Swindon Joint Statement By Sikh Youth Bodies Uk.

[hsisingh]

does anyone have a copy of the hukamnama regarding non-Sikhs and anand karaj. If so, please post on this site. I am keen to see how they define who is a Sikh (and not a Sikh)..

[Pyara]

does anyone have a copy of the hukamnama regarding non-Sikhs and anand karaj. If so, please post on this site. I am keen to see how they define who is a Sikh (and not a Sikh)..

Here is a link to the Rehat Maryada particularly the section on the Sikh Matrimonial Ceremony and Conventions, please refer to point (k) http://www.sgpc.net/...and-sanskar.asp

Note - k. Persons professing faiths other than the Sikh faith cannot be joined in wedlock by the Anand Karaj ceremony.

Also attached is the Hukumama issued by Akal Takht Sahib dated 16 August 2007 to further clarify issue. The main emphasis of the Hukumnama is for the non-Sikh individual to show a commitment to Sikhi.

[hsisingh]

Thanks for posting.

I am correct in concluding that if someone who was a non-Sikh provides evidence (e.g. driving licence, passport) that they have adopted the surname Singh/Kaur - then they can marry in the gurdwara?

[Pehlvan]

Big respect to the Singhs who protested. If the people who want to marry non-Sikhs had any respect for Sikhi they would not have relationships outside of marriage in the first place. They can't control their emotions, fall in so-called 'love' and then except the Gurdwara to break rules stated in the Sikh Rehat Marayada and hukamnamas just for them. How arrogant and selfish ! Then they have the cheek to call the Singhs 'intolerant' and 'extreme' !