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Islam means 'submission to god'. [1] [2] The word Sikh is derived from a word meaning 'disciple', or one who learns. [3] Sikhs believe that the 'creator and creation are one and the same thing'. [4] Most Muslims, on the other hand, believe God is separate and distinct from his creation. [5]
The Torah found in the Hebrew Bible and Christian Bible is a compilation of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, namely the books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. [15] The Torah is known as the Pentateuch or the Five Books of Moses by Christians.
The principal Sikh scripture is the Adi Granth (First Scripture), more commonly called the Guru Granth Sahib. The second most important scripture of the Sikhs is the Dasam Granth. Both of these consist of text which was written or authorised by the Sikh Gurus. Within Sikhism the Sri Guru Granth Sahib or Adi Granth is more than just a scripture.
The Mool Mantar ends with Gurparsad(i) (lit. by God's Grace), which expresses the belief of Sikh thought that God would be revealed to the Soul through SatGuru's grace. In Sikh theology SatGuru appears in three different but allied connotations, viz. God, the ten Sikh SatGurus, and the gur-shabad as preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib.
A word meaning people who left Islam, mainly critics of Islam. [125] Mushrik A person who doesn't believe in Tawhid (Islamic monotheism) and practices polytheism, worships idols, saints, ancestors or graves. Pagan A person who believe in a non-Abrahamic religion. Synonymous with heathen. [126] Savage
Sikhism does not differentiate religious obligations by sex. God in Sikhism has no sex, and the Sikh scripture does not discriminate against women, nor bar them from any roles. [91] Women in Sikhism have been in positions of leadership, including leading in wars and issuing orders or hukamnamas. [92] [91] [93]
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The term Sikh has its origin in the Sanskrit word śiṣya, meaning 'seeker', [88] ' disciple ' or ' student '. [89] [90] [91] According to Article I of Chapter 1 of the Sikh Rehat Maryada (' code of conduct '), the definition of Sikh is: [92] Any human being who faithfully believes in One Immortal Being; Ten Gurus, from Guru Nanak Sahib to ...