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Sikhism
A major thing to be noted is that the existence of ik oankar (one God’s existence) is the faith in Waheguru, who is omnipotent and exists everywhere across, who provides justice for all human acts. God is said to be eternal (akal purak) and teaches meditation and follow the sikh Gurus for good preaching. Sikhs live in majority in India and are also spread over at various parts of world including in Pakistani Punjab.
History
Punjab State carries the main history of Sikhism and more so the Khalsa established by Guru Gobind Singh in the year 1969. Fifteenth Century saw the emanation of Sikh religion, by Guru Nanak, a religious head, and it was approved and taken forward by Guru Gobind Singh on March 1699. Different personalities numbering five, across different social levels were named to form the Khalsa leading to Guru Gobind Singh’s was baptized thus Khalsa going back to around 400 years old. One more reason for formation of Sikhism is their differences with Muslims who had killed prominent Sikh and Hindu Personalities. Further, partition of Indian 1947 saw a great fight between Sikhs and Muslims and people migrating from West Punjab which had a great Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus population.
More Description
Sikhism is a very old religion which believes that each Sikh is a SANT SIPAHI meaning he is a soldier and a saint loving God, and encouraging being stronger mentally and physically and keeping God by his side at all times and thus protect the weak persons at all times which is more enumerated in Guru Granth Sahib. One God meaning ik onkar has made them believe in Waheguru, and one gets purity through meditation and teachings contained in Guru Granth Sahib which is supreme and mainly inculcates the living style of Punjab.
Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 as a Hindu, later had difference in wearing the thread and did not accept the various rituals being followed. He went missing for over three days and came out with a new realization that it is neither a Hindu nor a Muslim but a Sikh, and he went in four different places to spread his religion. He worked with poor and earned his own livelihood and preached the oneness with GOD and self protection from evils. He placed Guru Angad in his place, after his demise and he was followed by Guru Amar Das as the third Sikh Guru. Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, Guru Har Gobind, Guru Hari Rai, Guru Har Kishan, Guru Tegh Bahadur and Guru Gobind Singh were the few others to follow them as the subsequent Gurus. It was in 1699 that Guru Gobind Singh the tenth Sikh Guru created the Khalsa, and had the courage to fight Aurangzeb, Wazir Khan and other Kings. Wazir Khan’s men stabbed Guru Gobind Singh, who instantly killed the soldier Bashal Beg; he succumbed to his death in 1708 at Nanded Maharashtra. Banda Singh Bahadur followed him as the Sikh Guru.Â
In total we can conclude that Sikhism is a religion which has progressive thinking, and is a religion of 500 years old and has more than 20 million people followers all over the world and happens to be the fifth largest religion of the world. Important teachings of the religion are – high tolerance, devotion and to be in God’s memories for ever, be truthful to living, treat everyone equally and be away from superstitious dogmas and believe in Sri Guru Granth Sahib.
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