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Preacher and translator of Guru Granth Sahib, the holy text of the Sikhs into Spanish [5] Alexander Gardner: American Soldier in Maharaja Ranjit Singh's army. [6] Maharaja Duleep Singh: British, Punjabi: The Last Maharaja of the Sikh Empire (reverted back to Sikhism) [7]
In comparison to the other Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, the number of adherents for Baháʼí faith and other minor Abrahamic religions are not very significant. Out of the three major Abrahamic faiths, Christianity and Judaism are the two religions that diverge the most in theology and practice.
In terms of religious comparison, mainstream Christian denominations do not believe in reincarnation or the transmigration of the soul, contrary to the beliefs of the Druze. [34] Christianity teaches evangelism, often through the establishment of missions, unlike the Druze who do not accept converts to their faith. Marriage outside the Druze ...
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 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]
He also published Grammar of Pashto, or language of the Afghans, compared with the Iranian and North Indian idioms. [5] One of his controversial works was based on an 8-year study of the Sikh scriptures, where he attempted to philologically analyze and translate a significant portion of the Guru Granth Sahib into English in the 1870s.
The Guru Granth Sahib is the final expanded version of the scripture compiled by Guru Gobind Singh. [106] [108] While the Guru Granth Sahib is an unquestioned scripture in Sikhism, another important religious text, the Dasam Granth, does not enjoy universal consensus, but is considered a secondary scripture by many Sikhs. [106]
Ahmadis have recognised Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, as a holy man since Ghulām Ahmad carried out a detailed study of him and the history of Sikhism.Ahmadis believe that historically, Sikhism was a Sufi sect of Islam, a view strongly opposed by modern Sikhs.