Pukka sahib

The first two days of Gurpurb, Sikhs do akhand path or out loud recitation of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib (the sacred book of the Sikhs). The Akhand Path is a forty-eight hour non-stop reading session of the holy book, Siri Guru Granth Sahib. The Sikhs read the Siri Guru Granth Sahib non-stop from beginning to the end. The Akhand Path ends on the third day of the Gurpurb. The Siri Guru Granth Sahib is beautifully decorated with flowers and is then taken out by five armed guards in a procession on

"He who was born at the home of his mother's parents", which was in Talwandi, near Labone ("Sikhs" 647). We know little about Nanak's life but a lot about his beliefs from a book called " Adi Granth" or " Granth Sahib", which means holy book. Some of his beliefs were the reality of "karma" and "reincarnation".These are beliefs that our actions in this life determine how high or low we'll be in our next life. The Hindus and Muslims believe

Marriage: Prep-Course for Sikh Faith Sikh marriage is not merely a physical and legal relationship but is a holy union between two souls where physically they appear as two individual bodies but in fact are united as one. However, with each new generation more South Asian children adopt modernized beliefs and choose a different style of getting married, as opposed to common marriage at the temple. The course would be a valuable resource to prepare couples for marriage and orient them toward

requirements of the Guru Granth Sahib; all the Dashmesh community members are able to follow the political, religious, cultural, and social aspects of the scripture, a phenomenon that is not common in other cultures within Western society. It is also interesting how the Sikh community at the Dashmesh Culture Center appreciate their cultural beliefs and practices such as respecting elders, reciting

hard work as a means of living, displayed through his working with his hands in fields for 18 to 20 years. Other important contributions from Guru Nanak are the 974 hymns and his teachings which are included in the Sikh holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, as well as his choosing of a non-relative replacement for the Guruship (Bowker, 2006; Sikh Missionary Center,

Unlike other religions, Sikh faith is not dogmatic; it is a distinct and unique religion. The Sikh Scripture is true "Religion of Self" where everyone has a personal relationship with God. It does not place any emphasis on pilgrimage, praying in a particular direction, praying on a particular day, fasting, meaningless rituals, idol worship, superstition, body mutilation, asceticism or celibacy. Sikhism focuses on unity with God. Sikhism instructs to be one with God through meditation and simple

Background: India and the Birth of Khalsa India is a vast country with rich and varied heritage. In this unique country live followers of several religions, such as Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Jainism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism and Sikhism. At the time of the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion, India was being ruled by Muslim kings. In their desire to control the population of India, these kings resorted to oppressive tactics to convert all non-Muslims to Islam. They imposed

He declared that the Guruship would be shared between the Sikh Holy scriptures, called "The Guru Granth Sahib". And the community of Sikhs is called the Panth. Sri Guru Granth Sahib consists of hymns and writings of the first ten Gurus, along with religious text from different Muslims and Hindus saints like: Kabir Ji, Baba Sheik, Farid Ji, BhagatRav Dass Ji, etc. The Sri Guru Granth Singh is

Witnesses pray to Jehovah. Sikhs believe that: • God is present everywhere. • God is not born, so will never die. • God is the creator of the universe. • Equality of all human beings. • Sikh’s have 10 Guru’s but pray to the main one Guru Granth Sahib. Forms of Worship: Meetings for worship and study are held at Kingdom Halls. Witnesses are assigned to a congregation in whose “territory” they reside and are expected to attend weekly meetings as scheduled

Sikhism is the fifth largest religion in the world is five hundred years old. Like Hinduism, Sikhism also believes in the endless cycle of rebirth and the karma generated past life affecting the place where you are born. The founder of this religion was Guru Nanak and his followers became Sikhs. Guru Nanak was born in Hindu family in northern India with exposure to both Hindu and Muslim religions. Kings of Lodhi dynasty were the rulers and conditions in the country were sewer. Adultery and debauchery