rituals and he also denounced Islamic practices.. he was a follower of god.. one day we went to bath in the river Ganges(I think) and he disappeared in the river.. people assumed he had drowned and was dead.. but after 3days he reappeared and said he had met god and god has shown him a new path.. his followers were called Sikhs (learners) and he was their Guru (teacher).. Guru Nanak Dev Ji preached he was neither Hindu and neither Muslim.. he told his Sikhs that god is 1.. and that all religions are a path to god.. and all humanity should be considered as brothers and sisters regardless of faith.. he preached gender equality, and that there was no such thing as a caste system and that all mankind was equal.. he started the free kitchen service, he forbid his Sikhs 4rm worship ping idols or taking part in pointless rituals or fasting.. from there on the rest of the 9 human Guru's followed his words and contributed their teachings to Sikhism..all of the Guru's hymns had been written and then complied into the Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji (the Sikh holy book).. scriptures of Hindu and Muslim saints have also been added.. but all scriptures focus on 1 thing and that's the name of God and praises of God.. so for Sikhs that is their guide into finding god..
Even Hinduism is considered to be the religion of the Gurus. To understand Sikhism you have to understand Hinduism.
THE HINDU UMBRELLA ( like the Christian and Muslim Umbrella )
Hinduism is not Christianity and Islam which are codified religions, and have a book and a prophet. Hinduism has originated from various rituals tribal customs and social life over the centuries. Hinduism has 1000?s of Gods and Goddesses and various diverse thoughts. Predominant amongst these thoughts is a way of life called Sanatan Dharma which more than 60% of the Hindus follow, and this is generally mistaken as Hinduism, and the other thoughts are treated as offshoots of Hinduism. The real truth is that Hinduism means Sanatan Dharma AND all the other thoughts. Sikhism is but one of these thoughts.
The fact actually is that there are actually 4 great religions. Within the Christian Umbrella are various branches - Catholic, Protestant, Methodist, Adventist, etc. Within the Muslim umbrella are various branches - Shia, Sunni, Ahmediya etc. There is Judaism and finally Hinduism ( which is a collection of various beautiful thoughts like Buddhism, Sanatana Dharma, Sikhism, Jainism, Arya Samajists, Vaishnav, Shaivaites Manbhum, Santhal etc )
FANATIC SIKHS TRY TO REINVENT THE WHEEL
Generally, Fundamentalist Sikhs have only one major argument - 'that we have different ideas as compared to Hinduism.' Please note - Sikhs have similarities with other Hindu thoughts. But they also have some differences in ways and thoughts BUT there are 50 ? 100 different ways and thoughts WITHIN the umbrella of Hinduism and we are but one of them.
Do you understand ? But some Sikhs who have a huge ego and desperately want to lie to themselves that they are something different and something special say that we Sikhs are 1 amongst 7 great world religions. That is wrong. Either Sikhs should say that there are 4 major religions and we are part of Hindusim OR say that there are about 100 major sects and Sikhs are one of them.
GURU NANAK DEVJI WAS A HINDU
So Sikhism is born out of Hinduism. Guru Nanak Devji was born a Hindu, he was a traveling holy man who followed a custom of Sant Mat ( or Saint Tradition ) quite popular amongst saints those days. It was a thought he inculcated in his believers and told them to learn it. His believers were called Sikhs as Sikh means ? ?to learn? We had 9 more Gurus. Yes Guru Nanak also took some minor feedback from Islam but that is the nature of Hinduism ? to absorb from everyone.
The Sikh Gurus had Hindu names..
Nanak Dev - Dev is found in Sanskrit
Angad Dev - Angad is the name of a vaanar prince in the Ramayana
Amar Das - Amar means eternal in Sanskrit
Ram Das - Ram is another name found in Sanskrit literature, meaning perfect man
Arjan Dev - Means archer, reference to Arjun of Mahabharata fame
Har Gobind - Gobind is another name of Sri Krishna, so was Hari (which Har is likely derived from)
Har Rai - Rai is a common Hindu surname
Har Krishan - Krishna is the avatar of Sri Vishnu
Tegh Bahadur - His last name was also Rai
Gobind Singh - Again, Gobind is another name of Sri Krishna. His last name was also Rai
Why is Sikhism considered the religion of the Gurus?
