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Sikhism vs. Hinduism and Islam
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A-ManESL
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I recall a urdu couplet of Iqbal which went something like:
"Phir uthi tawheed ki sada punjab se, Hind ko bedaar kiya ek mard-e-kaamil ne khwaab se" (Translation: Once again the cry of Oneness of God was heard from Punjab...India was awakened from its slumber by a perfect man(Guru Nanak)").
Tawheed or oneness of the Creator is the main common idea between Islam and Sikhism. Besides both emphasise on no idol-worship, having family life, charity, no alcohol etc.
"Phir uthi tawheed ki sada punjab se, Hind ko bedaar kiya ek mard-e-kaamil ne khwaab se" (Translation: Once again the cry of Oneness of God was heard from Punjab...India was awakened from its slumber by a perfect man(Guru Nanak)").
Tawheed or oneness of the Creator is the main common idea between Islam and Sikhism. Besides both emphasise on no idol-worship, having family life, charity, no alcohol etc.
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Khawaja Hafiz says:
From the turret of the Heaven a call bids thee Home, But fallen into the snares thou listeneth not, No one knows where the Mansion of the Beloved lies, But sure enough the chiming of the bells proceeds therefrom, Take the stop-**** from thy ears, and hear thou the voice of emancipation, coming to thee. Attach not to the material world, The Elixir of life is showering from above.
The beat of love while sounding in the Heavens, Sounds blessings to the souls of the devotees.
Similarly maulana Rumi says:
Grow not skeptical, but attune thyself to the Sound coming down from the Heavens, Thy soul shall have revelations from afar, What are these but glimpses of the Unrevealed, Were I to speak of these sweet melodies even the dead shall rise from their graves.
Again says: Rise above the horizon, O brave soul, and hear the melodious song
coming from the highest heaven.
Mohammed says:
The Voice of God comes unto my ears as any other sounds.
Now.. Kabir Sahib also says:
Without the Word, Sound or Eternal Song, the soul sees not. Where could she go? As she cannot fathom the mystery of the 'Word,' she is wandering from place to place.
Guru teg Bahadur also says same:
Through the medium of Word, soul doth cross the endless ocean of matter. Lowly Nanak, therefore, glorifies His Naam (the Word). The Word is both earth and ether. TheSe had their being through the Word. This Word expressed itself in other aspects as well. The whole creation sprang up after the Word. O Nanak, that endless Word is reverberating in each heart.
The all-pervading Word has attracted all my mind. What else have I to think of? Communion of the soul with the Word creates everlasting Bliss. At-one-ment with the Lord procures the Essence of Joy and Peace.
I am emancipated. The God-Man has un-fettered me. Through the communion of soul with the Word, I have gained the resplendent seat of honour: O Nanak, the all-pervading Naam or the Word dwelleth in the hearts of all. The company of the Gurmukhs procures communion with It.
Far off, on the other shore, is my Beloved. The God-man's Word, alone, carries the soul across. In the company of saints, man is in clover and never repents.
How can the ignorant get to the principle of union of soul with the Word ? Without communion with the Word, soul comes and goes. O Nanak, the Gurmukh who is himself emancipated, meets by the merciful Writ of the Lord.
The creation and the ultimate dissolution of the universe is caused through the Word. Again, through Word, it takes its existence anew.
By good luck, the Lord consort has become ours. The Endless Song (the Word), resounding everywhere, gives a clue to His Court.
The Word made all the earthly systems.
From the turret of the Heaven a call bids thee Home, But fallen into the snares thou listeneth not, No one knows where the Mansion of the Beloved lies, But sure enough the chiming of the bells proceeds therefrom, Take the stop-**** from thy ears, and hear thou the voice of emancipation, coming to thee. Attach not to the material world, The Elixir of life is showering from above.
The beat of love while sounding in the Heavens, Sounds blessings to the souls of the devotees.
Similarly maulana Rumi says:
Grow not skeptical, but attune thyself to the Sound coming down from the Heavens, Thy soul shall have revelations from afar, What are these but glimpses of the Unrevealed, Were I to speak of these sweet melodies even the dead shall rise from their graves.
Again says: Rise above the horizon, O brave soul, and hear the melodious song
coming from the highest heaven.
Mohammed says:
The Voice of God comes unto my ears as any other sounds.
Now.. Kabir Sahib also says:
Without the Word, Sound or Eternal Song, the soul sees not. Where could she go? As she cannot fathom the mystery of the 'Word,' she is wandering from place to place.
Guru teg Bahadur also says same:
Through the medium of Word, soul doth cross the endless ocean of matter. Lowly Nanak, therefore, glorifies His Naam (the Word). The Word is both earth and ether. TheSe had their being through the Word. This Word expressed itself in other aspects as well. The whole creation sprang up after the Word. O Nanak, that endless Word is reverberating in each heart.
The all-pervading Word has attracted all my mind. What else have I to think of? Communion of the soul with the Word creates everlasting Bliss. At-one-ment with the Lord procures the Essence of Joy and Peace.
I am emancipated. The God-Man has un-fettered me. Through the communion of soul with the Word, I have gained the resplendent seat of honour: O Nanak, the all-pervading Naam or the Word dwelleth in the hearts of all. The company of the Gurmukhs procures communion with It.
Far off, on the other shore, is my Beloved. The God-man's Word, alone, carries the soul across. In the company of saints, man is in clover and never repents.
How can the ignorant get to the principle of union of soul with the Word ? Without communion with the Word, soul comes and goes. O Nanak, the Gurmukh who is himself emancipated, meets by the merciful Writ of the Lord.
The creation and the ultimate dissolution of the universe is caused through the Word. Again, through Word, it takes its existence anew.
By good luck, the Lord consort has become ours. The Endless Song (the Word), resounding everywhere, gives a clue to His Court.
The Word made all the earthly systems.
Bob Dixon
>implying
Is this your homework?
Breathe
Hostis humani generis
Specifics or no.
Christianity, Hinduism and
Judaism until his glossary of world
religions is exhausted.
He gasps his defeat and his eyes open
wide with astonishment when I tell him,
"I am a Sikh
No, he has never heard the word. He has
never read about it. He has never met a
Sikh. And then I am compelled to
explain what Sikhism is and what it
stands for, to a small group who has
gathered around us by now. All what I
said was Greek to them, in Greece
Judaism until his glossary of world
religions is exhausted.
He gasps his defeat and his eyes open
wide with astonishment when I tell him,
"I am a Sikh
No, he has never heard the word. He has
never read about it. He has never met a
Sikh. And then I am compelled to
explain what Sikhism is and what it
stands for, to a small group who has
gathered around us by now. All what I
said was Greek to them, in Greece
I'll give you three for Sikhism v. Hinduism:
1. One God.
2. Unity and equality of humanity.
3 Salvation and union with God.
I can't speak on Islam except for the common belief in one God, amongst all three religions.