Dr. Sahar Joakim, What is Sikhism?

Here, Sahar Joakim briefly discusses Sikhism. For more, visit www.saharjoakim.net
@0:21 Sikhism has Hinduism as its history
@0:56 Guru Nanak
@1:50 Islam and Hinduism in his childhood
@2:40 Mul Mantar excerpt
@3:00 monotheism
@3:20 attributes of God "Waheguru"
@4:45 Naam God is knowable
@5:40 ek onkar symbol
@6:13 Kanda (symbol)
@7:28 The Khalsa
@7:40 The 5 K's of Sikhism
@8:20 Darbar Sahib

[@vladtheemailer3223]

Thank you again.

[@abdar-rahman6965]

A person who has studied Nanak fully with an unbiased honest mind, she/he knows clearly that Nanak converted to Islam, and *he became a Great Muslim Sufi.* Nanak had no any relation with the New Dogma "Skihism" which was INVENTED after the death of Nanak just like dogma of Christianity was made-up after Jesus by Roman Tent-Maker Saul later called Paul; and dogma of Judaism was created by Rabbis centuries after the death of Moses. Nanak lived his whole life with Muslim Sufis. He did his all Spiritual Chilla (meditations) on the tombs of Muslim Sufi saints. Nanak's life-long Companion was Musician Mardana who was also Muslim and he remained whole life a Muslim. Accompanying Muslim Shaykhs, Nanak also did Hajj in Mecca. Please note: Non-Muslims are not allowed to do Hajj. Nanak also went to a Hub of Sufis, city 'Baghdad", and stayed there with Sufis for years. Still there is a Mosque and Stone Vertical Slab attached to the name of Nanak where is written: "Nanak was Faqeer of Allah". Please note: term "Faqeer" is used by Muslims only for Sufi Saints. Muslims call Nanak "Baba Nanak" and Sikh call Nanak "Guru Nanak". Nanak's bequest/Will was to preserve his Chola (Long shirt which he used to wear). He did so to show future Generations that who he was. That Chola is preserved in a town "Dera Nanak" in India. When that Chola was investigated; inside that Chola was found printed only Quranic verses, and also those Quranic verses 3:19, 3:85 which say that "near God, acceptable Deen is Only Al-Islam". Deen=Divinely Prescribed Way of Life Please note: My Field is also History and Comparative Religion

[@abdar-rahman6965]

Quran also repeats in several verses that God is Omnipresent. Same was preached by Nanak, as Nanak used to keep in his POTHI (Pocket of his Shirt) only Quran. Quran 2:115 *_To God belong the East and the West. Whichever way you turn, there is God’s presence. God is Omnipresent and Omniscient_*

[@saharjoakim]

Yes! And Christians ALSO believe that God is Omnipresent. Many religious views do

[@abdar-rahman6965]

@@saharjoakim But their Trinity divides their god into three part and makes them Polytheists. They also say that a mortal man Jesus was God. And it is the greatest blasphemy. Qurn 5:72-73 _Indeed, the truth deny they who say, 'Behold, God is the Christ, son of Mary' - seeing that the Christ [himself] said, 'O children of Israel! Worship God [alone], who is my Sustainer as well as your Sustainer.' _*_Behold, whoever ascribes divinity to any being beside God, unto him will God deny paradise, and his goal shall be the fire: and such evildoers will have none to succour them!_* _Indeed, the truth deny they who say, 'Behold, _*_God is the third of a trinity'_*_ - seeing that there is no deity whatever save the One God. And unless they desist from this their assertion, grievous suffering is bound to befall such of them as are bent on denying the truth._ (Asad)

[@abdar-rahman6965]

*Guru Nanak was NEVER founder of Sikhism. Sikhism and even Sikh's book Granth came into existence after the death of Nanak. Seems: you are talking only from Books of Sikhs, and you have not taken other contemporary sources into account*

[@saharjoakim]

I am looking at the traditional literature of Sikhism