Sikhs believe that one can find god by activities that are done every day. They believe that even though god cannot be seen, He is present all around and is every where.
Another belief in Sikhism is equality. The followers of this religion believe that all human beings are equal regardless of their class or caste. As a result, Sikhism advocates the same rights for all people and when the people visit the Sikh temple known as Gurdwara, they are treated equally. Also, anyone, regardless of their religious beliefs, can enter a Gurdwara and pray. More...
What Is The Holy Book Of The Sikhs ?
The holy book of the Sikhs is known as Guru Granth Sahib. This book contains all the prayers and hymns that were chanted by all the Sikh gurus. The book has a total of 1,430 pages and contains around 5,864 verses. Guru Granth Sahib is also called Adi Guru.
This holy book was assembled by the 5th guru. He was called Guru Arjan Dev. This mammoth task saw the guru including not just the chants and verses said by the Sikh gurus, but also by saints of other religion. Guru Arjan invited Hindu and Muslim religious leaders and included their hymns in the compilation. These hymns had a selection criterion though. They had to be similar to the views held by Sikhism. Once Guru Arjan selected the hymns and verses, he dictated them to Gurdas, who was responsible for penning down the Guru Granth Sahib. More...
What Do Sikhs Believe About God ?
As it was prevalent in the ancient times, people were polytheist in India. They used to pray to an array of gods and goddesses. They had superstitious beliefs and instead of seeking solace and peace by praying, the people were always plagued by worries and fears, as they did not want to anger the gods. As a result, the priests took a lot of advantage of these fears and superstitions. In order to do away with these practices, Guru Nanak took upon himself to educate people that there was just a single god. This belief is still prevalent among Sikhs all over the world. More...