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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.
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]
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.
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.
[1] [2] Max Arthur Macauliffe: British Administrator who was posted in Punjab; prolific author, scholar and historian of Sikhism [3] [4] Babaji Singh: Mexican 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 ...
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 ...
A sant (Sanskrit: सन्त्; IAST: Sant; ) is a human being revered as a "truth-exemplar" for their abnormal level of "self, truth, [and] reality" in Indian religions, particularly Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Buddhism. [1] [2] In Sikhism it is used to describe a being who has attained spiritual enlightenment and divine knowledge and ...
The Sikh gurus have described God in numerous ways in their hymns included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhism, but the oneness of formless God is consistently emphasized throughout. God is described in the Mul Mantar (lit. the Prime Utterance), [4] [5] the first passage in the Guru Granth Sahib: