Shia Islam And Sikhism

[sikh supreme]

I've been reading into shia sect of Islam and it has some of its similarities with Sikhism apart from the obvious differences.

Does anyone know whether Guru Nanak Ji muslim friends, followers and assocaites were more shia or not? Because I've read that Guru ji was given the title of peer which is reserved for holy figures in shia islam if im not mistaken.

[Mehtab Singh]

I have myself, for the past some 6 years noticed loads of similarities between Shia Islam and Sikhi. I must say Shia Islam is alot more tolerant towards non-Muslims (personal experience) and like us their history is also written in the blood of shaheeds. The stories of their martyrs evokes nothing but mad respect towards them .

[Rani_Kaur]

Because I've read that Guru ji was given the title of peer which is reserved for holy figures in shia islam if im not mistaken.

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Im not very knowledgable on the similarities but a friend who is not shia refers to Guru Nanak Dev Ji as a peer, which yes is a holy person.

[sikh supreme]

I have myself, for the past some 6 years noticed loads of similarities between Shia Islam and Sikhi. I must say Shia Islam is alot more tolerant towards non-Muslims (personal experience) and like us their history is also written in the blood of shaheeds. The stories of their martyrs evokes nothing but mad respect towards them  .

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I agree shia are more alike sufi's with emphasis with spirtiuality/mysticism and alot more tolerant than their sunni rivals. The more I read about them the more I see it is the waahabi /sunni sects of Islam who are giving Islam as a whole a bad name.

[sikh supreme]

Because I've read that Guru ji was given the title of peer which is reserved for holy figures in shia islam if im not mistaken.

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Im not very knowledgable on the similarities but a friend who is not shia refers to Guru Nanak Dev Ji as a peer, which yes is a holy person.

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ok.

Similarities being they have 10 or more imans who they believed were holy figures as we do our 10 Guru's. Their history is filled with brutal matyrdom, as does our own. Apperance wise they wear turbans also but different style of tieing it and have beards, etc.

Guru Nanak Ji visited Persia back in the days when it was one country not Iraq/iran, which has majority concentrations of Shia muslims

[Jai Tegang!]

I think Shias have historically gotten along with Sikhs better than Sunnis. There is actually a Sikh scholar who knows a great deal about this very subject. From Sikhawareness..=>Bahadur Singh.

Not sure, but weren't Mian Mir Ji and Pir Budhu Shah ji both Shia muslims or sufis??

I believe Aurungzeb was Sunni.

[Jai Tegang!]

The Shias believe that Imam Mahdi is going to return in 2012. Many Sikhs believe Kalki Avtar is going to come in that year.

Also, there is mention of Mir Mehdi in Dasam Bani, but i'm not sure if this is the same person as Imam Mahdi.

[N30S1NGH]

I have whole research article written on sikh and shiasm mystical, chivarly tradtions. I meant not to share it since it's part of someone deep research and hard work.

but jai tengang you are right on, there is defaniately deep spiritual link between shiaism and sikhism.

[mann_kaum_layee_qurbaan]

"Many Sikhs believe Kalki Avtar is going to come in that year."

i bet that deadline passes just like the sant ji's return deadline has passed ( a few times now).....

[gupt_paapi]

"Many Sikhs believe Kalki Avtar is going to come in that year."

i bet that deadline passes just like the sant ji's return deadline has passed ( a few times now).....

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hmm sant ji's deadline?

did he HAve a deadline? :lol: