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<blockquote data-quote="Sikh80" data-source="post: 68878" data-attributes="member: 5290"><p>Concept Of God in Sikhism-by Dr. Zakir Naik </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><a href="http://saif_w.tripod.com/interfaith/general/god/insikhism.htm" target="_blank"><u>http://saif_w.tripod.com/interfaith/general/god/insikhism.htm</u></a></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>********************************************************************</p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">MULMANTRA: THE FUNDAMENTAL CREED OF SIKHISM</span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The best definition that any Sikh can give regarding the concept of God in Sikhism is to quote the Mulmantra – the fundamental creed of Sikhism, which occurs at the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">It is mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, volume 1 Japuji, the first verse:</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"There exists but one God, who is called The True, The Creator, Free from fear and hate, Immortal, Not begotten, Self-Existent, Great and Compassionate."</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sikhism is a monotheistic Religion</span></strong></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sikhism enjoins its followers to practise strict monotheism. It believes in only One Supreme God who is, in the unmanifest form, called Ek Omkara.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">In the manifest form He is called Omkara and has several attributes such as:</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Kartar – The Creator</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Akal – The Eternal</span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sattanama – The Holy Name</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sahib – The Lord</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Parvardigar – The Cherisher</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rahim – The Merciful</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Karim – The Benevolent</span></p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><u>He is also called Wahe Guru – the One true God.</u></strong></span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Besides Sikhism being strictly monotheistic, it also does not believe in Avataravada – the doctrine of incarnation. Almighty God does not incarnate Himself in what is known as Avatara.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sikhism is also strongly against idol worship.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Guru Nanak was influenced by Sant Kabir</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Guru Nanak was influenced by the sayings of Sant Kabir so much that several chapters of Sri Guru Granth Sahib contain couplets of Sant Kabir.</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">One of the famous couplets of Sant Kabir is:</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"Dukh mein sumirana sabh karein</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Sukh mein karein na koya</span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Jo sukh mein sumirana karein</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">To dukh kaye hoye?"</span></p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"In times of trouble, God is remembered by all</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">But none remembers Him during peace and happiness.</span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">If God is remembered in good times of happiness</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Why should trouble occur?"</span></p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Compare this with the following verse of the Qur’an:</span></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">"When some trouble toucheth man,</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">He crieth unto his Lord,</span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Turning to Him in repentance:</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">But when He bestoweth</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">A favour upon him</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">As from Himself,</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">(Man) doth forget what he cried</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And prayed for before,</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">And he doth set up</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Rivals unto Allah."</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">[Al-Qur’an 39:8]</span></p> </p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Sikh scriptures therefore emphasise monotheism and God-consciousness.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sikh80, post: 68878, member: 5290"] Concept Of God in Sikhism-by Dr. Zakir Naik [CENTER][FONT=Verdana][URL="http://saif_w.tripod.com/interfaith/general/god/insikhism.htm"][COLOR=windowtext][U]http://saif_w.tripod.com/interfaith/general/god/insikhism.htm[/U][/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/CENTER] ******************************************************************** [CENTER][B][FONT=Verdana]MULMANTRA: THE FUNDAMENTAL CREED OF SIKHISM[/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]The best definition that any Sikh can give regarding the concept of God in Sikhism is to quote the Mulmantra – the fundamental creed of Sikhism, which occurs at the beginning of Sri Guru Granth Sahib.[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]It is mentioned in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, volume 1 Japuji, the first verse:[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]"There exists but one God, who is called The True, The Creator, Free from fear and hate, Immortal, Not begotten, Self-Existent, Great and Compassionate."[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][B][FONT=Verdana]Sikhism is a monotheistic Religion[/FONT][/B][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Sikhism enjoins its followers to practise strict monotheism. It believes in only One Supreme God who is, in the unmanifest form, called Ek Omkara.[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]In the manifest form He is called Omkara and has several attributes such as:[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Kartar – The Creator[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Akal – The Eternal[/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Sattanama – The Holy Name[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Sahib – The Lord[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Parvardigar – The Cherisher[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Rahim – The Merciful[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Karim – The Benevolent[/FONT][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana][B][U]He is also called Wahe Guru – the One true God.[/U][/B][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Besides Sikhism being strictly monotheistic, it also does not believe in Avataravada – the doctrine of incarnation. Almighty God does not incarnate Himself in what is known as Avatara.[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Sikhism is also strongly against idol worship.[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Guru Nanak was influenced by Sant Kabir[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Guru Nanak was influenced by the sayings of Sant Kabir so much that several chapters of Sri Guru Granth Sahib contain couplets of Sant Kabir.[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]One of the famous couplets of Sant Kabir is:[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]"Dukh mein sumirana sabh karein[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Sukh mein karein na koya[/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Jo sukh mein sumirana karein[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]To dukh kaye hoye?"[/FONT][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]"In times of trouble, God is remembered by all[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]But none remembers Him during peace and happiness.[/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]If God is remembered in good times of happiness[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Why should trouble occur?"[/FONT][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Compare this with the following verse of the Qur’an:[/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]"When some trouble toucheth man,[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]He crieth unto his Lord,[/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]Turning to Him in repentance:[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]But when He bestoweth[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]A favour upon him[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]As from Himself,[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana](Man) doth forget what he cried[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]And prayed for before,[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]And he doth set up[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Rivals unto Allah."[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][Al-Qur’an 39:8][/FONT][/CENTER] [/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Verdana]The Sikh scriptures therefore emphasise monotheism and God-consciousness.[/FONT][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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