A History Of Sikhism 2
Nam Simran:Which Means “Think About God.”
Kirt Karo:Live a normal life,and earn a living through honest work.
Wand Chako:Treat all men and women of all nationalities, creed and colour, as equal, and share with the needy whatever you can spare.
Although other prophets followed 10 in all one of which was Guru Gobind Singh Ji who was the last prophet, and who died in 1708,all the prophets respectively paved the way for Sikhism to grow in various ways of prayer, conduct and discipline
It would be Guru Angad Dev Ji the 2nd Guru who would be responsible for inventing the Gurumukhi script or the Punjabi Language, and then further Gurus like Guru Amar Das Ji the 3rd Guru would be responsible for adding hymns sung at death ceremonies and over the years further Gurus would add hymns, and so the Guru Granth Sahib was completed which is the equivalent of the Holy Bible for the Sikhs.
Guru Gobind Singh then told Sikhs to follow what had been written in the Guru Granth Sahib which contains in its hymns it own code of conduct, with regards to marriage,death,the language and baptism for Sikhs.
The Religion: Sikhism is a very young religion and, the word Sikh means to follow a certain discipline, all Sikhs believe in one god and follow the teachings of the 10 Gurus, which are all enshrined in the Guru Granth Sahib, which is the Sikh holy book.
- Sikhism In its self is about living practically and been fair to everyone this can be achieved by living a honest life.Sikhs Believe in the following
- That there should be justice and liberty for all.
- Equal rights for women
- That all faiths should be tolerated,with regards to caste,gender,race or religion.
- Freedom of speech
- To defend civil liberties and to protect the defenceless.
Other beliefs of been a Sikh are to visit the Gurdwara which means a Gurus home. This is a place of worship for Sikhs, there are numerous Gurdwaras in India and around the world, the most famous one been the Golden Temple at Amritsar (actually known as the Harmindar Sahib).the temple is plated in gold.
The temple was built by Guru Arjan Dev Ji in Amritsar , and stands in the middle of a square tank known as a Sarovar.
The Temple has four entrances,these are always open this is to emphasise that the temple is open to all faiths. europa2004.