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Old 11-12-2009, 09:40 PM
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Default How much percent of Sikhism is influenced by Islam !!?

Can you list all the points of similarity between the two !!??
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Old 11-14-2009, 09:40 PM
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Actually the reverse is more factual through not just tidbits they stole but some stolen from Christianity as well .
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Old 11-18-2009, 09:40 PM
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Zero Percent ..
The question should be How Much percent of Islam is influenced by Sikhism ?!

Islam reveal to Adam passing Jesus and finally Muhammad (peace be upon them all)
All these messenger of God sent to the people to show the guidance of The Only True God

you need to read more ..
http://www.ilovezakirnaik.com/misconceptions/c03.htm
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Old 11-19-2009, 09:40 PM
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very little

To understand Sikhism you have to understand Hinduism. 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.

Firstly, the British with their policy of divide and rule, and secondly, political turmoil and hatred between Hindus and Sikhs has put the idea of a separate identity in the mind of us Sikhs. Many of my co-coreligionists will say ? but we have different ideas as compared to Hinduism. Sure - I agree that we are different in ways but there are 50 ? 100 major different thoughts within Hinduism and we are BUT one of them.

Do you understand ? Whereas fundamentalist Sikhs we say that we are 1 amongst 7 great world religions the fact is that there are actually 4 great religions. One - Christianity has various branches - Catholic, Protestant, Methodist, Adventist, etc. Second ? Islam has 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 )

So Sikhism is born out of Hinduism. Guru Nanak 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.

EDIT - Steelboy is a sikh fanatic who attacks all other religions and does not understand that one mans meat is another man's poisin. What is faith for one person is meaningless ritual for another.

When Steelboy says ' if you have guts you can also attack meaningless rituals.......' does he realise that the faith many Sikhs have in keeping our hair unshorn since our birth and wearing 6-9 metres of cloth wrapped around our heads in India's Summer heat is faith to Sikhs but a meaningless - nay abnormal ritual to others? Does he have the guts to call this a meaningless ritual ?
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Old 11-22-2009, 09:40 PM
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Your question is baseless. Islam being preached in modern days is different from Islam of Baba Muhammad. Mullahs are more behind rat race of converting than advocating qualities in life. Many of them abused children, women, fellow Muslims but still they are Muslims. Talibans are considered as hard liner Muslims and look what they have brought in Afghanistan. Similar story is of Sudan and Somalia. Truth is one. There is one human and one God and different ways to approach him. Do we have christian chemistry or Muslim physics or Hindu algebra. If you are keen you can enlighten yourself with virtues from all religions and if you have guts you can also attack meaningless rituals in them. I think all religion but Sikhism clearly says this you do not have to be a Sikh to realize Him who is sitting inside you.

Edit: Oops I also attack meaningless rituals in Sikh religion and can tell rationale behind them. You either say my points are true or wrong, do not indulge in stupid arguments. If you have any thinking, you should have started thinking why you are claiming as Sikh. You can not think because only a sane can think.
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