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Both Sikhs and Hindus revere the concept of a guru [87] although the role and concept of a guru in Sikhism is different from that in Hinduism [88] In the Hindu and Sikh traditions, there is a distinction between religion and culture, and ethical decisions are grounded in both religious beliefs and cultural values.
Islam is an Abrahamic religion founded in the Arabian Peninsula, while Sikhism is an Indian religion founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent. Islam means 'submission to god'. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The word Sikh is derived from a word meaning 'disciple', or one who learns.
[1] [2] Jahangir's memoirs, the Tuzk-e-Jahangiri, describes Arjan as a Hindu religious leader who had "captured many of the simple-hearted of the Hindus and even of the ignorant and foolish followers of Islam, by his ways and manners". [2] Sikh tradition views Arjan's death as persecution by the Mughals, rooted in his refusal to pay a fine ...
The months leading up to the 1947 partition of Punjab were marked by conflict in the Punjab between Sikhs and Muslims. [113] This caused the religious migration of Punjabi Sikhs and Hindus from West Punjab to the east (modern India), mirroring a simultaneous religious migration of Punjabi Muslims from East Punjab to the west (modern Pakistan ...
During the partition, Sikhs and Hindus left the newly created Muslim-majority Pakistan and mostly moved to Hindu-majority India—with some moving to Muslim-majority Afghanistan [283] —while numerous Muslims in India moved to Pakistan.
Several South Asian American civil rights groups are criticizing the formation of a new Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain American Congressional Caucus, saying they're worried marginalized groups are ...
During the 1947 partition there was religious violence between Muslim-Hindu, Muslim-Sikhs and Muslim-Jains on a gigantic scale. [110] Hundreds of religious riots have been recorded since then, in every decade of independent India. In these riots, the victims have included many Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Christians and Buddhists.
Islam and Hinduism share some ritual practices, such as fasting and pilgrimage, but their views differ on various aspects. There are also hundreds of shared ritual spaces, called dargahs (literally, “doorway” or “threshold”), for Hindus and Muslims.