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Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... This is a list of converts to Sikhism from Christianity. Name ... The Last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire ...
This is a list of notable converts to Christianity from Sikhism. Jasvinder Sanghera, British activist against forced marriages [1] Bakht Singh, Indian Christian evangelist [2] Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor known for his role in Phua Chu Kang as the title character [3] Sadhu Sundar Singh, Indian Christian missionary and sadhu [4]
Sikhism (/ ˈ s iː k ɪ z əm / SEEK-iz-əm), [7] also known as Sikhi (Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖੀ Sikkhī, [ˈsɪk.kʰiː] ⓘ, from Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖ, romanized: Sikh, lit. 'disciple'), is an Indian religion and philosophy [8] that originated in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent around the end of the 15th century CE.
Pages in category "Converts to Christianity from Sikhism" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Yet the time is remembered by Sikh historians as the "Heroic Century". This is mainly to describe the rise of Sikhs to political power against large odds. The circumstances were hostile religious environment against Sikhs, a tiny Sikh population compared to other religious and political powers, which were much larger in the region than the Sikhs.
The field is seen as beginning around the mid-20th century, during the time of the partition of the Indian subcontinent into two domains: Pakistan and India. [1] Literature in European languages regarding Sikhs and Sikhism has existed since the 18th century but the institutional environment did not exist at that period to further these inquiries and attempts into a proper field of study. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 December 2024. Criticism of the religion This article is of a series on Criticism of religion By religion Baháˈí Faith Buddhism Christianity Catholic Jehovah's Witnesses Latter Day Saint movement Protestantism Seventh-day Adventist Unification movement Unification Church in Japan Westboro Baptist ...
The principal belief in Sikhism is faith in Vāhigurū— represented by the sacred symbol of ēk ōaṅkār [meaning one god]. Sikhism's traditions and teachings are distinctly associated with the history, society and culture of the Punjab. Adherents of Sikhism are known as Sikhs (students or disciples) and number over 27 million across the world.