Sikhi Is Distinct

[Bijla Singh]

Sikhism is Distinct

Mantra

Sikhs - JapJi Sahib

Hindus - Gyatri

Muslims - Kalma

Mangla Charan (invocatory Word or phrase)

Sikhs - Ik Oankar

Hindus - Ikom, Sri Ganesh Namo etc

Muslims - Bismilla etc

Greetings on meeting

Sikhs - Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

Hindus - Namaste or Ram Ram

Muslims - Salamand

Religious Scriptures

Sikhs – Guru Granth Sahib Ji

For Hindus – Vedas

Muslims – Quran

Sacred Places

Sikhs – Amritsar, Abchal Nagar and above all name of Waheguru

For Hindus – Ganges, Gaya, Prayag etc

Muslims – Mecca, Medina

Places of worship

Sikhs – Gurdwara Sahib or Dharamshala

Hindus – Thakurdwara, Shivala

Muslims – Mosque

Direction at worship

Sikhs – all directions are the same

Hindus – East

Muslims – West (Mecca is in the west from India)

Time of bath

Sikhs – Amrit Vela (early morning).

Hindus - sunrise

Muslims - Vuju before the call prayer

Prayers

Sikhs - JapJi Sahib, Jaap Sahib, Sawayeeas, Chaupai Sahib, Anand Sahib, Rehraas Sahib and Sohila Sahib

Hindus - Gyatri, Ramayana

Muslims - Five Prayers

Important Rites

Sikhs – Pahul (Baptism) of double edged sword

Hindus – wearing Janeau (sacred thread)

Muslims – Circumcision

Symbols

Sikhs – Five Kakkars (Kirpan, Kangha, Kes, Kara, Kacherra).

Hindus – Tilak, Rosary, Dhoti

Muslims – cutting of mustaches in a particular fashion

Revered Individuals

Sikhs- Khalsa of the Guru

Hindus – Brahmin

Muslims – Qazi, Mullah, Sayads

Auspicious days

Sikhs – Gurpurabs (days of the Gurus)

Hindus – Janam Ashtami, Raam Naumi

Muslims – Eed

Offerings

Sikhs – Karah Parshaad.

Hindus – Choorma (mixture of various grains), fruits

Muslims – halal meat (sacrificial lamb)

Language

Sikhs- Gurmukhi

Hindus - Devnagri

Muslims - Arabic

taken from http://www.searchsikhism.com/distinct.html

[Singhstah]

good one, however guroo granth sahib ji should not be in the scriptures section, guroo sahib should be in their whole own section of lvivng teacher, now thats distinct.

[Harjit_S_Banga]

Rights of Women:

Sikhs - Equal

Hindus - Inferior to Male

Muslim - Inferior to Male

[DivineJourney]

THERE IS NO PLURAL OF 'RELIGION'.

[Balwinder Singh]

Rights of Women:

Sikhs - Equal

Hindus - Inferior to Male

Muslim - Inferior to Male

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unfortunately, this is not practiced at darbar sahib yet.

Its was nice to see the distinctions...can somebdy go ahead and point out the similarities.

Tht will be awesome.

[WGJKKWGJKF]

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI KI FATEH

I would just like to ask that the language of the Sikhs isnt Gumukhi is it because thats the scipt name n theres no particular launguage the Siri Guru Granth Sahib is written in because Guru's told us theres no holy language. And thats why the Guru Granth Sahib was revealed to us through the Gurus by God in several languages- Arabic, Hindi, Punjabi in differnt dialects also ect.

N i would just like to ask what and where is Abchal Nagar?

N lastly i would just like to say isnt the place of worship for hindus a mandir? Because its the first time i heard of the name Thakurdwara and shivala

WAHEGURU JI KA KHALSA WAHEGURU JI I FATEH.

[kds1980]

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bijla singh ji your comparison of sikhism with hinduism is wrong.hinduism is not a faith like

sikhism or islam.it has 10000 diffrent books their practices are also diffrent

every person in india other than muslim christian jew parsi sikh is termed as hindu

whether he is worshipping fire sun or any other thing.if this logic is applicable

then african tribes are also hindu.infact rss is forcing tribals to worship hanuman

[Bijla Singh]

Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji is written in Gurmukhi Script, hindu books are written devnagri script and Quran is written in Arabic which means that there is also distinction of script. If Sikhi was a sect of Hinduism then Guru Ji would've used the same script or language. Gurbani is written in Gurmukhi Script whether the message is in Farsi or Marathi. Gurmukhi is perfect and better than other scripts. It doesn't mean it is the chosen language of Waheguru. Don't just jump to conclusions and come up with your own meanings. Read Piara Singh Padam's book on Gurmukhi Script.

bijla singh ji your comparison of sikhism with hinduism is wrong.hinduism is not a faith like sikhism or islam.

Neither did I define Hinduism nor did I call it a faith. The main point of the post is simple: Sikhi is Distinct regardless of how Hinduism or Islam is defined. When Hindus say "Sikhi is part of Hinduism" we must be able to tell the differences and distinguish our faith from everything else. My comparison is correct because many Sikh scholars including Bhai Kahan Singh Nabha agree with me. Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh

[Pheena]

Bijla ji can you please provide more info on Hindus, i wasn't aware that Hindus faced East? :wub:

Sikhs – all directions are the same

Hindus – East

Muslims – West (Mecca is in the west from India)

[Sunny]

I'm sorry, but no religion is distinct as long as they continue to be institutionalized and confined to rules.