RELS 32, Blog Post #1
Pejovic Ivan
For my blog I chose to write about Sikhism religion because I have never
heard of it before.
“Sikhism emerged in
16th-century India in an
environment heavily permeated with conflicts between the Hindu and Muslim religions. Its founding teacher, Guru Nanak Dev, was born in 1469 to a Hindu family. His most
famous saying was, "There is no Hindu, there is no Muslim, so whose path
shall I follow? I shall follow the path of God." Today, there are about 23
million Sikhs worldwide, making Sikhism the fifth largest religion in the
world.”
What do
Sikhs believe and what is their relation to God?
Sikhism, is
a monotheistic faith that believes in equality and service to others. Everyone
is the same; there is no distinction, no caste system, mainly because Sikhs
believe in freedom of religion, community service and inclusiveness.
Most Sikh
men don't cut their hair and wear turbans and beards. Many American Sikh women
dress like other Westerners or wear the salwar kameez, a traditional north
Indian garment of a long shirt and loose fitting pants.
Sikhism is a
non-practicing Hindu religion that was against rituals and praying to idols. Guru
Nanak, the founder of Sikhism religion taught a message of love and that all
religions were good.
